Clients, Green Restaurant Association, 2017, SCH Academy, School Partnerships, Zero Waste
Mary Ann Boyer
Taking a Bite Out of Waste

Boyer Sudduth & Springside Chestnut Hill Academy present at the National Business Officers Association Annual Meeting in Washington DC on February 28, 2017.

Taking a Bite Out of Waste

2020

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Courtyard Renovation Sparks a Green Future for Reading High School

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Courtyard Renovation Sparks a Green Future for Reading High School

While the 2019-20 school year may have been an unconventional academic year for Reading High School (RHS), it has been a year of green changes. During this time, the school created plans to transform its overgrown and underused interior courtyard into a welcoming outdoor classroom and natural refuge. Students and teachers of a “green team” led these efforts. Their hard work paid off: RHS became the first school in Berks County, PA to become a certified National Wildlife Federation Eco School, achieving the bronze award for its “schoolyard habitat” improvements.

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Philadelphia Sees Improving Air Quality as More People Work From Home

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Philadelphia Sees Improving Air Quality as More People Work From Home

Since January, many cities around the world have been shutting down to slow the spread of coronavirus. In Philadelphia, the order to work from home issued by Governor Tom Wolf has forced all non-essential workers to remain home, which has been very disruptive to businesses and many people’s daily lives. However, the order is thought to have had a positive impact on the city’s air pollution.

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PAR Recycle Works: Recycling Electronics & Restoring Lives

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PAR Recycle Works: Recycling Electronics & Restoring Lives

PAR Recycle Works (People Advancing Reintegration), a nonprofit electronics recycler, provides transitional employment to people returning from prison. This Germantown-based organization diverted over 250 tons of electronic waste (or “e-waste”) from the landfill. E-waste contains materials that can be upcycled or reused if recycled properly, such as the copper in wires or the gold in computer motherboards.

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Chestnut Hill Businesses Learn that it’s Easy to be Green

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Chestnut Hill Businesses Learn that it’s Easy to be Green

Interested in greening your business and learning practical solutions? Chestnut Hill Business Association and Boyer Sudduth Environmental Consultants partnered again in the “Green Business on the Hill” program -- now in its second year. This program is for businesses and other organizations who want to green their operational practices in terms of energy, waste, climate and air quality.

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Climate Change: From Classrooms to Community -- Revisiting Climate Change Teacher Training

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Climate Change: From Classrooms to Community -- Revisiting Climate Change Teacher Training

On Saturday, January 25th, 2020 a group of dedicated teachers braved rainy weather to attend a Philadelphia GreenFutures Climate Change Teacher Training Workshop at Fairmount Water Works. A partnership between environmentally focused organizations organized this event for Philadelphia School District teachers to discuss their progress following last summer’s three-day summer climate education workshop. 

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Composting at Mt. Airy Nexus Made Easy with the Help of Tim Bennett

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Composting at Mt. Airy Nexus Made Easy with the Help of Tim Bennett

Composting in Philadelphia has not always been so easy. This is what inspired Tim Bennett of Bennett Compost to start his own company to help make Philadelphia a greener city.  Ten years ago while living in a second-floor apartment in South Philly, Tim Bennett struggled to find a facility that would compost his food waste. He quickly discovered that there were no on-site composting site for city residents. This may discourage most folks, but not Tim.


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