Tag: trash
Jim Alturo, of Cinnaminson, N.J., is donating one penny to the American Lung Association for every cigarette butt he picks up.
3 weeks ago
Listen 3:52Advocates urge Parker administration to let small waste haulers dump at city-run sites
The idea is to give small haulers an affordable, legal disposal option — so they don’t dump construction debris on empty lots around the city.
2 months ago
Listen 1:16Bill aims to increase max penalty for illegal dumping in Philadelphia
The bill is aimed at businesses that dump illegally because the fines are cheaper than legal disposal fees.
11 months ago
Coming 2023: Delaware County’s first zero waste report. Will it address incinerator use?
Delco will make the report public in the first quarter of '23. The big question is what it will say — if anything — about the county’s use of incineration in Chester.
1 year ago
Philly sanitation crews prep for mountains of trash from celebrating Phillies fans
When the Eagles won the Super Bowl, city crews picked up 92 tons of celebratory trash. “If we see that the game is going in our direction… we'll be ready.”
1 year ago
The “Seabin” trash capture devices will help the EPA, along with the Partnership for the Delaware Estuary, to gather important data on what types of plastics are in the water.
2 years ago
Listen 1:53Over 100 people rallied in the City of Chester in response to Delaware County and the City of Chester extending their contracts with the Covanta Holding Corp.
2 years ago
Sanitation solutions: How giving people trash bins made Baltimore cleaner
Baltimore’s green bin program shows there are relatively simple steps cities can take to tangibly improve the cleanliness of neighborhoods.
2 years ago
Temple University students plagued with piles of trash in off-campus housing
Temple University students are demanding a solution to piles of trash in their off-campus apartment complex.
2 years ago
10 Philly filmmakers pitch docs about Philly’s trash problem, a garden-grown solution, and more
Can documentaries change a city? A group of Philadelphia media-makers believes so, and they have the pitches to prove it.
3 years ago
‘We had to hire more folks’: Mayor Kenny says Philly catching up on trash pickups
Philadelphia has hired more sanitation workers to remove a backlog in the city.
3 years ago
Study: No, you aren’t imagining it — pizza menus are Philly’s sidewalk carpet
A study conducted using the Litterati app found 1,000 pieces of advertising litter on the ground. Pizza sellers were the main driver of stray menus documented by researchers.
3 years ago
Individuals alone didn’t create Philly’s litter problems and individuals alone can’t solve it
Litter is a racial justice issue created by systemic disinvestment. Philadelphia needs to take a systemic approach to solving it.
3 years ago
I Love Thy Hood aims to solve Philly’s litter crisis with bright orange trash cans
28-year-old Matthew George got tired coming home to a parade of plastic bags, styrofoam take-out food trays and overflowing cans.
4 years ago
‘Mad or nah?’: Philly residents react to delays in trash pickups
Tamara Russell aka Revive P.O.C hits the streets of Philadelphia to see how residents feel about delays in trash pickups.
4 years ago
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