{"id":728,"date":"2016-04-19T09:34:00","date_gmt":"2016-04-19T13:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/water.phila.gov\/blog\/cleaner-streets-cleaner-rivers-and-creeks\/"},"modified":"2022-12-03T13:29:26","modified_gmt":"2022-12-03T18:29:26","slug":"cleaner-streets-cleaner-rivers-and-creeks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/water.phila.gov\/blog\/cleaner-streets-cleaner-rivers-and-creeks\/","title":{"rendered":"Cleaner Streets = Cleaner Rivers and Creeks"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">PowerCorpsPHL volunteered for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PhillySpringCleanup?src=hash\">#PhillySpringCleanup<\/a> this weekend. Here&#39;s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PhillyH2O\">@PhillyH2O<\/a> crew New Wave w <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cindybassphilly\">@cindybassphilly<\/a>! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eskfbSEZSZ\">pic.twitter.com\/eskfbSEZSZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 PowerCorpsPHL (@PowerCorpsPHL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PowerCorpsPHL\/status\/722127681249222656\">April 18, 2016<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>With more than 900 projects scattered across the city, this Saturday\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.philadelphiastreets.com\/philly-spring-cleanup\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Philly Spring Cleanup<\/a> was the largest ever\u2014and that\u2019s a pretty big deal considering this volunteer-driven event has already been praised as \u201cAmerica\u2019s biggest single-day urban cleanup\u201d for years now.<\/p>\n<p>First held in 2007, Philly Spring Cleanup has grown into a movement that brings neighbors together by harnessing a passion for litter-free communities. From a watershed protection perspective, we love seeing that passion transformed into action because so much of the litter and trash collected from streets, parks and empty lots on Saturday would eventually wash into Philly\u2019s rivers and creeks.<\/p>\n<p>While the 2016 results haven\u2019t been tallied yet, last year\u2019s cleanup (featuring 718 projects) netted 836,100 pounds of trash, 104,260 pounds of tires and 107,580 pounds of recyclables\u2014all stuff that could very well have ended up in our water.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout the year, Philadelphia Water collects trash from our 75,000+ storm drain inlets and uses special skimming boats to gather \u201cfloatable\u201d litter like plastic bottles and Styrofoam from the Delaware and Schuylkill Rivers, but events like Philly Spring Cleanup play a crucial role in keeping trash out of stormwater sewers and waterways.<\/p>\n<p>We are also expanding our partnerships to support more cleanups, especially those like the <a href=\"https:\/\/unitedbyblue.com\/pages\/cleanups\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Schuylkill Action Network\u2019s Schuylkill Scrub events<\/a>\u00a0and <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1Sqeqo7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tonight&#39;s Delaware\u00a0River cleanup with United By Blue<\/a>,\u00a0which have a watershed focus.<br \/>\n(<a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1Sqeqo7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RSVP for the UBB\/Philadelphia Water\u00a0cleanup + happy hour here!)<\/a> <em>(Sorry, this content is no longer available)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Beyond picking up trash, we also encourage people not to litter by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.phillywatersheds.org\/what_were_doing\/community_partnerships\/programs\/storm-drain-marking\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reminding them<\/a> that our streets and neighborhoods are directly connected to our rivers and creeks. We want people to know that, if you throw trash on the sidewalk or dump oil in the street, you\u2019re hurting the wildlife that lives in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.phillywatersheds.org\/your_watershed\/find_your_watershed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">your local watershed<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>During this year\u2019s Philly Spring Cleanup, a number of groups and block captains helped to spread the word about preventing storm drain pollution by taking part in our new marking program. Storm drains were marked in West Passyunk, Walnut Hill, East Falls, Graduate Hospital, Greys Ferry, Bella Vista, the Sports Complex Special Services District and beyond using new kits that highlight both the local watershed (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.phillywatersheds.org\/your_watershed\/find_your_watershed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">we have seven in Philly<\/a>) and an aquatic critter that lives there.<\/p>\n<p>We want to thank the thousands of volunteers who took part in Philly Spring Cleanup 2016, and especially the groups and block captains who marked their local storm drains. Together, we can get the litter out of our neighborhoods and parks while educating residents about the intimate connection between our streets and our watersheds.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Volunteers in 9 neighborhoods marked storm drains during <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PhillySpringCleanUp?src=hash\">#PhillySpringCleanUp<\/a>! Thank you! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wJi9Gg6zMM\">pic.twitter.com\/wJi9Gg6zMM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Philadelphia Water (@PhillyH2O) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PhillyH2O\/status\/722425242010972160\">April 19, 2016<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Want see what your watershed critter is and mark drains in your neighborhood? <a href=\"http:\/\/www.phillywatersheds.org\/what_were_doing\/community_partnerships\/programs\/storm-drain-marking\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sign up for a free kit here.<\/a> You can also learn about dozens of upcoming volunteer cleanups focused on watersheds <a href=\"http:\/\/www.phila.gov\/water\/educationoutreach\/eventscontests\/Events\/Pages\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">by visiting our events calendar<\/a>.\u00a0 Additional Schuylkill Scrub events held throughout the region\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.schuylkillscrub.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">are listed here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With more than 900 projects scattered across the city, this Saturday\u2019s Philly Spring Cleanup was the largest ever\u2014and that\u2019s a pretty big deal considering this volunteer-driven event has already been praised as \u201cAmerica\u2019s biggest single-day urban cleanup\u201d for years now.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"custom_css":"","custom_js":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[69,92,94,95,96,105],"class_list":["post-728","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-community","tag-philadelphia-parks-and-recreation","tag-spring","tag-storm-drains","tag-stormwater","tag-streets-department","tag-volunteer","wpautop"],"acf":{"suggested":null},"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","canonical_url":"https:\/\/phila.gov\/blog\/cleaner-streets-cleaner-rivers-and-creeks\/","smart_links":{"inbound":0,"outbound":0},"traffic_boost_suggestions_count":0,"meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"Cleaner Streets = Cleaner Rivers and Creeks","url":"http:\/\/water.phila.gov\/blog\/cleaner-streets-cleaner-rivers-and-creeks\/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"http:\/\/water.phila.gov\/blog\/cleaner-streets-cleaner-rivers-and-creeks\/"},"thumbnailUrl":"","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":""},"articleSection":"Community","author":[],"creator":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"@PhillyH2O Blog","logo":""},"keywords":["philadelphia parks and recreation","spring","storm drains","stormwater","streets department","volunteer"],"dateCreated":"2016-04-19T13:34:00Z","datePublished":"2016-04-19T13:34:00Z","dateModified":"2022-12-03T18:29:26Z"},"rendered":"<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"wp-parsely-metadata\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"NewsArticle\",\"headline\":\"Cleaner Streets = Cleaner Rivers and Creeks\",\"url\":\"http:\\\/\\\/water.phila.gov\\\/blog\\\/cleaner-streets-cleaner-rivers-and-creeks\\\/\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/water.phila.gov\\\/blog\\\/cleaner-streets-cleaner-rivers-and-creeks\\\/\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"url\":\"\"},\"articleSection\":\"Community\",\"author\":[],\"creator\":[],\"publisher\":{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"name\":\"@PhillyH2O Blog\",\"logo\":\"\"},\"keywords\":[\"philadelphia parks and recreation\",\"spring\",\"storm drains\",\"stormwater\",\"streets department\",\"volunteer\"],\"dateCreated\":\"2016-04-19T13:34:00Z\",\"datePublished\":\"2016-04-19T13:34:00Z\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-12-03T18:29:26Z\"}<\/script>","tracker_url":"https:\/\/cdn.parsely.com\/keys\/phila.gov\/p.js"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/water.phila.gov\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/728","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/water.phila.gov\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/water.phila.gov\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/water.phila.gov\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/water.phila.gov\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=728"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/water.phila.gov\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/728\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/water.phila.gov\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=728"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/water.phila.gov\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=728"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/water.phila.gov\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=728"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}