RecycleNOW Campaign Background

In 2005 the Recycling Alliance launched the RecycleNOW Philadelphia campaign. RecycleNOW Philadelphia called on the City of Philadelphia to implement weekly, single stream, incentive based, curbside recycling. RecycleNOW has collected over 12,000 petition signatures, spearheaded the city council hearing on recycling in February 2007, and helped foster an unprecedented environmental awareness in city government and politics.

During the 2007 mayoral campaign Michael Nutter and the 5 other candidates endorsed RecycleNOW’s 5 point agenda. The 5 point agenda calls on the mayor to be the official voice and champion of recycling, to initiate a national search to hire qualified personnel for key recycling jobs, to re-task and reorganize the recycling and solid waste advisory boards, to create a comprehensive plan for waste and recycling, and to provide the financing to implement the plan.

Visit the Recycling Alliance's website at www.recyclenowphilly.org.