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What we do

The Solid Waste and Recycling Advisory Committee (SWRAC) assists and advises the City on its waste management and recycling plans, policies, and programs. Its members include representatives from:

Environmental groups.
Civic organizations.
Recycling and solid waste industry.
City agencies.

The mayor appoints SWRAC members based on recommendations from the Department of Streets commissioner and others. All members have voting rights.

SWRAC holds its general meetings on the third Thursday of every other month. These public meetings begin at 3 p.m.

2021 meeting dates

January 21, 2021
March 18, 2021
May 20, 2021
July 15, 2021
September 16, 2021
November 18, 2021

From time to time, SWRAC subcommittees or working groups meet on a different schedule.

Connect

Address	1401 John F. Kennedy Blvd. Suite 730 Philadelphia, PA 19102
Email	RecyclingOffice@Phila.gov

Resources

Meeting materials

Review the documents from recent SWRAC meetings.

Municipal Waste Management Plan

Read the City's report for the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.

Members

Name	Title	Email	Phone
Kelly Offner (co-chair)	Executive director, Keep Philadelphia Beautiful
Fern Gookin (co-chair)	Vice president, Revolution Recovery
Bob Anderson	Vice president, Closed Loop Partners
John R. Embick	Attorney at law, Environmental Law
Christine Knapp	Director, City of Philadelphia Office of Sustainability
Paul M. Kohl, PE	Planning and research manager, City of Philadelphia Water Department
Joseph Otis Minott, Esq.	Executive director, Clean Air Council
Chuck Raudenbush	Government affairs manager, Waste Management, Inc.
Maurice Sampson	Principal, Clean Water Action
Vivian Van Story	Founder and president, Community Land Trust Corp.