#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

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Millions of plastic bags to be scrapped as Swansea recycling shake‑up approved

According to the council, the shake‑up will see residents given new reusable containers, including a hard‑plastic caddy for glass and cans and a resealable sack for paper and card. The authority says the changes are designed to reduce waste, improve recycling performance and support Swansea in continuing to meet the Welsh Government’s statutory 70% recycling target.

The council also says it intends to scrap the current £2.50 charge for garden waste sacks, with new bags to be provided free of charge in future.

Officials describe the measures as part of an “intermediate programme” ahead of a longer‑term Waste Strategy, which they say will be developed later.

A trial collecting soft plastics from around 20% of homes will continue, with the council stating it will seek Welsh Government funding for upgrades at its Baling Plant to allow the service to expand city‑wide.

Cabinet members have also approved further trials of kerbside collections for small electrical items and textiles. The council says this is intended to reduce fire risks from discarded batteries and increase recycling opportunities for residents.

The long‑running Keep Recycling Out policy will be refreshed, with the council pointing to recent analysis showing that around half of black‑bag waste could be recycled if separated correctly. A similar update to the “no recyclables in black bags” rule at Household Waste Recycling Centres has also been agreed.

Cllr Cyril Anderson, Cabinet Member for Community, said:

“Overall, most residents are doing a great job by using our kerbside recycling collection service. Many are recycling as much as they can and this is why we continue to meet the Welsh Government recycling target of 70%.”

But he said too many households are still placing the majority of their waste in black bags instead of separating it for recycling.

Cllr Cyril Anderson said:

“We know there are households who need to do more instead of placing the majority of their household waste in black bags. That is why we are looking at our own service and looking at ways to make it easier for residents, better for the environment and better value for money.”

He said the council will develop a longer‑term Waste Strategy in future, but argued that the short‑term measures approved this week will help Swansea remain one of Wales’ best‑performing recycling authorities.

Cllr Cyril Anderson added:

“In the short term, we are looking at a number of things that can be introduced that I hope will keep Swansea as one of the best performing councils in Wales in terms of recycling.”

The council says the rollout of the new reusable containers is expected to begin in early 2026, alongside wider work to prepare for changes to national waste legislation and future infrastructure needs.

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