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Co-Bloggers Wanted
Would you like to write posts about Zero Waste, what it means to you here in Delco, or how we can engage other county residents in a constructive discussion on waste reduction and waste management? Contact us! We’d love to talk! Continue
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Delco Sustainability Conference Presentation YouTube Links
Huge congrats to Francine Locke and the whole team at Delaware County Office of Sustainability on a successful, first annual, first-ever Sustainability Conference. The entire even was recorded and here’s a list of links to all the presentations aligned to the speakers. Continue
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Plastic Pellets in Roadways — A Good or Bad Idea?
Does it make sense to embed plastic pellets in our roadways? Have we thought of all the issues and is it really just kicking the can “down the road”. Continue
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Delco Moves Forward on Better Waste Management
Delaware County Council has laid out an ambitious plan to revise the county solid waste management, and everyone gets to be involved! Continue
We are a local group of Delco citizens interested in ways of reducing the amount of waste generated in our county and supporting ways to move the county forward on responsible, ethical waste management.
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Hooray for 2nd hand shopping!
Once again, Gen Z is showing us how it’s done! https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/briefing/how-gen-z-is-shopping.html?unlocked_article_code=1.4k8.yJ6o.zg0qBzRSbU_4&smid=nytcore-android-share
Active Pennsylvania Legislation on Right to Repair
Sign on to send a letter of support for these two bills to your local State Senator and State Representative. Visit this link.
Texas Passes Right to Repair Legislation
This is big news. It’s an tipping point in the movement to support waste reduction by allowing owners to repair their own stuff and to demand the manuals and access to the repair parts and tools to do so. And Pennsylvania is moving similar legislation through committees now. Your voice can help it, so check…
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