Where Can I Wednesday

City adds 13 additional locations to its annual Christmas Tree Recycling Program In 2021, be kind to the environment – your neighborhood sanitation worker – by recycling that old evergreen that brought so much cheer to last year.  Beginning Monday,...

BYOA (Bring Your Own Axe) to the Fairmount Park Organic Recycling Center for local firewood Want firewood? Need to relieve stress since the ax-throwing venues are closed during COVID? Philadelphia Park & Recreation is offering an “all you can chop”...

PHLDonateTech Program will offer free desktop & laptop pickups through Retrievr through January 15th. Have old computers you need to get rid of? The city has a new program for that. Philadelphia residents and businesses can donate, recycle and provide...

The Little Free Library’s cousin just popped up As we enter the 2nd round of quarantine (or, for many of us, an ongoing quarantine that hasn’t stopped), you might want to break the Netflix routine for something… from simpler times....

Whether your candidate won or lost, put a “W” in the environment column Now that the election is over and Joe Biden will be the 46th president of the United States, what do you do with those leftover campaign signs?...

Bagged leaves have to be in designated locations in order to be composted. Otherwise, they’re trash. PHiladelphia Streets Department’s annual Leaf Recycling Program returns from Monday, November 9th through Saturday December 19th. Bagged leaf drop-off will be offered city-wide on Saturdays (except for November 14th and...

Don’t waste your October goods Every October, pumpkins pop up on porches and stoops across the city. And every November, those same pumpkins begin to decay and become unsightly science experiments.  Don’t know what to do with your old jack...

Residents can dispose of Hazardous Waste across the city. Do you have old oil base paint, used oil, solvents, pesticides, car batteries, sitting around your house? You can’t just throw it out with your trash. The Streets Department has three...

Short answer: NO! Even if it’s made of plastic, it’s a bad idea for you, the recycling center, and employees. Here’s why. Even though masks have become an important fixture in our lives, we all know how relieving it is...