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Target

Target has a longstanding tradition of strengthening families and communities through innovative programs and partnerships. Since 1946, Target has given 5 percent of the company's income and millions of volunteer hours. Today, that 5 percent translates into more than $3 million every week to support education, the arts, social services and volunteerism.
 
 

Dow

Dow combines the power of science and technology with the "Human Element" to passionately innovate what is essential to human progress. The Company connects chemistry and innovation with the principles of sustainability to help address many of the world's most challenging problems such as the need for clean water, renewable energy generation and conservation, and increasing agricultural productivity. More information about Dow can be found at www.dow.com
 
 

BigBelly® Solar Powered Trash Compactor

The BigBelly® is a trash can-sized, solar-powered, automatic waste compactor designed to replace standard outdoor cans at high traffic, high trash volume public sites. The innovative BigBelly® compacts trash by a factor of 5:1, bringing the well-understood operational and economic benefits of compaction to the source, the public trash can:

  • compacting 150-250 gallons of trash into a single trash-can-sized receptacle
  • cutting frequency of emptying and related costs by 80%
  • reducing overflow, resulting litter and clean-up time
  • eliminating pests attracted to trash by containing trash
  • minimizing waste handling during peak hours
  • reducing emissions and traffic associated with vehicle-based collection

 
 

Blue Mountain Recycling

Blue Mountain Recycling is very proud to support "Keep Up the Sweep Up." Blue Mountain pioneered single steam and Zero Sort™ processing in Philadelphia providing a processing platform to support the City's recycling expansion and creating 77 new green manufacturing jobs since 2000. BMR is a wholly owned subsidiary of FCR Recycling and Casella Waste Systems, Inc. FCR processes over 1.3 million tons of recycle material each year through a network of 23 processing facilities which includes 10 single stream processing systems. Casella Waste is an industry leader with a goal toward zero waste through Resource Transformation.
 
 

Covanta

Covanta is an internationally recognized owner and operator of large-scale Energy-from-Waste and renewable energy projects and a recipient of the Energy Innovator Award from the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. Covanta's Energy-from-Waste facilities provide communities with an environmentally sound solution to their solid waste disposal needs by using that municipal solid waste to generate clean, renewable energy.
 
 

Republic Services, Inc.

Republic Services, Inc. is a leading provider of environmental services including solid waste collection, transfer, disposal and recycling services. Republic's local operating divisions provide solid waste services for commercial, industrial, municipal and residential customers.

 
 

RecycleBank

RecycleBank is a rewards program that motivates people to recycle. With RecycleBank, households earn Points for recycling, similar to airline miles for frequent flying. Points are redeemable for merchandise, rewards, gift cards, groceries, products, services and more from local and national retailers, restaurants, grocers and others. RecycleBank partners with cities to increase recycling and to support local economies and has been recognized with a number of business and environmental awards, including as a Technology Pioneer by the World Economic Forum and as a Champion of the Earth by the United Nations Environmental Programme. A global company with offices in the United States, United Kingdom, and Canada, RecycleBank is headquartered in New York City. Founded in 2005, RecycleBank services more than one million people across 24 states. By cumulative recycling efforts, those households have recycled more than 320,000 tons of material, saving more than 283 million gallons of oil and 4.24 million trees. For more information on RecycleBank, visit www.RecycleBank.com
 
 

A Waste Management Service

Waste Management is supporting this year's Cleanup and providing the first 100 projects with Bagster Bags. The Bagster bag is an on-demand debris removal solution that holds up to 3,300 pounds. The Bagster bag is the easiest solution to help you tackle all your home improvement projects - remodeling, home and garage cleanup, moving preparation and landscaping. It's ready when you are!
 
 

Keep America Beautiful

Keep America Beautiful's Great American Cleanup™ is the nation's largest annual community improvement program. More than 32,000 clean-up, green-up and fix-up events take place in over 30,000 communities between March 1, and May 31, involving over 3 million volunteers and participants. Activities include litter and illegal dumpsite cleanups, waterway cleanups, environmental education programs, community gardens, vacant lot restoration, public art, graffiti prevention and removal, local recycling programs, planting trees, creating/restoring parks and playgrounds, and beautifying public lands. Founded in 1953, KAB is based in Stamford, Connecticut.
 
 

City Year - Give a Year. Change the World.

City Year unites young people, ages 17-24, of all backgrounds for a year of full-time service, giving them the skills and opportunities to change the world. As tutors, mentors, and role models, these leaders make a difference in the lives of children and transform schools and neighborhoods across Philadelphia. Corps members receive an education award of $5,350, a bi-weekly living stipend, health benefits, a T-mobile phone, and more. City Year hosts an Open House the first Wednesday of the month from 2-7pm at 2221 Chestnut St, (inside Red Cross Building), Philadelphia, PA 19103.

For more information, call 267-386-7035 or Apply Today at www.cityyear.org.

 
 

Fairmount Park

Making Fairmount Park the best that it can be is a collective effort. No one group alone can oversee its maintenance and growth. We know that volunteer support is essential to the Park's continued existence and future success. So, we're asking you to play an active role in helping us preserve and improve our Park landscape. Set aside a day and come out to Fairmount Park. Together, we can make our city neighborhoods better, keep our historic sites in mint condition, protect our open spaces and parklands and improve the overall quality of life in our communities and the city.

Coming to a park near you soon...LOVE YOUR PARK, Saturday, May 8, 9:00 a.m. until noon.

LOVE THAT PARK is a collaborative effort of the Department of Parks and Recreation, the community, the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, and Greater Philadelphia Cares. Join hundreds of volunteers from across the Greater Philadelphia region, as they roll up their sleeves to repair trails, remove invasive vegetation, plant, paint, and clean up the city's park system

Please call 215-683-0217 or e-mail barbara.mccabe@phila.gov to find a project site near you

 
 

Global Citizen

Global Citizen is non-partisan organization dedicated to promoting civic engagement, community volunteering, civic responsibility, and sustained active citizenship among diverse groups, particularly young people. Global Citizen promotes democracy building, voter education and participation, locally and globally. We bring together people of all ages and backgrounds to build diverse partnerships through serving others, thus realizing how much more we have in common than our difference.

Programs run by Global Citizen include the Greater Philadelphia Martin Luther King Day of Service, the largest King Day event in the nation and MLK365, which promotes year-round volunteer service and civic engagement. We provide a range of services, including technical training and assistance, to organizations interested in hosting King Day of Service projects, tracking all King Day of Service projects and volunteers throughout the region, and matching interested groups and individuals with volunteer project opportunities.

Global Citizen supports organizations and individuals to continue active citizenship throughout the year.

For more information please visit our website at www.globalcitizen.us.com or call 215-665-2655.

 
 

Greater Philadelphia Cares

Greater Philadelphia Cares supports the creation of vibrant communities by motivating people to volunteer their time, talents and resources. We provide a clear path to service for all, enhancing the impact of non-profit agencies throughout the Greater Philadelphia region. We uncover best practices and equip volunteers with education and tools to promote tangible outcomes.
 
 

The Mayor's Office of Neighborhood Services

The Mayor's Office of Neighborhood Services consists of several programs dedicated to improving the appearance of neighborhoods throughout the City of Philadelphia through the eradication of blight. These programs are designed to maximize effectiveness and efficiency by creating partnerships with residents and businesses to foster sustainable communities.
  • The Philadelphia Anti-Graffiti Network will assist property owners with free graffiti removal services on their respective properties.
  • The Vacant Lot Program will enforce property maintenance codes, clean vacant lots and bill the property owner for the costs of the cleanup.
  • The Community Partnership Program (CPP) will loan clean up supplies (rakes, brooms, shovels, etc.) and provide sanitation pick up to residents and organizations for community clean ups.
  • The Anti-Graffiti Paint & Supply Voucher Program will provide paint and supplies to city residents and organizations to remove graffiti vandalism.
You can reach these services by visiting our website at www.phila.gov/qualityoflife Or by calling 311 if you wish to speak to a live operator.
 
 

The Philadelphia Department of Recreation

The Department of Recreation provides programs designed to develop the physical, cultural, artistic and life skills of participants of all ages in all neighborhoods. It provides a full range of structured activities and programs for city residents of all ages at more than one hundred and fifty Recreation Centers and Playgrounds. Services at these neighborhood-based facilities include Tot Recreation Programs designed to meet the socialization needs of Pre-School aged children, formal After-School Programs focused to meet the needs of children between the ages of 6 to 12 years, cultural enhancement programs that include visual arts, dance, and drama opportunities for interested individuals, and sports activities that promote the physical and emotional well-being in participants of varying ages.
 
 

 
ALERTS

15th STREET BRIDGE BETWEEN CALLOWHILL
AND SPRING GARDEN STREETS CLOSURE
Effective Wednesday, January 16

PHILADELPHIA - Effective Wednesday, January 16, the 15th Street Bridge between Callowhill and Spring Garden Streets will be closed to vehicular traffic, Streets Commissioner Clarena I. W. Tolson announced today. The closure is necessary in response to a routine inspection that found structural damage to the bridge.

The closure is effective for the entire length of the bridge and will be closed to vehicular traffic until further notice, however, pedestrians and bicycles will be permitted to cross. The posted detour route includes Broad Street from Spring Garden Street to Callowill Street.

The Streets Department regrets any inconvenience resulting from this closure. We would like to thank citizens in advance for their patience and cooperation. It is our goal to have the bridge opened as soon as possible.

 

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05/18/2013
STREETS DEPARTMENT SCHEDULES REPAIRS TO INTERSECTION OF SOUTHAMPTON ROAD & ROOSEVELT BOULEVARD
05/17/2013
Philadelphia More Beautiful Committee’s (PMBC) Saturday Clean Block Caravan visits Block Captains and their volunteers cleaning in the 1st, 3rd, and 17th Police Districts
05/16/2013
STREETS DEPARTMENT REOPENS 15TH STREET BRIDGE WEDNESDAY, MAY 15
05/15/2013
Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event Sponsored by the Streets Department’s Sanitation Division
05/10/2013
City of Philadelphia Announces 11 Local Schools Receive Recyclebank Green Schools Program Grants



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City Of Philadelphia Announces 11 Local Schools Receive Recyclebank Green Schools Program Grants
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