Samantha Wittchen

#Sustainability professional, designer, maker, @circularphl & @phillymusiclab founder by day. Harpist, sewist, frisbee player, beer drinker by night.

[Dyvert @DyvertRecycling]

We're @CircularPHL's monthly featured member and yep, we've got some thoughts on #circularity

https://t.co/oEpmZ36Cjx

[Circular Philadelphia @CircularPHL]

We’re very excited to see that circular infrastructure materials from local company @AeroAggregates will be such an important part of the I-95 rebuild. #circulareconomy

[Samantha Wittchen @samwittchen]

@jongeeting I’m sorry, I believe it’s spelled “Burks.” 😂

[Daniel Pearson @DPearsonPHL]

It is amazing that a highway collapsed, and no one expects to hear from our mayor today.

[Samantha Wittchen @samwittchen]

Climate-related disruptions that impact things like air quality and other outdoor environmental conditions are going to get worse—not better—and we need to be making a plan (yesterday) for how we’re going to protect our workers from these dangerous conditions.

[Samantha Wittchen @samwittchen]

I’m taking bets on how long @PhilaStreets will use air quality as an excuse for collection disruptions beyond when it’s ACTUALLY still an issue. Setting the over/under at a month.

Also, can we please discuss why sanitation workers don’t have proper PPE for stuff like this?

[Samantha Wittchen @samwittchen]

@NicEsposito1 Wow. Complete fail.

[Samantha Wittchen @samwittchen]

Great piece in @thephilacitizen from @ellisonreport asking some very real and important questions about the future of our city. We should’ve prioritized these issues years ago. Will the next mayor finally do it? https://t.co/Y1p1KGuOlp

[Circular Philadelphia @CircularPHL]

Tune in to @onwurd this morning at 11:20 to hear our Director of Policy & Engagement @NicEsposito1 discuss Philly’s junkyard fires with @ellisonreport on @ecowurd. Junkyards are an important part of our #circulareconomy infrastructure, but they must be properly regulated.

[Samantha Wittchen @samwittchen]

Great #climate #resilience research panel at @GreenBldgUnited Symposium. @ellisonreport speaks to the need to center Black and brown voices & experience in resilience work: “We have to avoid a situation where we have climate resilience haves and climate resilience have-nots.”

[Samantha Wittchen @samwittchen]

Yes, this. Haulers are often the ones who are the arbiters of what happens to the materials being removed from our built environment. They are an integral part of the #circulareconomy. They should absolutely have a seat at the table.

[Circular Philadelphia @CircularPHL]

Taneesha Maxwell of T Maxwell Junk Removal talks about the importance of engaging small-scale haulers in policy conversations to help reduce #illegaldumping through affordable C&D recycling options.

[Samantha Wittchen @samwittchen]

Loving this rockstar @GreenBldgUnited Symposium panel moderated by @lindsey_walaski about #climate #policy in Philly. My takeaway: we need to get WAAAY more serious about setting aggressive climate goals & backing them up with real policy & programs.

[Circular Philadelphia @CircularPHL]

Our Director of Policy & Engagement @NicEsposito1 breaks down the #circulareconomy and how it relates to the built environment at @GreenBldgUnited’s 2023 #Sustainability Symposium.

[Samantha Wittchen @samwittchen]

Love seeing these great numbers from @philaenergy on Built to Last’s pilot outcomes. As @EnergyPHL rightly points out, $40k for stabilizing a home is a steal, especially when compared to the cost of building new affordable housing—and you are not displacing families.

[Samantha Wittchen @samwittchen]

Packed room to hear about @philaenergy’s holistic housing stabilization and #energyefficiency program, Built to Last, at @GreenBldgUnited’s #Sustainability Symposium.

[Samantha Wittchen @samwittchen]

Here we go! @GreenBldgUnited Board Chair @LisaShulock1 kicks off the 2023 Sustainability Symposium at @DrexelUniv. Looking forward to a great day of #sustainability and #greenbuilding knowledge-sharing!

[Samantha Wittchen @samwittchen]

Love seeing @Philly_Surge getting great press! We are so lucky to have a women’s pro ultimate team in Philly now. Yet another reason to @PreserveEdgely—these women should continue to have a place to practice in the city.

[Billy Penn @billy_penn]

Meet the Surge: Philly’s new pro women’s ultimate team is a model for inclusivity and fun https://t.co/uBHhVwu6xS

[Samantha Wittchen @samwittchen]

@ByDenisDevine I am here for your Cladrastis kentukea content. Please enjoy this baby yellowwood I had planted in front of my old West Philly house back in 2009. Her name is Betty, and she’s now a teenager.

[Samantha Wittchen @samwittchen]

All of this is 100% accurate, and I will keep screaming into the void about this until someone (next mayor, I’m looking at you) does something about it. I have one business outside the city and one business (and one non-profit) inside the city. Guess which one is easiest to run.

[jgoodtimes @JohnnyGoodtimes]

If I was to give advice to young local entrepreneurs, it would be: go somewhere else. The city government here hates you and will pull out every stop to see you fail. Talk to ANY small biz owner in Philly and ask if the city helps or hurts them. 100% will say hurts them. 100%.

[Samantha Wittchen @samwittchen]

Halle-f’ing-lujah! https://t.co/dJ43tZ4e9m