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#152 January 2022/All Topics/Circular Economy/GridPhilly/Recycling/Video

Video: Philadelphia Businesses and Organizations are Building a Circular and Sustainable Textile Industry

Watch how organizations like Fabscrap and All Together Now PA are supporting sustainable clothing designers like Lobo Mau increasing textile recycling to build a circular textile industry in Philadelphia. Read the full cover story here. Grid and Fabscrap are also hosting a live panel discussion on the cover story on Jan 19th, register here.

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January 10, 2022
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Once a year, police officers standing in front of Once a year, police officers standing in front of barricades block my usual commute to work. The street, Spruce, is closed from 34th to 38th streets, to allow University of Pennsylvania students to move into their dorms. Upon seeing them, and realizing I’m going to be delayed, I mutter a few choice words. I understand why they would want to close it to car traffic, but do they really need to close it for cyclists, too? Part of what I feel is jealousy, because the world stops for the families of Ivy League students. But upon dismounting and walking for a bit, it dawns on me that, hey, it’s only a five-minute delay, and aren’t these just kids with butterflies in their stomachs and parents with lumps in their throats trying to navigate the next chapter in their lives? Let them have some space. Wouldn’t it be great if at school drop-off time every parent and child felt that safe and cared for? Imagine what it would be like if everyone had that base level of fear (which, unfortunately, often expresses itself in rage) removed from their lives? Continue reading at Gridphilly.com #editorsnotes #gridphilly #gridmagazine #philly #philadelphia #phillymagazine #philadelphiamagazine
♻️ HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE DROP-OFF EVENT | ♻️ HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE DROP-OFF EVENT | 9am – 3pm SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22 ♻️ Where: Streets Department Facility | 3033 S. 63rd St. ➡️ Dispose of materials the right way at Household Hazardous Waste Events. Residents may drop off items labeled: toxic, flammable, corrosive or reactive at events offered across the City. ☣ Handling and disposing of hazardous waste materials requires a special set of regulations due to the potential damage the items can cause people, pets and the environment. New PA Department of Environmental Protection COVID protocols require residents to pre-register and schedule an appointment to drop off materials at an event. #Householdhazardouswaste #householdwaste #hazardouswaste #wastedisposal
🚲 Organizations work to bring equality to bikin 🚲 Organizations work to bring equality to biking in representation and style 🚲 "Some are compression-short-wearing athletes who trek through the trails of the Wissahickon or beside the Schuylkill River. Some are commuters, taking the city’s bike lanes to and from work every day. Others are “wheelie” kids, groups of teenagers and young adults pulling tricks down Broad Street, not a single care or helmet in sight. All of them are cyclists. Biking has been praised as a healthy, environmentally-conscious activity that can build community, but there hasn’t always been equal room on the road for all riders. Historically, BIPOC bike enthusiasts have been overlooked when it comes to inclusion in the white male-dominated activity." Continue reading our featured piece from Kiersten Adams at Gridphilly.com Pictured: From left, Kimberly Huggins, Curran J and Jenna Foley stop under the Pencoyd Bridge during a Sunday ride with Kings Rule Together and Queens Rule Together. Photos by Drew Dennis / @listenofabc @krtcycling @neighborhoodbikeworks @bicyclecoalition #Bicycling #BikeTalk #BikePhilly #RaceAndEquity #PhillyCycling #PhillyCyclist #PhillyCyclists #IBikePhilly #BikePhilly
🥳 Vicinity Energy is participating in PARK(ing) 🥳 Vicinity Energy is participating in PARK(ing) Day, which is today! 👀 They are at Grays Ferry and Kater Street - visit them and tell them we said HELLO! And grab a copy of Grid while you're at it ☺ @vicinityenergy #VicinityEnergy #ParkingDay #GraysFerry
🚲 In business there are two certainties: conven 🚲 In business there are two certainties: convenience is never without cost, and sudden changes — disruptions — create new opportunities. 💸 The escalating demand for “last mile delivery,” the process by which industries and companies ship goods directly to the customer, is a textbook example of costs and opportunities. Even if you are among the estimated 157.4 million Amazon Prime subscribers in the United States, having that package dropped at your doorstep is hardly free. Associated hidden costs might include additional vehicle emission pollution, infrastructure stress, increased risks to driver and pedestrian safety, and potential threats to the viability of brick-and-mortar retailers. Continue reading our featured article from Marilyn Anthony at Gridphilly.com Pictured: Rudi Saldia of Bennett Compost collects compost from household customers using his bike trailer. Photography by Chris Baker Evens / @chris_bakerevens @bennettcompost @therounds.co @phillyotis @natco_1 #sustainablesolutions #homedelivery #bikephilly #IBikePhilly #transportationissue #bicycling #biketalk
Happening NOW until 8:30PM -The return of Baltimor Happening NOW until 8:30PM -The return of Baltimore Avenue's Dollar Stroll! "From 5:30 to 8:30, find deals from $1 to $5 at merchants and eateries from 40th to 51st Street. Our friends at @vix_emporium will have special deals on their sidewalk table, including handprinted West Philly cards and notebooks, plus stickers and some other surprises! There's live music and kids' activities too. We'll see YOU on Baltimore avenue! Presented by @universitycity #UniversityCityDistrict #BaltimoreAve #BaltimoreAvenue #DollarStroll #BaltimoreAvenueDollarStroll #BaltimoreAveDollarStroll
🎨 Grid is excited to be handing out magazines a 🎨 Grid is excited to be handing out magazines and supporting the Art and Environmental Justice Symposium hosted by @muralarts at the Free Library! 📚 Swipe to see Shari Hersh and Dakota Plourde share about the Climate Justice Initiative's work at the Art and Environmental Justice Symposium. Grid readers may recognize the Drywall Implosion poster in the background! #ENVIRONMENTALJUSTICE #JusticeSymposium #FreeLibraryofPhiladelphia #ClinateJustice #DrywallImplosion #GridMagazine
🚶‍♂️ Circumambulate the city with Walk Ar 🚶‍♂️ Circumambulate the city with Walk Around Philadelphia 🚶‍♂️ Philadelphia is a big city, at about 140 square miles, and you could be excused for not having walked through all of it. But if you’re looking for an excuse to walk AROUND all of it, the 10th Walk Around Philadelphia is running from September 10 through 26. Don’t worry: you won’t cover the 100 miles of the city’s borders in one shot. There are 10 segments to choose from with multiple start times and both clockwise and counterclockwise directions. Continue reading on Gridphilly.com Pictured: JJ and Walk Around Philadelphia participants posing at the “Welcome to Philadelphia” sign. Photo courtesy of walkaroundphiladelphia.com #WalkAroundPhilly #WalkAroundPhiladelphia #WalkPhilly #PhillyWalking #WalkingInPhilly #PhillyWalker #PhillyWalkers #IwalkPhilly #TheAmbulators
New on Grid ➡️ After twice being told to come New on Grid ➡️ After twice being told to come back with more-detailed plans, the Cobbs Creek Foundation is again on the Philadelphia Art Commission’s calendar — for Wednesday, September 14, at 9:30 AM. At that time the foundation will present plans for buildings on the golf courses at Cobbs Creek, 350 acres of land the foundation has leased from the City for $1 over 30 years, and where the clearing of about 100 acres of trees has sparked resistance from community members. Much of a July 29 presentation to the Art Commission consisted of community members making comments about the golf course (with most opposing it, but some voicing support). The commission gave a conceptual approval for one set of the buildings proposed for the site but requested that the foundation more thoroughly account for the environmental impact of the project and prepare more detailed plans to mediate the impact. This followed an April 13 meeting at which the Art Commission had asked the foundation to come back with more-complete plans. Read the full piece at Gridphilly.com @phillybillynature #ENVIRONMENT #evironmentaljustice #environmetaladvocacy #cobbscreek #cobbscreekfoundation #philadelphiaartcommissiob #artcommission

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