Ya Fav Trashman is running for Philadelphia City Council
“I’m not doing this as a gimmick for the brand,” said Terrill Haigler, who is centering his platform around cleaning up Philly.
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Recycling in Philly: How to get a bin, what to put in it, and everything else you need to know
A guide to reducing your landfill contributions.
Philadelphia says it’s no longer mixing recycling and trash, but residents have doubts about the process
The city’s overall recycling rate remains at historic lows.
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Philly’s big illegal dumping problem: Residents are furious as the city picks up more trash, catches fewer perpetrators
Officials swear they have plans to fix it, but say they need more funding.
Philly is expanding street sweeping in April, and you can ask officials about it this week
Cleanup crews are slated to come through 14 neighborhoods this spring.
Less than 48 hours after 100 people cleaned up a North Philly corner, trash was dumped there again. We need action. | Opinion
Let's add cameras to illegal dump sites in Philadelphia, now.
Recycle your Christmas tree by turning it into a snack for goats
Don't let your tree end up clogging the trash.
Ya Fav Trashman is writing a children’s book about sanitation workers and the power of clean streets
He’s looking to raise upwards of $10,000 for printing costs, with hopes of getting the book in the hands of over 30,000 children.
Ya Fav Trashman and partners dump litter at Mayor Kenney’s feet to highlight city trash failures
The former sanitation worker is calling for the Streets Commissioner to resign, and also launching a cleanup app called Glitter.
Philadelphia issues more than 1,000 tickets for trash left outside, despite ongoing pickup delays
The city is “charging people for its own mismanagement of services,” said one West Philly resident.
Secret Philly: The 1914 trash cleanup program that gained nationwide fame
The weeklong effort was so robust it was called “a model” for other cities to follow.
City recycling truck gets stuck in Port Richmond sinkhole
Work has been ongoing on Livingston Street for more than a year.
Philly recycling is a mess everywhere. Here’s how you can help.
If you can find a car, the sanitation dropoff centers are now open seven days a week.
Trash collection more than doubled in some Philly neighborhoods during the pandemic
Tonnage is up across the city, with the Northwest and far Northeast seeing the biggest spikes.
11 free New Year’s resolutions for Philadelphia
Cleaner streets, fewer indictments and a modern fare system — is that too much to ask for 2020?
50 pretty new trash cans land on Philly streets — to be emptied by neighborhood volunteers
“I’m at a desperate point,” said one resident in Southwest.
Someone keeps stealing my compost and I have no idea why they want my rotting food
Turns out I’m not the only Philadelphian dealing with a bucket thief.
Opinion: I love Philadelphia, but I might leave because of trash
The litter piles on Alisha Ebling's North Philly street are out of control.
Tickets for trashy sidewalks are up 300%. It hasn’t fixed Philly’s litter problem.
More than half the violation notices issued by the city end up in the rubbish pile.
Philadelphia’s new version of street sweeping is…dusty
Watch a demo of the backpack leaf blowers that will scatter debris — so drivers don't have to move their cars.