Results tagged “recycling”

• Philly drivers rank among the worst in the country. Surprised?
• A teenager was killed last night while walking his dog in Darby. Police believe the shooting was random.
• The facility where a man plunged to his death in a vat of chocolate yesterday may not be up to code.

Profile of local musician T. Desiree Hines makes us want to give her a high-five (perhaps even an overwrought "You go girl!").

Now, if we could all simply hand our garbage and recycling to Mayor Nutter, rather than indelicately tossing it on the street, all our problems would be solved!

Say what you will about Mayor Michael Nutter, but his first year in office has been greener (think more eco-friendly) than mayors past. When he took office last year, he said he wanted to make Philly the greenest city in America. And, he's made significant strides. Last Spring, he organized the city's biggest clean up, collecting 2.5 million pounds of trash. Then, he created and filled the position of sustainability director. Then, this past summer, he brought Philadelphia into the 21st Century by introducing citywide single stream recycling, meaning you can put all of your recyclables in one bin. Now, the city has announced that you can put your recycling out each week the same day as your trash. That's right, folks. No more archaic green week, blue week business. No more spying on your neighbors to see if they are putting out their recycling so you should too.

In just a few hours it will be 2009 and we know you’ve been making your list of resolutions. Here are some green ways you can turn over a new leaf in the new year.

The recent election made us wonder what we could do for our country, and PW's Holiday Guide has some suggestions on what you can do for your city, in the form of nine charities to consider helping out this holiday season, including the Philadelphia Student Union.

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