Environment & Outdoors
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Air Pollution Drops as Local Officials Implement Preventive Coronavirus Measures
Air pollution in the Philadelphia area is dropping significantly due to the region’s partial shutdown to stop the spread of the coronavirus, writes Catalina Jaramillo for the WHYY. As the shutdown continues, the air quality is expected to keep improving. The dramatic reductions in the number of people driving to work and school busses is…
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Wawa Offers Environmentally Friendly Bamboo Coffee Stirrers, but Still Has the Plastic Ones, Too
Douglas Capper and his 9-year-old son Levi, both of Collegeville, had hoped that Wawa would completely drop its plastic coffee stirrers in favor of more environmentally friendly bamboo ones, writes Jamie McClelland for thegreencities.com. Wawa instead chose a middle path. The bamboo’s there, but so is the plastic. “We are hoping our new stirrers provide…
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Help Pottstown Emerge As Champion In Community-Wide Clean-Up ‘Competition’
Hobart’s Run has been challenged by Reading’s South of Penn Task Force to engage all of Pottstown in a friendly “clean-up competition” on March 28. The dual-city event will start at 10 a.m. at both locations and finish at noon. After the clean-up’s conclusion, lunch will be served to the Pottstown volunteers at Hobart’s Run…
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Radnor Hillside Near 476 Interchange Cleared of Trees, Upsetting Some Residents
A tree-clearing on a Radnor Township hill near the I-476 interchange has angered some residents and commissioner, writes Justine McDaniel for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The hill, on a traffic island along Lancaster Avenue, had trees and brush on it for decades. The trees were cut down in early January with no warning. The job cost…
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J.P. Mascaro & Sons Gets on Front Line of Progressing Recycling Industry with ‘First-Ever’ Initiative
Audubon-based J.P. Mascaro & Sons is at the forefront of the evolving recycling industry with its new initiative to do curbside pickups of flexible plastic packaging for recycling at its TotalRecycle materials recovery facility, writes Donna Rovins for the Pottstown Mercury. The company is the first in the nation to recycle this kind of plastic…
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J.P. Mascaro & Sons Adds South Heidelberg Township To Its Pottstown Flexible Plastic Packaging Recycling Program
Audubon-based J.P. Mascaro & Sons has announced that as part of its curbside collection of recyclables contract, South Heidelberg Township residents can now include flexible plastic packaging for recycling as part of an industry-sponsored recycling “Pilot Program.” The local waste company and its TotalRecycle fully-automated single stream recycling facility are leading the pilot initiative. The…
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Audubon’s J.P. Mascaro & Sons Awarded $2.5M in New Municipal Contracts
J.P. Mascaro & Sons, the Audubon-based family operated waste service company, was recently awarded around $2.5 million in new municipal waste collection and recycling contracts. The company will now add Boroughs of Royersford, Bridgeport, and Mount Penn to the areas it services. Among the reasons for the company being awarded the contracts, company President Pat…
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Schuylkill River Trail To Finally Get Bike Fix-It Stations
The new bike fix-it stations that are going to be installed along Schuylkill River Trail will make the lives of many riders traveling along the path a lot easier, writes Gina Tomaine for the Philadelphia Magazine. The first of the planned seven stations became available at the trail’s Walnut Street Trailhead in Philadelphia for regular…
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North Penn School District Turns To Propane To Reduce Financial Costs, Help Climate
North Penn School District has switched to propane-powered buses to help reduce transportation-related costs while simultaneously helping protect the environment, writes Dana Bate for the Whyy. The unexpected bonus of the change was the lack of the usual noise generated by a gas-powered engine. “Our drivers don’t even need their intercom systems anymore because it’s…
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Horsham-Based Bimbo Bakeries USA To Adopt 100% Sustainable Packaging By 2025
Within the next five years, Horsham-Based Bimbo Bakeries USA will be selling all of its products in environmentally friendly packaging, writes Jeff Gelski for the BakingBusiness.com. The company has committed to adopting 100 percent sustainable packaging by 2025. This means that all the plastic bags, individual wrappers, and cardboard boxes that hold the company’s over…
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Five Outstanding Local Projects Honored with Montgomery Awards
Five outstanding local projects have been honored with the annual Montgomery Awards sponsored by Montgomery County Planning Commission and Montgomery County Conservation District, according to a staff report from The Pottstown Mercury. The program recognizes the best in planning and design, advocacy, and environmental stewardship in Montgomery County. It also acknowledges the high-quality work and…
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Women-Led Narberth Cycling Club At Forefront of Biking Movement in Suburbs
The Philly Bike Expo looked at the role of women and women-run clubs, such as the Narberth Cycling Club, in leading the biking movement in the suburbs, writes Emily Scott for the Whyy. The NCC was created by Kimberly Bezak in 2017 as a way to advocate for better bike access in a town with…
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Project Will Improve Flow of Jenkintown Creek, Reducing Flooding and Erosion Downstream
A new restoration project is underway to get Jenkintown Creek in Cheltenham Township to flow more easily, writes Catalina Jaramillo for WHYY. The creek trickles into a concrete pipe. The restoration will remove 235 linear feet of concrete to let the creek flow freely through a bank surrounded by bushes and trees. “Instead of the…
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Pottstown Leads Way in Nation with Flexible Plastic Recycling Pilot Program
Pottstown has been chosen as the starting ground for the nation’s first flexible plastic recycling pilot program, writes Evan Brandt for the WRAL.com. The program aims to tackle the type of plastic that has not been recyclable until now. This includes items such as shrink wrap, shopping bags, and drink pouches, among many others. The…
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Airport underwater? Philadelphia works to adapt to rises in sea levels
Aircraft arriving and departing Philadelphia International Airport may need water wings if predictions about rises in sea levels come true, writes Frank Kummer for The Philadelphia Inquirer. “We’ll have to build up,” said Ray Scheinfeld, the airport’s environmental manager. He referred to the airport’s planned expansion on 152 acres purchased in the last few years.…
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Short film by North Wales photographer aims to turn everyone into spotted lanternfly exterminators
A new, Halloween-ready short film by photographer Mike Allebach aims to get people in the mood to kill spotted lanternflies, the invasive pests that have been wreaking havoc across the state for years, writes Claire Sasko for the Philadelphia Magazine. The pest that is originally native to Asia first showed up in Pennsylvania in 2014…
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Limerick Township adding more parks, open space
Limerick Township recently presented concept plans for several of its properties, all focusing on adding more parks and open space to the township’s map, writes Evan Brandt for The Pottstown Mercury. The plans were presented by Tim Haas, assistant township manager, and Ryan Yanchocik, parks and recreation assistant director, at the supervisors meeting on September…
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Penn State Abington announces public art installation focusing on climate change
Penn State Abington and artist David Buckley Borden are partnering to create a temporary public art installation through Penn State’s Campus Arts Initiative. The installation will present a visualization of data surrounding climate change with Abington students engaging in the outdoor sculpture’s development process. “Students are developing and interpreting data sets, helping with fabrication and installation, and creating interpretive materials,…
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