Repairing things and keeping them in use is a big part of the circular economy. We’re excited to announce that we've teamed up with the Philly Fixers Guild and group skillsharing platform YING to connect folks who need things fixed with the people who can help. What is skillsharing? Skillsharing …
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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 …