A positive change is in effect for Philadelphia’s recycling program – Philadelphia residents can now recycle every week on the same day as their neighborhood trash collection day.
This change is much more convenient for Philly dwellers. Gone are the days of trying to remember what two weeks of the month recycling pick-up falls on.
Mayor Nutter’s administration’s new policy is an indication that they’ve held true to their vow to improve Philadelphia’s recycling. Since the introduction of city-wide single-stream recycling last summer, Philly’s recycling rate has gone from about 6 to 10 %. Though we have a long way before being on par with other big city’s recycling programs, progress is being made.
Not sure what day is your trash/recycling pick-up is?
This Saturday, November 15th marks America Recycles Day. You’ve heard the recycling message many 
times before and you’re probably doing your part to decrease waste.
You can feel like a big nag when you see someone improperly toss a recyclable item, but spreading the word on all the pros of recycling can only help the cause. It’s a simple ‘recycle bin versus trash’ mindset change in many cases – not requiring additional effort, just added consciousness. So, what a more appropriate time to review some of the major benefits of all your efforts than America Recycles Day?
Some of the top reasons to recycle:
Glancing down a grocery aisle, bottled water looks so tempting. The beautiful graphics of green trees, exotic water from Fiji or France… it looks so healthy. It’s easy to be duped by this misleading advertising.
Growing up the Philly suburbs, I never bought water. Luckily, our tap was clean and my Dad didn’t get the point in buying a typically free product. (Who knew Dad’s crazy protest was actually helping the environment? )
The bottled water industry is an environmental termite. When you’re drinking a bottle of water, you’re consuming approximately 1/2 of that bottle in oil – talk about hurting your Carbon Footprint!
Why is bottled water so bad?
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