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Meet the Philly Start-Up That Will Recycle (Almost) All of Your Junk
Spring cleaning just got a lot greener thanks to a Philly-based company that promises to recycle almost anything in your home — from scrub brushes […]
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 […]
Philly to Honor Ruth Bader Ginsburg With 2020 Liberty Medal
A roundup of Philly news. This article may be updated at any time as new information becomes available. Ruth Bader Ginsburg to Receive Philadelphia’s 2020 […]
Mayor Kenney Claims 200 Sanitation Workers Are Out Sick Daily. Union Head Calls B.S.
A roundup of Philly news. This article may be updated at any time as new information becomes available. Mayor Kenney Claims 200 Sanitation Workers Are […]
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 […]
Mayor Kenney’s Thursday Zoom Press Conference Didn’t Go So Well
A roundup of Philly news. This article may be updated at any time as new information becomes available. Mayor Kenney Really Didn’t Want to Talk […]
Mayor Kenney to Philadelphia: Knock It Off With Your DIY Home Reno Projects
A roundup of Philly news. This article may be updated at any time as new information becomes available. Your DIY Household Projects Are Contributing 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 […]
Here’s What Philly’s New Leaf Blower Street Sweeping Program Looks Like
On Tuesday morning, city officials unveiled a new street sweeping pilot program, which means Philly no longer holds the dubious distinction of being the only major U.S. […]
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 […]
Why Is It So Damn Hard for Philly to Bring Back Citywide Street Sweeping?
For as long as there’s been trash, Philadelphians have griped about having to pick it up. In fact, we even gripe about having someone else […]
Philly Is (Probably) Launching a Street Sweeping Pilot Next Year
Street sweeping is finally returning to Philly. Probably. Nic Esposito, director of the city’s Zero Waste and Litter Cabinet, recently told WHYY’s Radio Times that […]
Why Is Crowdfunding the Only Way to Get Your Street Cleaned in Philly?
In Italian, Bella Vista means “beautiful sight.” It’s the name city planners chose to rechristen the neighborhood bounded by 6th Street, 11th Street, South Street, […]
Philly Just Got Bigbelly Trash Cans You Don’t Have to Touch
This summer, we were thrilled to tell you 275 new trash cans were on their way to Philly. You would think new trash cans wouldn’t be […]