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Environment: How Two Neighborhoods Are Fighting Litter In Their Community

June 24, 2021 Lizzy Galamba 0

Philadelphia residents often feel it’s up to them to combat litter in their neighborhoods. A patchwork of City resources, community groups, and motivated individuals work to free individual communities of trash. [continue reading…]

Environment

Point Breeze: Clean Point Breeze Streets Gets Ready To Enter Its Second Phase

July 24, 2017 Jonathan Ginsburg 0

Philadelphia is a city laden with litter on its streets and sidewalks. While the Philadelphia Streets Department outlines its sanitation expectations online, including penalties for not complying with these expectations, residents continue to leave trash [continue reading…]

Environment

Juniata Park: Carribbean Native Connects Local Community To Philly Creek

November 7, 2016 Grace E. Maiorano 1

As litter from the sea washed upon the white sand beaches of Puerto Rico, Doryán De Angel discovered her zeal. Fueling her fervor for the recovery of Earth’s waterways, the environmentalist is now the community [continue reading…]

Environment

Point Breeze: Keeping Streets Clean Requires More Than Annual Cleanups

April 29, 2016 Miranda L Greenberg 0

“It is not just one day,” said Carlton Williams, deputy commissioner for the Philadelphia Streets Department. “It is a constant battle.” The “one day” is referring to the 2016 Philly Spring Cleanup, which took place on April [continue reading…]

Chestnut Hill

Wissahickon Valley Park: Trash to Treasure

May 30, 2014 0

“I found a pregnancy test, not pregnant, which is the answer you want when you take a pregnancy test in the woods.” Bradley Maule has discovered some unusual trash while hiking through the Wissahickon Valley [continue reading…]

Featured Stories

Axis Philly: Business Owners, Residents and Community Organizers in Germantown Work to Beautify Historic Business Corridor

March 27, 2013 0

[vimeo 62719426] Longtime residents of Germantown have seen major changes occur in the business corridor of Germantown Avenue and Chelten Avenue. Once the shopping destination of the city, it has now become a place where litter [continue reading…]

Government

Hunting Park: Clearing Out the Waste

February 28, 2012 0

Keeping an 87-acre park clean can be a laborious task. In Hunting Park, that job is left to Gerald Willis, an employee of Philadelphia’s Department of Parks and Recreation. Picking up the park’s trash for [continue reading…]

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Kensington

Kensington: Where Can the Trash Go?

June 21, 2011 0

Trash is an issue every community has to deal with. Whether it be where to put it, how to get rid of it or who is in charge of it, there is plenty of room [continue reading…]

Recent Posts

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    May 25, 2023 0
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    Education: Did the 2013 School Closures Lead to Increased Youth Violence?
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