Dr. Nolan L. Fontaine, youth coordinator for CHOICES, serves as proxy for CRCQL Chairperson Zulene Mayfield and speaks at the Stop Trashing Our Air Act press conference in front of Philadelphia City Hall. During this speech, he informs the public about the detrimental effects of Reworld’s incinerator in Chester. We urge Philadelphia City Council NOT to continue its contract with […]
Incinerator or landfill? Philly’s trash problem | Studio 2 from WHYY | 01/28/26
(Taken from WHYY’s YouTube description) Philadelphia City Council is weighing a bill that would ban the city from sending waste to incinerators like the one in Chester — the largest trash-to-energy incinerator in the country. It’s the Stop Trashing Our Air Act, and was introduced by Councilmember Jamie Gauthier. Philadelphia sends 37% of its waste to incinerators, most going to […]
Chester mayor urges Philadelphia to not send trash to his city
By Kathleen E. Carey | [email protected] | delcotimes.com Originally published on Delco Daily Times on January 28, 2026 at 7:32 AM EST Chester Mayor Stefan Roots recently spoke before Philadelphia City Council to make the case to have council send the city’s annual 2 million tons of trash somewhere else other than Chester. In September, Philadelphia City Councilmember Jamie Gauthier introduced the Stop Trashing Our […]
