Groups Challenge Philly’s Next Mayor: End Illegal Dumping by 2028

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Tires left in an underpass on Belgrade Street in North Philadelphia.
Kimberly Paynter

Illegal dumping has been a problem in Philadelphia for decades. The city spends millions each year on cleanups — but discarded tires, mattresses, and construction debris still pile up in neighborhoods.

WHYY’s Sophia Schmidt reports now community groups are coming up with solutions they hope Philly’s next mayor will commit to.

Read the full story here.

(Original air-date: 2/7/23)

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Sophia Schmidt is a Delaware native, and covers the environment for WHYY’s PlanPhilly. Before coming to Philadelphia in 2021, Sophia reported on her home state of Delaware for Delaware Public Media and produced interviews for NPR’s “Weekend Edition.” Sophia was a 2021 Metcalf Fellow.