Sustainability

EcoFair 2026

This free Philly event helps you recycle, repair and shop more sustainably

What your cheap clothes cost the planet

clothes environmental impact

City Council approves 10-cent fee on paper bags, but mayor could still veto bill

Meet the company that recycled 150,000 pounds of cooking oil from Lincoln Financial Field last year

Filta cooking oil recycling

Podcast miniseries explores Philly's community gardens and their unique histories and purposes

Klean Kensington podcast

Unsure where to donate unwanted stuff in Philly? This website helps people find the right places based on their items

Donate Items Philly

Mount Vernon Cemetery sells for $1 to buyer who plans to bring eco-friendly burials to Philly

Mount Vernon Cemetery purchase

New podcast focuses on Philly businesses that balance profits with greater societal impacts

Get Down to Business podcast

Avalon gets $1 million grant for flood-resilient 'living shoreline' at Bay Park Marina

Avalon Marina Project

Fashion exhibit showcases thrift shop leftovers with Grace Kelly gown

Grace Kelly coral

Fishtown Seafood is opening a second location in Fitler Square

Fishtown Seafood Fitler Square

Philly-area Coke bottler forgoes plastic bottle carriers in favor of recyclable cardboard

liberty coca-cola carrier

Philly's fallen trees are being turned into building material at Fairmount Park

Tree upcycling Philly

Your guide to recycling clothing, makeup, electronics, batteries and more in Philly

Philadelphia recycling

North Bowl to host sustainable fashion show for Earth Day

Rework the Runway

Kiddo, a Center City restaurant with a vegetable-heavy menu, to open this fall

Kiddo Restaurant Philadelphia

SEPTA buses 'go green' with Eagles partnership aimed at reducing Philadelphia's carbon footprint

Eagles and SEPTA go green

King of Prussia based company launches wristwatch made from recycled coffee grounds

Lilienthal Berlin King of Prussia coffee watch

AWSM Sauce, a local sustainable ketchup company, takes on Heinz with $57 million stadium naming campaign

AWSM Sauce Main

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Garden Days return to East Passyunk with pop-up shops, classes and drink specials

East Passyunk Garden Days

Sustainable pop-up market at Cherry Street Pier to benefit Urban Creators

Feminist Flea

Weckerly's Ice Cream, Birchtree Catering among Philly businesses joining effort to reduce food waste

Food Waste Program

Philly plastic bag ban takes effect July 1: What you need to know

Philly School District goes green, buys electric school buses

School District of Philadelphia electric buses

Drexel University joins national coalition to combat climate change

Drexel Climate Change

SEPTA releases 25 new electric buses for South Philly routes

SEPTA releases 25 electric buses

Jefferson launches fund for hemp innovation and sustainability

Hemp

Grid, Philly’s sustainability magazine, launches subscription push to stay afloat

Grid Magazine

Reusable shampoo, ice cream, and detergent containers are coming to Pa., N.J. this year

Reusable containers

Food waste, upcycling focus of this pay-what-you-wish dinner at High Street on Market

High Street on Market

Experts to teach 5-minute lessons on sustainability

cotton plant

Environmental effort to ban disposable plastic straws spreads to some area hotels

Learn to make more environmentally-conscious choices at Greenfest Philly

GreenFest vendor

Environmentalism

Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Lancaster named on 40 most sustainably-powered cities list

Sustainable

United By Blue's huge warehouse sale is happening in May

United By Blue's warehouse sale

D.C. architects want to build a timber skyscraper in Philadelphia

Timber Towers Main

With a waiting list at max capacity, Simply Good Jars is savoring success

Simply Good Jars

What are 'sand mafias?'

Art Museum a big piece of Philly's energy plan to stem climate change

Art Museum

Philly edged out of the top 10 most green buildings in the U.S.

Carroll - Center City Skyscrapers

Kenney: 'Irresponsible' of Trump to roll back climate change regulations

Whole Foods helps Philly land its first-ever passive solar greenhouse

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