It’s hard to believe that on June 14th it will be a year since Circular Philadelphia formally launched. As we made clear at our spring membership meeting on June 7th, we promised our members that we would demand and facilitate action to drive the circular economy forward, and we’ve made good on that …
Reports
Philly’s Inequitable Trash Collection System Hinders a Circular Future
Last Thursday, Philadelphia’s Office of the Controller released a report on a topic that Philadelphians have become all too familiar with during the pandemic—the Streets Department’s chronic delays in picking up trash and recycling. The report highlights systemic delays in trash pickups that existed …
A Just Transition Needs a Circular Economy
This past Monday, President Biden represented the United States at the UN Climate Change Conference (also known as COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland. His presence was a major difference from just a year ago when the White House was occupied by a man who claimed that climate change was a hoax perpetrated …