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First: Don’t litter. Duh.

If you want to do more, consider organizing a clean-up in your neighborhood. Terrill “Ya Fav Trashman” Haigler has the info:

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One of the founding tenets of The Philadelphia Citizen is to get people the resources they need to become better, more engaged citizens of their city.

We hope to do that in our Good Citizenship Toolkit, which includes a host of ways to get involved in Philadelphia—whether you want to contact your City Councilmember to voice your concerns about illegal dumping, get those experiencing homelessness the goods they need, or simply go out to dinner somewhere where you know your money is going toward a greater good.

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Ode to … Litter

A morning commute turned (slightly) tragic for one Philadelphian. She responds with … poetry

Ode to … Litter

A morning commute turned (slightly) tragic for one Philadelphian. She responds with … poetry

BY Corie Moskow

Jul. 29, 2022

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What can you do when Philly’s perpetual scourge — litter — trips you up on your way to the office? Cry. Rail. Write poetry.

At least, that’s what Citizen Director of Events and Programming Corie Moskow did. She recites her masterpiece below:

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