Category Archives: Trash

Working to Clean our Watershed on the MLK Day of Service

Posted on January 19, 2012 by Katie

This Martin Luther King Day, hundreds of volunteers rallied together to beautify the streets of Germantown around the Awbury Arboretum. The event was organized by Rev. Chester Williams of the Chew and Belfield Neighbors Club. The group of over 160 … Continue reading →

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Car Bumpers, Muddy Bikes, and Traffic Barricades—Oh My!

Posted on October 20, 2011 by Steph

We had a great group of volunteers from the Hackley School (Tarrytown, New York) come join us for a clean-up at Tacony Creek Park on Thursday, October 13th.  With the expert guidance of Tacony Creek Park expert, Jackie Olson from … Continue reading →

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Terrific Clean-Up in Jenkintown!

Posted on September 19, 2011 by Steph

Thank you to all of our enthusiastic and resourceful volunteers who made our Jenkintown clean-up a huge success! We were joined by members of the community in addition to a large group from Iglesia Ni Cristo (Church Of Christ) in Aston, … Continue reading →

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Great Cleanup at the Tacony Creek Park!

Posted on August 2, 2011 by Ashley

This past Friday, TTF hosted a service learning opportunity for students from the ACE Mentor Program. We were also joined by community residents, employees and co-ops from the Philadelphia Water Department and a Park Ranger from the Philadelphia Department of … Continue reading →

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Don’t Let Spring Cleaning Stop at Your Indoor Spaces!

Posted on April 5, 2011 by Abby

This past weekend, Lesley and I joined with Reverend Williams and a group of 30-40 volunteers to participate in Mayor Nutter’s Philly Spring Clean-Up 2011. In bright orange vests, we split into smaller groups and raked, swept, and picked up … Continue reading →

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TTF Adopted Electronic Waste Code of Ethics at Recycling Drive

Posted on December 8, 2010 by Katie

With the incredible swimmer/activist Christopher Swain and a fantastic crew of committed volunteers, TTF collected 8,337 pounds of electronic waste at Cedarbrook Middle School last weekend in spite of fierce winds and freezing temperatures. It will be processed in accordance … Continue reading →

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30 Days to Cleaner Streets — Final Results

Posted on December 1, 2010 by Katie

November is over and we couldn’t be more thrilled with the results from our 30 Days to Cleaner Streets campaign! In fact, we had so much fun leading this campaign that we are going to keep it going all year … Continue reading →

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30 Days to Cleaner Streets Update — Week 3

Posted on November 22, 2010 by Katie

We’re 22 days into November and our 30 Days to Cleaner Streets campaign is moving along fabulously! This week, we had our most bizarre piece of litter for the whole month. Albert found William Shatner’s “The Transformational Man” CD on … Continue reading →

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30 Days to Cleaner Streets Update — Week 1

Posted on November 5, 2010 by Katie

Well, it’s been a great start to our 30 Days to Cleaner Streets campaign! Check out all of the trash info that’s been added to our Trash Map so far. Most of the trash we’ve found so far has been … Continue reading →

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Proposed Trash Transfer Station Near Frankford Creek

Posted on October 28, 2010 by Katie

We recently became aware of the proposed plan to build trash transfer station at Aramingo Ave. & Church Street in Philadelphia. A transfer station so close to the existing and historic Frankford Creek is of concern to us for many … Continue reading →

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