Earth Day is Saturday, April 22. Philadelphia and its surrounding suburbs are celebrating the secular observance with trash clean-up and tree planting volunteer opportunities, vendor markets and parties.
Terrill Haigler, a former Philadelphia sanitation worker best known as Ya Fav Trashman, is set to release a children's book on June 30. 'I'm Cool Too' is meant to advocate for sanitation workers and promote healthy interactions between waste and recycling among children.