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Overbrook Environmental Education Center is dedicated to creating a sustainable community through the improvement of the environment, arts & literacy, and public health.

11/26/2025

Check out the full article on Philly’s illegal dumping initiative. LINK IN OUR BIO

11/24/2025

🍂 Philly Leaf Recycling is back!
For next couple of weeks, the Department of Sanitation is collecting fallen leaves for composting, which helps in reducing landfill waste and creating free mulch and compost for residents through the Fairmount Park Organic Recycling Center.

✔️ Curbside leaf pickup in select neighborhoods (swipe for dates).
✔️ Bagged leaf drop-off events on Nov 8, Nov 22, Dec 6, Dec 13 & Dec 20 at locations across the city.
✔️ Bagged leaves can also be taken to Sanitation Convenience Centers.

Reminder: Leaves placed out with regular trash won’t be composted, so use drop-off options if you want them recycled.

Swipe for schedules, locations, and how to participate 🍁✨

11/17/2025

On October 29, 2025, Overbrook Environmental Education Center (OEEC) hosted the first Tree Care and Maintenance Training of the Fall 2025 season in partnership with the PHL Commerce Department’s Taking Care of Business (TCB) – Commercial Corridor Tree Partnership Program.

Staff members from ACANA, Achievability, Centennial Parkside CDC, Esperanza, and HACE came together to learn hands-on techniques in pruning, watering, fencing, and safety — all essential to caring for trees along Philadelphia’s commercial corridors.

This innovative workforce development initiative equips TCB Ambassadors with valuable green skills that strengthen both their professional growth and the neighborhoods they serve.

Special thanks to our instructors Vanessa Wimberly (OEEC), Marissa Donohue (Commerce Department), and Brian English (Green City Works) for leading the first of five fall training sessions.

11/12/2025

RECYCLE & REFRESH at OEEC
Bring your batteries, electronics, and textiles to our Recycling Drop-Off Event. At the same time, enjoy our Farmers Market Pop-Up!
THIS SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2025 at 10AM

11/11/2025

Come support local growers, enjoy live music and family activities, and bring home something good for the table.
📍6150 Lancaster Ave
📆 November 15, 2025
🕐 10AM - 2PM

11/07/2025

♻️🎙️ Trash Talkin’ is back THIS SUNDAY on WURD Radio (2–3 PM)!
We’re diving into conversations about trash, recycling, sustainability, and storytelling with: 
✨ Denis Murphy (Philadelphia Commerce Department) ✨ Gordon Coonfield, Ph.D.(Villanova University)
✨ Whitney Martinko, Ph.D. (Villanova University)

And, as always, our “Did You Know?” segment with co-host Mitchell Bormack and Maddie Plummer.

Don’t miss it! Tune in, join the convo, and let’s talk trash 👉

11/06/2025

We’re teaming up with Get Fresh Daily and The Food Trust for a Farmers Market Pop-Up packed with fresh produce, family-friendly experiences, and community vibes. Alongside seasonal fruits and veggies, you can jump into cooking lessons, get nutrition tips, explore hands-on art and science tables, enjoy live music, and even pick up a free backpack for the kids. Come out, support local farmers, connect with neighbors, and leave with something nourishing for both the fridge and the soul.

11/04/2025

NOVEMBER classes are here! Learn to cook healthy meals, pick up kitchen tips and cook with the community. Free, fun and open to everyone.

11/03/2025

Overbrook Environmental Education Center is sharing local food access in light of SNAP benefit lapse. Philadelphia residents for immediate assistance call 311

10/30/2025

SAVE THE DATE: NOVEMBER 15, 2025
WHAT: Recycling Dropoff for Electronics, Batteries, and Textiles
WHERE: Overbrook Environmental Education Center, 6134 Lancaster Ave, Philadelphia
TIME: 10AM - 2PM

Partnering with the City of Philadelphia Office of Recycling, Office of Clean & Green Initiatives, Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood & Community Engagement, City Councilman Curtis Jones Jr., State Representative Morgan Cephas, Overbrook Wynnefield Neighbors (OWN), Neighbors of Overbrook Association (NOAH), and the Wynnefield-Overbrook Revitalization Corridor, we will be hosting a dropoff to accommodate recycling of some of the more challenging materials.

Help us achieve the Mayor Parker’s goal to become the safest, cleanest and greenest big City in America with opportunity for all.

10/29/2025

Overbrook Environmental Education Center (OEEC), in partnership with the City of Philadelphia Office of Clean & Green, is engaged in a project to Reduce Illegal Dumping in West Philadelphia and citywide. In this first phase of work, we are evaluating the current illegal dumping and legal waste management baseline conditions, to assess root causes of illegal dumping, as well as potential interventions and solutions. To achieve these project objectives, we have been completing a series of stakeholder engagement and public education activities, including our unique “Trash Talkin’” Series.

OEEC’s Trash Talkin’ Series comes in 2 formats: (1) focus group sessions made up of small groups of stakeholders (typically, groups of about 15 participants); and (2) a radio series called Trash Talkin’ that we host the second Sunday of each month on WURD, as part of our broader public education efforts. In our radio program, we interview high-profile guests, who have expertise in various aspects of solid waste management and illegal dumping. We also have a recurring segment called “Did You Know?”..

In addition to our WURD-hosted Trash Talkin’ radio series, OEEC has been interviewed in other radio formats regarding our Illegal Dumping Reduction project. For example, here is a July 3, 2025 radio interview on iHeart Radio, with the widely respected host, Lorraine Ballard Morrill, on her popular Insight program, interviewing OEEC’s Executive Director, Jerome Shabazz, and Senior Project Coordinator, Mitchell Bormack, where we discuss the overall Illegal Dumping Reduction program and our Trash Talkin’ Series.

10/28/2025

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Address

6134 Lancaster Avenue
Philadelphia, PA
19151

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 5pm
Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 5pm

Website

http://www.overbrookcenter.org/

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