Philadelphia’s Civic Summit on Recycling

Thursday, March 2nd 7:30 to 9:30 pm
Friends Select School
17th Street & Ben Franklin Parkway

As reported by the Philadelphia Inquirer, Daily News, Philadelphia
Weekly, City Paper and Fox News: a City-sponsored curbside recycling
pilot run by Recycle Bank in Chestnut Hill and West Oak Lane rewards
residents with up to $400 a year in shopping coupons for recycling.
Coupons can be redeemed at over 100 businesses. It's a win-win for
residents, businesses and our environment.

This pilot is an absolute success. Recycling participation has increased
from 5% to more than 80%. Despite its success the City of Philadelphia
almost scrapped the program. Fortunately, pressure from community and
business leaders compelled the City to extend the pilot another year,
expanding it to include an additional 10,000 households

There are still more than 500,000 households to go.

Want Recycle Bank in your neighborhood? Demand it!

Get the details first hand. Attend the Civic Summit on Recycling.

Sponsored by the Recycling Alliance of Philadelphia, the meeting will
provide an outline of the Recycle NOW Philadelphia Campaign and feature
a presentation by RecycleBank. It will finish with a discussion of what
can be done to expand the program to include your neighborhood.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
Community, Civic and Business Groups, Town Watch Associations, Religious
and Youth Leaders, Block Captains, Democratic and Republican Committee
representatives, students, seniors, concerned residents

Seating may be limited. RSVP ASAP.

Call 215-640-8800 or e-mail embelser@cleanwater.org

FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT
www.recyclenowphila.org for background on the Recycle NOW Philadelphia
Campaign.

www.recyclebank.com/demo.cfm for an animated description of the
RecycleBank program.

PLEASE POST THIS EMAIL TO YOUR WEBSITE AND FORWARD TO ALL INTERESTED PARTIES





Maurice M Sampson II

Niche Waste Reduction and Recycling Systems, Inc

PO Box 25246

Philadelphia, PA 19119

(215) 843 2138

Cell: (267) 269 6912

Fax: (215) 843 7364

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I tried posting this in all the neighborhood threads yesterday, but I got flagged for duplicate postings. Unfortunately, I don't think many people read the Events thread, where it ended up.

Anyway, if you want RecycleBank in your neighborhood- here's your chance to fight for it. My contact info is below if you want more info-


Philadelphia's Civic Summit on Recycling

Thursday, March 2nd 7:30 to 9:30 pm
Friends Select School
17th Street & Ben Franklin Parkway

As reported by the Philadelphia Inquirer, Daily News, Philadelphia
Weekly, City Paper and Fox News: a City-sponsored curbside recycling
pilot run by Recycle Bank in Chestnut Hill and West Oak Lane rewards
residents with up to $400 a year in shopping coupons for recycling.
Coupons can be redeemed at over 100 businesses. It's a win-win for
residents, businesses and our environment.

This pilot is an absolute success. Recycling participation has increased
from 5% to more than 80%. Despite its success the City of Philadelphia
almost scrapped the program. Fortunately, pressure from community and
business leaders compelled the City to extend the pilot another year,
expanding it to include an additional 10,000 households

There are still more than 500,000 households to go.
Want Recycle Bank in your neighborhood? Demand it!

Get the details first hand. Attend the Civic Summit on Recycling.

Sponsored by the Recycling Alliance of Philadelphia, the meeting will
provide an outline of the Recycle NOW Philadelphia Campaign and feature
a presentation by RecycleBank. It will finish with a discussion of what
can be done to expand the program to include your neighborhood.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

Community, Civic and Business Groups, Town Watch Associations, Religious
and Youth Leaders, Block Captains, Democratic and Republican Committee
representatives, students, seniors, concerned residents.

Seating may be limited. RSVP ASAP.

Call 215-545-9692 or e-mail knapp@pennfuture.org

FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT:

www.recyclenowphila.org for background on the Recycle NOW Philadelphia
Campaign.

www.recyclebank.com/demo.cfm for an animated description of the
RecycleBank program.

PLEASE POST THIS EMAIL TO YOUR WEBSITE AND FORWARD TO ALL INTERESTED
PARTIES!

Are there any places such as in Southwest Phila where you can bring recyles if you miss your day or are there arny private recyling companies that take newspapers. I get the NY times and the Inquirer delivered so i usually have alot of paper to go out and wouldn't mind getting a few dollars back

Right now, the Recycle Bank is a pilot program in Chestnut Hill and one other neighborhood (I forget which). The petition atRecyclenowphiladelphia is to get it going citywide. I like this idea.

This is GREAT!!!!

Pilots in other cities have worked wonders!!!!

This could solve a chunk of the trash issue in da hood....

So am I getting this right, there is no recycling program in Philadelphia? All trash is picked up once a week and there is no separation of trash? Is there a place where you can bring it since they don't collect it?

Looking forward to seeing what happens at the summit. Even though we don't live there yet, I may try to attend. I never even thought Philly wouldn't recycle, wow...thought all cities did.

No. You misunderstand.

There is a recycling program in Philadelphia. It is bi-weekly collection, and they only take mixed-paper, glass, and metal containers. However, the number of recycling households is pathetically low city-wide. This is a program to help encourage more people to do it.

www.recyclenowphila.orgRead all about it.
We gots recyclin', but it is piss poor.
6% of the municipal waste stream gets collected!!!!
This is one of the worse rates in the U.S.!!!!

It's all about QUALITY OF LIVE man.......

Since Philadelphia's recycling program sucks and doesn't accept plastics, there is the Jefferson Square program the first Saturday of every month. The 1 and 2 refer to the number usually at the bottom of the plastic container inside the recycling symbol. I have been dropping of my plastics since I moved into the area. I think its a great program set up by this group

Friends of Jefferson Square Park/Queen Village Neighbors Association
Washington Avenue at Front Street under I-95
1st Saturday
10am to 12:30pm
Materials Accepted: Residential mixed paper and plastics 1 & 2