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#PhiladelphiaPA -🌱 #EarthDay Party & #ToySwap! 🎉

A celebration of community & sustainability!

"Join us for Rutabaga’s Earth Day Toy Swap & Celebration—a fun-filled day of community, sustainability, and play.

📅 Date: April 25th, 1pm- 4pm
📍 Location: East Falls Presbyterian Church, 3800 Vaux St.
💚 Event Cost: FREE to ALL
🎟 Toy Swap Ticket: $25 per bag (Donate in advance & get $5 off!)

What to expect:
- Plant a seed with Dirt Baby Farm
- Earth Day Circle Time with Greene Towne Montessori
- Live music from the Blumbellies
- Rutabaga merch
- Tie Dying Station - Buy a shirt or Bring your own Item to Dye!
- (Mostly Native) #PlantSwap – Bring your seedlings or transplants to swap
-Rabbit #Recycling table. Bring your recyclables: #PlasticBags, #Electronics/Tech (handheld or small), #Cables, #cords, #wires, #Cork, #RubberBands, #BreadClips, and #TwistTies
- Games with East Falls Presbyterian Church
- Decorate Tree Cookies with The Miquon School


How the Toy Swap works

Donate (optional, but awesome).
- Drop off toys and goodies the week before the event at EFPC or Rutabaga Toy Library to get $5 off your bag.

Show up on Saturday.
- Check in at the door, grab your ticket, and get to “shopping” the swap.

Fill your bag.
- Browse toys, books, games, decor, and stocking stuffers for all ages and fill your bag to the brim.

Feel good.
- You’re keeping great stuff in circulation, skipping new manufacturing and extra waste, and supporting Rutabaga’s Scholarship Fund.


How to Donate

To help us set up thoughtfully, please drop off donations ahead of time (starting 4/20) rather than bringing them the day of the swap.

You can donate toys ahead of time in two ways:

Bin outside East Falls Presbyterian Church (by the entrance) @ 3800 Vaux Street, East Falls

At Rutabaga Toy Library during our open hours, listed here

We just ask that donations are:
✨ Clean
✨ In working condition
✨ With all important pieces

Basically, if it’s something you’d be happy to find at a swap, it’s perfect.


Volunteer & Get Early Access

We’d love some helping hands to make the swap magical.

- Friday: Sorting and setting up donated toys
- Saturday: Welcoming folks, keeping tables tidy, and supporting the flow of the event

As a thank you, volunteers get early access to shop the swap before doors open."

👉 Sign up to volunteer and FMI...
https://www.rutabagatoylibrary.com/earth-day

#SolarPunkSunday #EarthDay2026 #BuildingCommunity #Recycling

#BulletResistant Armor from #PlasticBags

#LightWeight #DIY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAUh3DspOgs

https://www.europesays.com/uk/703039/ Researchers make groundbreaking discovery that could revolutionize what happens to common household waste: ‘Powerful’ #ClemsonUniversity #ConventionalPlastic #Environment #PlasticBags #PlasticPollution #Science #StanfordUniversity #UK #UnitedKingdom #UniversityOfSouthCarolina #UsedCookingOil

Researchers make groundbreaking discovery that could revolutionize what happens to common household waste: ‘Powerful’

Scientists have figured out how to turn used cooking oil into a plastic alternative, according to research published…
#NewsBeep #News #Environment #ClemsonUniversity #conventionalplastic #environment #plasticbags #plasticpollution #Science #StanfordUniversity #UK #UnitedKingdom #UniversityofSouthCarolina #usedcookingoil
https://www.newsbeep.com/uk/375741/

Researchers make groundbreaking discovery that could revolutionize what happens to common household waste: ‘Powerful’

Scientists have figured out how to turn used cooking oil into a plastic alternative, according to research published…
#NewsBeep #News #Environment #CA #Canada #ClemsonUniversity #conventionalplastic #plasticbags #plasticpollution #Science #StanfordUniversity #UniversityofSouthCarolina #usedcookingoil
https://www.newsbeep.com/ca/415916/

Researchers make groundbreaking discovery that could revolutionize what happens to common household waste: ‘Powerful’

Scientists have figured out how to turn used cooking oil into a plastic alternative, according to research published…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Environment #ClemsonUniversity #conventionalplastic #plasticbags #plasticpollution #Science #StanfordUniversity #UniversityofSouthCarolina #usedcookingoil
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/413468/

Researchers make groundbreaking discovery that could revolutionize what happens to common household waste: ‘Powerful’

Scientists have figured out how to turn used cooking oil into a plastic alternative, according to research published…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Environment #ClemsonUniversity #conventionalplastic #plasticbags #plasticpollution #Science #StanfordUniversity #UniversityofSouthCarolina #usedcookingoil
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/413468/

https://www.europesays.com/ie/289663/ Researchers make groundbreaking discovery that could revolutionize what happens to common household waste: ‘Powerful’ #ClemsonUniversity #ConventionalPlastic #Éire #Environment #IE #Ireland #PlasticBags #PlasticPollution #Science #StanfordUniversity #UniversityOfSouthCarolina #UsedCookingOil

Plastic: Kabul’s Silent Poison and a Serious Threat to the Environment

Many residents of Kabul say plastic bags have taken over daily life in the city. They argue that…
#Environment #Afghanistan #clothbags #environmentalproblem #greentaxes #kabul #Microplastics #plasticbags #PlasticWaste #Publicawareness #recyclingsystem
https://www.europesays.com/2693422/

In Germany, AI-powered rubbish trucks scan for waste in the wrong bin https://www.byteseu.com/1521899/ #Compost #CompostBins #DirkKurzschenkel #Germany #OrganicWaste #PlasticBags #RefuseCollectionVehicles #Reutlingen #rubbish #WasteDisposal

#Oregon bill would limit access to #plasticbags, #utensils and hotel shampoo bottles
#bagban
https://www.opb.org/article/2025/02/14/oregon-legislative-bill-would-limit-plastic-bags-utensils-hotel-shampoo-bottles/

They're making wicker on the telly and instead of plastic bags, we should be using reusable wicker bags!

#PlasticBags #Wicker

#PlasticBags and #Batteries could soon be collected from Powys kerbsides https://buff.ly/3CZxVVI
#SoftPlasticsRecycling #PlasticRecycling #BatteryRecycling

Street Art

In 2008 Joshua Allen Harris created sculptures out of recycled plastic bags attached to subway gratings in New York City. When the sculpture is at rest, it looks like trash in the street. But as as the subway passes the sculptures come to life.

#joshuaallenharris #streetart #recycledart #artworld #sculpture #plasticbags #grocerybags #reusedbags #airbears #artist #streetartist #streetsculpture #newyorkcity #nyc #newyork #floating #sunkilmoon

Helena Almeida (and Artur Rosa), “Listen to me” (“Ouve-me”), 1979, photographic performance ★ Portugal ★ https://www.publico.pt/2018/09/26/fotogaleria/helena-almeida-o-seu-corpo-e-a-sua-obra-a-sua-obra-e-o-seu-corpo-390203 ⦾ https://theblueprint.ru/culture/people/helena-almeida #HelenaAlmeida #ArturRosa #performanceart #photoperformance #blackandwhitephotography #photodocumentation #bags #plasticbags #breath #artduo #artcouples #feministartists #Ooutrocasal #artstars #Portugueseartists #1970s

Plastic bag waste to landfills has actually *increased* in California since the state passed its bag ban 😡

But as the Los Angeles Times points out, this is a fixable problem.

We're supporting Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan's AB2236 and Senator Catherine Blakespear's SB1053 to close plastic bag ban loopholes:
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2024-08-05/editorial-california-needs-to-ban-all-the-other-plastic-grocery-bags

#plastic #plasticpollution #plasticbags #california #trash #trashpollution

#AshayBhave #Thaely #sneakers #Y2KPro
#Shoes from 10 #plasticbags and 12 #plasticbottles
#Ethicallyhandmade
100% #vegan
#DoItRight

Ana Silva, “Agua 028”, 2021, woven plastic bag, lace, embroidery, 138 × 185 cm ★ Angola/Portugal ★ https://www.magnin-a.com/en/artists/333-ana-silva/biography/ ⦾ https://www.artsy.net/artist/ana-silva #AnaSilva #contemporaryart #fiberart #embroidery #plasticbags #drinkingwater #wateravailability #waterresources #Angolanartists #2020s

У этой вышивки на полиэтиленовом пакете размеры и то больше.

@markmetz let me tag #plastics #plasticbags #plasticban #plasticpollution

@juergen_hubert
#Rwanda 2008 #plasticban #plasticbags
@sylvia

Plastic bag bans have already prevented billions of bags from being used, report finds

https://grist.org/solutions/plastic-bag-bans-have-already-prevented-billions-of-bags-from-being-used-report-finds/

#plastic #plasticban #plasticbags

Global News BC: Single-use plastic ban takes effect Tuesday https://globalnews.ca/news/9360718/single-use-plastic-ban-effective-dec-20/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #Single-usePlasticBan #Single-usePlastics #Take-outContainers #PlasticContainers #SingleUsePlastic #PlasticCutlery #PlasticStraws #GroceryBags #PlasticBags #Canada

The bags say "Compostable" and are labelled with all manner accreditations, but seriously, we just need to know — how many years?

#composting #compostable #biodegradable #plasticBags #greenBags #cornstarch

Tired of Plastic? These Businesses Have Ideas for You - Companies are developing alternatives to single-use plastic, and with options including seaweed an... more: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/27/climate/plastic-alternative-business.html #quarantine(lifeandculture) #wastematerialsanddisposal #containersandpackaging #oceansandseas #plasticbags #aimay2020 #plastics