Recycling
Don’t Want to Throw Away Your Christmas Tree? Let Goats Eat It!
Yes, we know it’s still prime holiday season — but planning ahead is never a bad idea. Some people like to keep their tree up […]
Yes, You Can Get the City to Cover Your Car’s Pothole Damage
One of the most persistent quality-of-life problems city residents had to deal with during the first big wave of the pandemic was trash pickup, with […]
8 Ways to Cut Back on Plastic Waste in Your Beauty and Wellness Routines
This article was originally published in our April 2020 print issue as a part of a guide to living a zero waste lifestyle. Given the […]
10 Ways to Create Less Waste at Home
This article was originally published in our April 2020 print issue as a part of a guide to living a zero waste lifestyle. Given the […]
Dear Philly: Mayor Kenney Hates How Trashy You’re Being During the Pandemic
A roundup of Philly coronavirus news. Mayor Kenney Hates How Trashy You’re Being During the Coronavirus Pandemic Philadelphia has always had a major trash problem. […]
Here’s How to Recycle Your Christmas Tree in Philly
This story has been updated to correct the date at the Palmer Doggie Depot. What to do with a Christmas tree after its holiday tour […]
Philly Finally Has a Fully Functional Recycling Program Again
For the past six months, if you’ve been dutifully taking your recycling to the curb each week, there’s a good chance it ended up going to […]
The No-B.S. Guide to Recycling in Philadelphia
It can be hard to muster up the energy to be environmentally conscious these days, what with the knowledge that earth is warming to the […]
Philly Is Incinerating Half of Its Recycling — and It’s Partly Your Fault
On any given weekday, recycling trucks fan out across Philadelphia on a taxpayer-funded quest to save the planet, one blue bin at a time. But […]
Main Liners Can Now Text for Recycling Pickup
Here in Philly, when we want to recycle electronics, we’re supposed to drop them off at inconveniently located recycling centers operated by the city — […]
No More Curb Recycling for Christmas Trees in Philly
The holidays are officially over – and that means Christmas trees will soon litter every curb in Philly. But those looking to recycle their trees […]
City: You Can’t Recycle Greasy Pizza Boxes
The city of Philadelphia has a helpful reminder for environmentally-concerned pizza-lovers: you can’t recycle greasy pizza boxes.
Investigators: Organized Crime Dumping Dirty Dirt in New Jersey
The New York mob is cashing in on New Jersey’s loopholes in recycling regulations — and it’s costing both the environment and residents, according to investigators from […]
Trash and Recycling Picked Up Today, After All
So, you may have noticed that there weren’t the predicted four-to-eight inches of snow on the ground in Philadelphia when you woke up this morning. […]
How the Big Blue Bin Has Made Recycling Awfully Expensive
A recent story in the Washington Post headlined “American Recycling Is Stalling” sent a shockwave through environmentalist circles. America’s recycling business, once lucrative for both cities […]