Natural Sciences Recycling Waste 
Academy of Natural Sciences
JANUARY 9, 2025
Organize a clothing or book swap with friends, family and neighbors to make a great find while reducing waste in landfills. FABSCRAP is a one-stop shop for fashion students, crafters, designers and quilters to find suitable recycled fabrics for their projects you can also donate your own materials to be reused in other ways!
Academy of Natural Sciences
JANUARY 3, 2022
Wasteful fixtures and habits in our communities and homes. In 2022, the Academy of Natural Sciences and Drexel University are celebrating Water Year to dramatically increase consumer awareness and responsible behaviors around water in every person who we can reach. Consider a commercial car wash that recycles water.
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Academy of Natural Sciences
DECEMBER 1, 2021
Discovering new uses for those old items that you might trash or recycle is an excellent small action to help sustain the environment for future generations. Of course, the most effective way to reduce waste is to not create it in the first place. Fast fashion is quickly becoming a major source of landfill waste. Rotate them.
Academy of Natural Sciences
JULY 1, 2021
July 1 also marks the start of Philadelphia’s ban on single-use plastic bags at retail establishments and a ban on paper bags that contain less than 40% recycled content. get recycled. 18 billion pounds of plastic waste ends up in the ocean each year. Less than 10% of all plastics in the U.S.
Academy of Natural Sciences
DECEMBER 1, 2023
Be sure to skip the tinsel and fake garlands, which are made of non-recyclable materials, and focus on obtaining reusable or decomposable decorations that will become part of your holiday traditions. So, by choosing a naturally harvested tree, we can help champion our environment and keep the holiday festive.
Academy of Natural Sciences
JUNE 7, 2022
Today the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University and its partners, the Philadelphia Water Department and BOMA Philadelphia, announced the Plastic-free Philly initiative to encourage people to stop buying single-use plastic water bottles and instead drink tap water and use reusable plastic water bottles.
Academy of Natural Sciences
APRIL 1, 2022
Be wary of mulches made from repurposed wood waste or ones that have added dyes, as these tend to contain unsafe or toxic chemicals that will seep into your groundwater. But this takes time and can result in a lot of wasted water, especially if you use a sprinkler that hits more sidewalk than garden, or you water at the wrong time of day.
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