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Retrievr is SmartCityPHL’s first winner of the Pitch & Pilot challenge Looking to responsibly rid hard-to-recycle items like clothing, electronics and microwaves? There’s a new app for that. The City of Philadelphia announced a partnership with Retrievr. Residents can schedule...

The Trust for Public Land released its annual list of the country’s metropolitan park systems. As warmer weather and cabin fever draws local residents out of their homes during quarantine, only a handful of places remain open where people are...

Another socially-distant activity for your quarantine Are you a non-professional gardener from PA, NJ or Delaware? The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS) wants you to enter its 2020 PHS Gardening Contest. Earn points for sustainable things like composting, planting pollinator-friendly pots,...

Keys? Check. Phone? Check. Mask? Check. City says: regardless if you’re biking, running, doing errands, walking, or hanging out in a park – Mask up. The weather’s warmer, everyone’s outside and half of Philadelphia is debating on Next Door whether...

City announced that there’d be painful budget cuts. Here’s one devastating impact on sustainability. Cover Photo: Plastic water bottles on art museum steps at Philadelphia Marathon 2019, a Zero Waste Event Mayor Jim Kenney prepared us to brace for deep...

Plastic Bag Announcement: The Earth Day Party Pooper This past Wednesday, members took part in celebrating our planet, whether it was through a virtual webinar or taking a walk around the neighborhood. If we can take anything away from this...

Looking for resources during COVID-19? Here’s a master list. Unsure of where to look for resources during coronavirus? Green Philly compiled all the essentials in one place to make it easier for you to get the info you need. Latest...

The V5 Seabin will make its Delaware River debut on April 22, the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. The newest – and nameless – addition to the Independence Seaport Museum weighs more than 120 pounds, collects cigarette butts and floats....

The coronavirus has caused a lot of changes to our daily lives. Waste collection, however, will remain the same for now. Following a series of declarations from the Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf, Philly Mayor Jim Kenney and a spate of...