Trash

Vaping Waste

Don't toss that e-cig: Vaping waste is a whole new headache for schools and cities

While Philly considers plastic bag ban, here's how you can clean up

plastic shopping bag laws

Streets Dept announces second, bigger Trashcan Takeover for 2019

Trash Can Art

Philly (hoping) to begin street sweeping (pilot in a targeted area) in 2019

Garbage on Street – Carroll

Philly officials to hold recycling bin giveaway on Saturday

Philadelphia Recycling Bins

'Emergency cleanup' finds needles at Jersey Shore after garbage forces beach closures

Long Branch beach

What the heck happened to this Center City trash can?

Carroll - Burned Trash Can

Like a good neighbor, he beautifies the area while fending off illegal dumpers

Good Neighbors

See how your block ranks on Philly's new litter map

Carroll - Northeast Philadelphia Sanitation Workers Garbage Truck

Pa. lawmakers push to end tire dumping in Philadelphia

Philly imposes steep new fines for short dumping violators

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Philadelphia's 'It'-themed PSA hopes to scare residents out of polluting

Philly PSA It

Long derided as filthy, Philly unveils waste reduction plan

Carroll - Garbage Truck in Center City Alley

Here's why you can't recycle your greasy pizza box

Pennsylvania Senate

Wolf: Local government may implement plastic bag bans

Controller: Philly's high-tech trash cans are a costly waste

BigBelly Trash Can Philadelphia

Philly councilman holding e-cycling event to discard electronics

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PennDOT seeks volunteers to clean up millions of pounds of litter

Mayor Kenney establishes Zero Waste and Litter Cabinet to address Philly's trash problem

Mysterious trash can explosion under investigation in Barnegat

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Video shows trashed beaches in Wildwood after Memorial Day weekend

South Philadelphia residents are talking trash on Twitter

South Philly Litter Sidewalk Chalk

South Philly park: Stop letting dogs relieve themselves where kids play

Dog

Less snowy forecast means Philly's Tuesday trash collection will resume as scheduled

Opinion: After column, Streets Dept. sweeps up a mess – and apologizes

Philly artist makes historical portraits out of trash

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The dangerous job of picking up garbage

Garbage Story

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