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CitizenCast

Aug 1, 2023

To our presumptive Mayor-elect, Cherelle Parker: appointing a sanitation commissioner like NYC has done could help solve our trash problem


Feb 4, 2022

Invest. Illegal dumping sites like the one Ya Fav Trashman tried to clean up last month are a product of longtime disinvestment in Black neighborhoods. WURD’s mid-day host challenges the city to match Ya Fav’s commitment.


Nov 9, 2021

The city controller's new report on trash pickup during the pandemic finds that even our collection is uneven, declining and varies by neighborhood. Welcome to Filthadelphia...


Oct 14, 2020

Citizen writer Jessica Blatt Press talks trash with WURD host Charles Ellison. Don't worry, fixing Filthadelphia isn't as hopeless as it seems.


Oct 6, 2020

State Rep. Jared Solomon spent a day picking up city trash to understand just how bad Philly is at waste. Here, some ways to do better