Yay for Philly! Rather than letting leaves collect in drains and litter our streets, Philly is having a 6-week Philly Bagged Leaf Drive to collect & compost them to fertilize gardens & nourish trees. From November 8-December 17, you can set out leaves on trash day to help Philadelphia’s foliage – saving time & labor costs.
How can you participate? Here are the Collection Guidelines:
Need to get rid of some household Hazardous Waste? Drop it off at the final Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) collection for 2010 is this 
Saturday, November 6th from 9 AM -3 PM at the Street Department’s Northeast Sanitation Facility at Delaware Avenue (between Castor Avenue and Lewis Street, near I-95′s Allegheny Exit).
Bring HHWs to recycle or dispose including:
This past Sunday marked Philly’s 2nd Annual Naked Bike Race.
The #1 reason was to promote “fuel-conscious consumption” – with bikes lessening our city’s carbon footprint. This city-wide trek draws attention to environmental awareness & cyclist safety.
While not every biker was naked, many were creative between strategically placed objects, paint, covers in the shape of a bicycle, and Phillies “uniforms” painted on.
Nakey bike riders, we at Green Philly Blog support you!
From a Trashion Show to Mural Arts on Trash Trucks, Philly had quite an array of celebrations yesterday for the 40th celebration of Earth Day! Here’s some photos, links & a video for your re-cap pleasure:
Philadelphia Streets Department debuted 10 Mural recycling trucks like this one, with lots of abstract Philly scenery:
This truck definitely looks like Spring & will hopefully motivate citizens to get Philly clean:
This truck reminds me of Fall:
2010 is here… Need ideas for New Years Resolutions? Why not take some time to enjoy sustainability? Here are some ideas:
