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How Philadelphia’s New Twice-a-Week Trash Collection Works
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Here’s How to Get the City of Philadelphia to Pick Up Your Big Trash
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South Street Is About to Get Even Trashier
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Inside YaFavTrashman’s Meteoric Rise From Mild-Mannered Sanitation Worker to Garbage Superhero
It’s a glorious Saturday morning in May, and Terrill Haigler, dressed in a gray knit cap, a black work jumpsuit emblazoned with a stylized cartoon […]
Philly’s Ex-Litter Czar on Why the Hell the City Can’t Pick Up Trash on Time
Chances are you’ve been engaged the past few weeks in a game of peekaboo with your trash bins, checking each day to see if they’ve […]
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. […]