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#181 June 2024/Circular Economy/Community

Start-up launches pilot program to form an online circular toy economy

Nic Esposito wants to reimagine the retail industry; he believes that people, profits and the planet would benefit from leaving business as usual behind. That’s where Circa Systems comes in. Esposito founded the Philadelphia-based company in 2023 to create a more sustainable, local retail model, allowing paying members to purchase and swap mostly used products

June 1, 2024

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#006 August 2009/Circular Economy/Environment/Guides/Recycling

Recycling Challenge: Air Conditioner

by Samantha WittchenPhiladelphians have been conditioned to prepare for a typical hot and humid summer. Windows are filled with those ubiquitous boxes that crank out cold salvation for us city dwellers. Perhaps this is the year you decided to upgrade your old energy-sucking air conditioner to a newer, Energy Star-rated unit. According to their website

August 1, 2009

1 min read

#005 June 2009/Circular Economy/Community

Back Page: Green Jobs for Philadelphia

The economy should be funby Paul Glover
Philadelphia’s greenest dreams can come true, with enough money. Parks and yards can overflow with fresh healthy food; our neighborhoods can become as beautiful as our kids’ smiles; each of us can be proudly employed rebuilding our city; every home can be secure.

June 2, 2009

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#005 June 2009/Circular Economy/Environment/Guides/Recycling

How-To: Seeing Clearly

How to recycle your TVby Samantha WittchenMy television is older than I am. When I was younger, my best friend called it “The TV From Outer Space” because it has that mid ’70s space-age look. My sister, who lives with me, hates the thing. So, when the digital television transition became imminent, she was all

June 2, 2009

1 min read

#004 May 2009/Circular Economy/Guides/Recycling

Light ‘Em If You’ve Got ‘Em

How to recycle light bulbsby Samantha WittchenWith energy costs rising, switching to compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs) can save us money. It’ll soon be the law, too; beginning in 2012, incandescent bulbs will be banned by Congress. Whether you’re replacing your incandescent light bulbs with CFLs individually as they burn out or in one fell

May 1, 2009

1 min read

#004 May 2009/Circular Economy/Compost/gardening/Guides

How-To: Compost

Turn waste into black goldby Will DeanIf you’re reading this magazine, you probably have at least have a vague idea of what composting is. The natural way to make nutritious (for plants, that is) fertilizer, composting was once a standard practice for every farmer, gardener and consumer.

May 1, 2009

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#004 May 2009/Circular Economy/Recycling

Back Page: Envelopes & Noodles

What we can take from those who make doby Dee Dee Risher I leave my friend by the library copy machine while I track down a book. I come back to find her carefully stuffing an inch-thick wad of white bond paper into her tiny bag. She turns to me incredulously. “Someone threw this away.”

May 1, 2009

2 mins read

#004 May 2009/Circular Economy/Fashion/Recycling

Book Review: Sewing Green

Sewing Green: 25 Projects made with Repurposed & Organic Materialsby Betz WhiteSTC Craft, A Melanie Falick Book, 2009, $24.95The stitch ‘n bitch scene has been making your grandma’s favorite hobby hipper over the years. But in this latest DIY guide to needle and threading, author Betz White showcases how crafty designers can rethink wardrobes and

May 1, 2009

1 min read

#004 May 2009/Circular Economy/Recycling

Book Review: The Scavenger’s Manifesto

The Scavenger's Manifestoby Anneli Rufus and Kristan LawsonPenguin, 2009 $14.95Freeganism gets a stylish upgrade in this latest guide to reusing, salvaging and swapping materials at a time when saving money, and the earth, go hand in hand.

May 1, 2009

1 min read

#003 April 2009/Circular Economy/Environment/Guides/Recycling

Clean Up: Recycling Batteries Safely

Now that Philadelphia has started showing more love to its recycling program, you undoubtedly find yourself thinking, “I know 1s and 2s can go in the blue bucket, but how do I recycle [insert random item]?” Lucky for you, we have the answers, and this month we’ll tell you about batteries.

April 1, 2009

1 min read

#002 March 2009/Circular Economy

Book Review: the Ecology of Commerce

The Ecology of Commerce: A Declaration of Sustainabilityby Paul HawkenHarper Collins, 1993, $19.96Paul Hawken, author, entrepreneur and activist, debunks the tired notion that business and the environment are somehow at odds. “Common wisdom holds that ecologists worry about nature while economists are concerned with human beings,” Hawken explains. “But economists are in fact taking care

March 1, 2009

1 min read

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