Category Archives: Recycling

Household Hazardous Waste Collection

Posted on June 23, 2010 by Ashley

This Saturday, June 26th Drop-Off Your Household Hazardous Waste Containers marked Toxic, Flammable, Corrosive or Reactive don’t belong in your house or in the regular trash. They’re dangerous! Let the City dispose of them for you during this Saturday’s scheduled … Continue reading →

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Plastics Recycling in Philadelphia

Posted on June 14, 2010 by Katie

Here at TTF, we talk a lot about how recycling can help to protect our waterways. Our Ethical Electronics Recycling Events help keep dangerous chemicals from electronics from leaching into our creeks and rivers. But what about plastics? From all … Continue reading →

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Philadelphia’s Greenworks Plan: One Year Later

Posted on May 28, 2010 by Katie

On Wednesday, I was pleased to attend the first annual progress report for Philadelphia’s Greenworks Plan, a six-year plan for making Philadelphia the greenest city in the country. The event was inspiring. It was great to see so many environmental … Continue reading →

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Special Recycling Events in Montgomery County!

Posted on April 16, 2010 by Katie

Earth Day is coming up and there are a number of special events going on throughout Montgomery County! Please check out the schedule listed below and share them with your friends and neighbors. For more information on recycling in Montgomery County, … Continue reading →

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Good News from RecycleNOW Philadelphia!

Posted on December 10, 2009 by Katie

We just learned of some great news in the December newsletter from RecycleNOW Philadelphia! The following information is a condensed version of the newsletter. You can read the whole thing on the RecycleNOW website. The City of Philadelphia has announced … Continue reading →

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Another Successful Ethical Electronics Recycling Drive

Posted on November 24, 2009 by Katie

Thank you SO much to all of our amazing volunteers and to everyone who came out and ethically recycled their e-waste this past weekend! During the drive the parking lot of Cedarbrook Elementary School, normally empty on a weekend, was … Continue reading →

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Glenside Planting Update

Posted on May 4, 2009 by Katie

We’ve made some really great progress cutting back invasive plants and planting native ones (with the help of 75 fourth graders) at Glenside Elementary School. Two weeks ago, over 30 volunteers removed invasive vines and bushes overrunning the area. Lat … Continue reading →

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Ethical Electronics Recycling: A Huge Success!

Posted on March 31, 2009 by Katie

We wanted to give a great big THANK YOU to everyone who came out for our ethical electronics recycling event this weekend, especially our hardworking volunteers. We’ll be posting detailed coverage of the event shortly, but in the meantime, here … Continue reading →

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Ethical Electronics Recycling

Posted on March 2, 2009 by Katie

TTF Watershed Partnership Hosts Ethical Electronics Recycling Event to Protect World’s Waterways Ethical Electronics Recycling at Cedarbrook Middle School on Saturday and Sunday, March 28 & 29, 11am-3pm Next Spring, Massachusetts resident Christopher Swain will dive into the Atlantic Ocean … Continue reading →

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