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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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Freecycle
Someone just picked up a really nice laser printer that was being cast off on the Delco site for Freecycle. If you have a need for something or have something that you think others can use, and you don’t want to just donate it to Goodwill or, heaven forbid, trash it, consider joining this site.…
LWV CDC Zero Waste Recording and Resources
The League of Women Voters of Central Delaware County held the Jeanette Ross Environment Program for 2026 via Zoom on March 25, 2026. The Presenter Alex Danovitch, of Swarthmore, spoke about What is Zero Waste and Why Is It a Critical Climate Strategy? If you didn’t happen catch it, here it is, but please share this excellent information The video link to…
Haverford Adds Curbside Composting!
Fantastic news. Let’s hope that this program helps to improve the cost effectiveness of composting so that it catches on across Delco!
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