Recycling in Philly has lost its way. In recent years, between Covid-caused labor shortages and China no longer buying U.S. recyclables, residents lost faith in the system. Recycling rates plummeted. By spring 2022, Philadelphia’s recycling rate was 8 percent. Today, we’re at a not-much-better 13 percent. (For more on why this is, read this piece from The Citizen.) But there are ways…
Header photo: Brianna Swan (left), John Carr (center), and Madelyn Morrison (right). Carr and Morrison work together in a Train-to-Trainer program at the Attic Center to make communities better. Photo by Tezarah Wilkins. We interviewed three dozen people about their vision for a more loving Philadelphia. A common theme that emerged was a call for more…
I’m going to tell you something you already know: every human being is entitled to a roof over their head and a place to sleep at night. This is an indisputable truth, part of the catechism of humanistic virtue. In a world that lived up to its self-professed ideals of opportunity, any condition of homelessness…
Is my recycling being… recycled? By: Courtney Duchene | Green Philly, The Philadelphia Citizen April 17, 2024 | Tagged: Environment. Todd Lappin via Flickr Philadelphians’ skepticism about the City’s waste policies has led to an abysmal recycling rate. Here’s what really happens after you put out your blue bin — and how the City could…
School groups de-escalate youth violence by meeting students where they are By: Annette John-Hall | Love Media Now April 9, 2024 | Tagged: education, Social Justice. School Safety officer, Kevin Rosa gives an 11th grader a shape-up in a professional chair. He uses his barbering skills to give haircuts that help him connect with and…