Starting now, I decided to implement a new column on Green Philly Blog called “Where the Hell Do I Recycle That Wednesdays?!? (in Philly.)” (I considered How the F*@! but realized we should keep this somewhat family-friendly.)
Lately, I’ve been going through a cleaning frenzy in my apartment trying to get rid of crap. But as I was going through my ultimate cleanse, I realized a lot of items aren’t as easy to find a new home for – especially when avoiding the garbage.
Avoid the landfill with our new column. Need to figure out how to recycle something? (Find out how our new column will work, where to submit your recycling questions AND where to recycle battery chargers after the jump!)
Mark your calendars! Whole Food Markets is proud to offer Philadelphia residents the opportunity to recycle “anything with a plug” on February 18, 2012 from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at their South Street (929 South Street) and Callowhill Stores (2001 Pennsylvania Avenue).
All types of electronics will be accepted. Click through to find out what!
Now that you’ve hauled out the holly and looted the gifts from Santa, it’s time to figure out how you’re handling those dead Christmas Trees – in an environmentally friendly fashion, of course.
The Streets Department has announced the 2012 Christmas Tree Recycling Program is running Tuesday, January 3 (aka today) – Saturday, January 14th. There is NO curbside collection, so here’s the Sanitation Convenience Centers where to take your trees:
Speaking of recycling your laptop, The City of Philadelphia and the Urban Affairs Coalition are currently hosting a unused, undamaged computers drive (2001 or newer; Pentium 4/Apple G4 or better) that will be refurbished and given to community organizations for internet access and computer training.
From now until Monday January 17th, you can drop off your donated computer during normal business hours at (find out where, after the jump)
Now that (most) Christmas festivities are over, it’s time to start thinking about disposing of that tree.
Lucky for you, once you’re done with the Christmas spirit (and needles falling), the Philadelphia Streets Department 2011 Christmas Tree Recycling Program runs Monday, January 3 through Saturday, January 15.
This annual (22 yr old!) program is an environmentally safe alternative for the
One of the most popular questions we are asked is “Can I recycle this?”
Now that we’ve gone over what you can recycle for curbside efforts in Philadelphia – plastics and beyond – here’s a list of what you can’t recycle:
Good news for Philadelphia!
You no longer have to worry about asking me what you can & can’t recycle checking those pesky numbers on your plastics containers – they’re ALL recyclable (which just started August 1st).
Here’s what you can recycle:
