Daily News Pick it Up

10/10/2011

You're 9 times as likely to get fined for not separating recycling as for littering.

KAREN KANE thought that a "Circular Free Property" sticker from the city meant that the days of returning from work to find take-out menus and unwanted coupons scattered near her Port Richmond home were over.

10/06/2011

The Marquis of Debris is on the case in East Mount Airy and Fishtown

MARQUIS OF DEBRIS is here to tackle trash and take a bite out of grime. If you're fed up, send a message to [email protected].

09/01/2011

Tired of seeing trash pile up in the same places? Want to shame serial offenders into cleaning up their act? Here's your chance. Send us a picture of the most littered spot in your neighborhood so we can feature it in our new Pig of the Week feature in the Daily News and on Philly.com. Post it here or send it to us at [email protected].

Help the Daily News in our Pick It Up! campaign by shaming the pigs in your neighborhood into picking up after their filthy selves. Send us pictures of the most-littered places in your neighborhood, and we'll publish them in our upcoming Pig of the Week f

09/01/2011

IF YOU'RE SICK of trash and illegal dumping in your neighborhood, send The Marquis a note at [email protected]. DON'T TREAD ON ME: Looking for a used tire? There are thousands to choose from at a vacant lot on Beach Street near Susquehanna Avenue, in Fishtown.

08/31/2011

Help! We want your suggestions on how to clean up Philadelphia. Post your ideas here or email us at [email protected]

So, can we all agree the city should be cleaner, but how do we do it? Send us your low-cost ideas on how Philly residents and officials can work together to create a cleaner city. We'll take the best of those ideas to the Streets Department to see which ones could work.

08/31/2011

LAST MONTH, when our long regional nightmare ended and Kevin Kolb was finally traded by our Birds, the QB landed the worst kind of parting shot: one with a ring of truth to it. When Kolb was

08/31/2011

In our first story in the Pick it Up! campaign, reporter Natalie Pompilio explains why Philly seems so dirty compared to other cities.

WHEN IT comes to trash, Philadelphia has a bit of a reputation. And a problem. "Filthadelphia" is just one of the disparaging nicknames thrown our way. In a recent survey from Travel + Leisure