How to Get Rid of All Your Stuff

Two local nonprofits launched resourcePhilly, a “zero waste” search engine to help people donate or recycle their trash … just when we’re all thinking about what we throw away.

By Courtney DuChene

Four Ways to Improve Recycling in Philly

Recycling in Philly is broken. Here’s how Mayor Parker’s administration could fix it.

By Courtney DuChene

Is My Recycling Being … Recycled?

Philadelphians' skepticism about the City’s waste policies has led to an abysmal recycling rate. Here’s what really happens after you put out your blue bin — and how the City could do more

By Courtney DuChene
Ideas We Should Steal

Manufacturers Paying for Recyclable Waste

In California, Colorado and other states, Extended Producer Responsibility laws help fund recycling efforts in underserved communities. Could a similar rule improve Philadelphia's trash problem?

By Courtney DuChene
Integrity Icon 2023

Hailing the Heroes of Our Streets

We’re looking for the sanitation superstars, pothole fixers, recycling champs, and anyone else who keeps our streets clean and safe. Nominate one as an Integrity Icon by March 31

By Jessica Blatt Press
Mystery Shopper

How Hard is it to Get a Recycling Bin in Philly?

In the latest installment of our Mystery Shopper column, a local student test-drove how easy, or not, it is to take the first step towards recycling.

Problem Solving Must-Read

A Bacteria that Eats Plastic

Plus: Replacing plastic with seaweed, ditching plastics altogether and other plastics-related stories

By Stephen St. Vincent
The Citizen Recommends

RAIR Fundraiser and Silent Auction

Recycled Artists In Residence turns trash into museum-worthy art

By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy