Online Litter and Recycling Information / Resources
Check out our latest Community Beautification Resource Guide here!
General Philadelphia Resources
- Philadelphia City Government
- Report a non-emergency issue to City Hall via the Philly311 system
- City of Philadelphia Community Life Improvement Program (report graffiti, borrow cleanup supplies, and more!)
- City of Philadelphia Business Resources
- Philadelphia City Council
- Philadelphia Planning Commission Community Maps – Search for Registered Community Organizations, Police and Sanitation Districts, and more!
- Philadelphia Planning Commission Citizen’s Planning Institute
- Philadelphia Parks & Recreation
- Philadelphia Parks & Recreation TreePhilly Campaign
- Tree care resources from TreePhilly and the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (and check out other PHS programs here)
- Read about the Philadelphia Water Department’s Green City, Clean Waters Plan, and resources through their Rain Check program
- Philadelphia Association of CDCs
- Committee of 70 (find your elected officials & voting information here)
- List of Registered Community Organizations (RCOs) – read all about RCOs here
- Young Involved Philadelphia Citizen’s Guide
- Bennett Compost: Curbside Composting Pickup Services
Philadelphia Recycling & Sanitation Resources
- Philadelphia Streets Department
- Philadelphia Streets Department Block Captain Program
- Get rewarded for recycling! Sign up for the Philadelphia Recycling Rewards Program!
- The Do’s and Don’ts of the Sanitation Division of the Streets Department
- Residential Recycling Information
- Commercial Recycling Information
- Business Recycling Toolkit (check out a school recycling case study on page 15!)
Key Twitter Accounts!
Philadelphia News
- Philly.com (The Philadelphia Inquirer & Daily News)
- West Philly Local
- Frankford Gazette
- Spirit Community Newspapers
- Mt. Airy News
- Chestnut Hill Local
- Germantown Newspapers
- Passyunk Post
- University City Review
- CBS Philly / KYW
- PlanPhilly
- Geekadelphia
- Grid Magazine
- 215 Magazine
- Technical.ly Philly
- Flying Kite Media
- Keystone Edge
- Hidden City Philadelphia
- Curbed Philly
- Philly Magazine
- Philadelphia Neighborhoods
- Next City
- Generocity.org
- Newsworks / WHYY
- Philadelphia Weekly
- Metro Philly
- NBC 10
- South Philly Review
- Philadelphia Business Journal
- 6ABC
- Manayunk.com
- Billy Penn
- The Philadelphia Public School Notebook
- Philadelphia Tribune
- Al Dia
Green News
Litter Information & Resources
Keep America Beautiful
- Programs
- Litter Research
- Cigarette Litter Prevention Program
- Waste in Place Environmental Education Resources
Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful
- Keep Pennsylvania 10 Year Study on Illegal Dumping
- Educational Resources
- eWastePA.org
- IllegalDumpFreePA.org
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
http://www.dep.pa.gov/Pages/default.aspx
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
http://www.epa.gov/
http://www.epa.gov/epahome/students.htm
http://www.epa.gov/gateway/learn/wastes.html
Recycling Information & Resources
Keep America Beautiful
American Forest and Paper Association
http://www.ehow.com/list5978198_high-school-recycling-projects.html
http://www.more4kids.info/704/top-10-recycling-websites-for-kids/
Environmental Protection Agency
http://www.epa.gov/recyclecity/
National Institute of Environmental Health Science
http://kids.niehs.nih.gov/recycle.htm
