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Local greenies are always looking for greener
businesses and service
providers, and hoping to find them close
at hand. Here are some of our
favorite Northwest Philadelphia
businesses offering products or services
that help us live in
harmony with the Earth, plus a few local non-profits
promoting
ecological awareness and healing for the damaged ecosystems
where
we spend most of our lives.
Art
Bookshops
Business Services
Consumer Products and
Food
Cycleries
Housing and Home Maintenance
Recycling organizations
Repair Shops
Schools
Thrift
Stores
Art Tesserae Studio
Gallery
6780 Germantown Ave / Philadelphia, PA
19119
(215) 848-2110
Tesserae, a mosaic studio, lets you
recycle your broken pottery into beautiful craft and gift items.
Tesserae offers mosaic classes, mosaic parties, and offers a
rotating collection of local artwork and crafts. The owner, Jessica
Gorlin-Liddell, also does custom mosaic artwork and mosaic
restoration.
Bookshops Gilmore's
Book Shop
43 E. Chestnut Hill Ave / Philadelphia, PA
19118
(215) 248-1763 / Fax: (215) 248-3520
e-mail: hgbk@voicenet.com
Walk-A-Crooked-Mile
Books
Mt. Airy Train Station
7423 Devon St /
Philadelphia, PA 19119
(215) 242-0854 / wacmbook@aol.com
A converted
train station and coffee shop, filled to the brim with used books,
also the home to occasional music evenings.
Business
Services
Paper Crane Press
610-358-9496 / www.papercranepress.com
Matt
Horwitz
801 Concord Road / Glenn Mills, PA 19342
This company
prints on up to 100% post consumer waste paper for things like
business cards, envelopes and stationary. Paper Crane Press is
responsive to their customers. Though this isn't in
the Northwest, we couldn't help including them
here!
Consumer Products and
Food
Chilly Philly Ice Cream
www.chillyphilly.com /
215-510-1750
7035 Greene Street / Philadelphia, PA
19119-3440
Chilly Philly is an all natural, locally manufactured
Philadelphia style ice cream which is available to restaurants and
groceries in the Delaware Valley.
Green Clean Dry
Cleaners
2848 Moreland Road / Willow Grove
215 658
1541 or 215 658 1542
www.BeCleanGoGreen.com
A
local dry cleaner that uses the GreenEarth system - supposed to
be a non-toxic process, healthier for workers and the environment,
and which leaves no chemical odor on your
clothing.
InFusion - A Coffee and Tea
Gallery
7133 Germantown Avenue / Philadelphia, PA
19119
215 248 1718 / www.InFusionCoffeeandTea.com /
info@InFusionCoffeeandTea.com
Serving
organic and fairly traded coffees, teas & speacialty drinks and
featuring local award-winning baked
goods.
PhillyCarShare
www.phillycarshare.org /
(215) 386-0988
315 South 46th Street / Philadelphia, PA
19143
PhillyCarShare is a Philadelphia-based non-profit
organization dedicated to reducing automobile dependency in the
Philadelphia region through community-based car sharing. Members
sign up to use the hybrid gas-electric vehicles on an hourly or
daily basis, avoiding the costs and responsibilities of regular car
ownership.
Plaza Cleaners
1662 Bethlehem
Pike / Flourtown
(215)836-1614
Cleaner that uses both "wet"
and "dry" cleaning processes, supposed to be more biodegradable and
non-toxic.
Sun & Earth
www.sunandearth.com
610-239-9677
ext. 12
125 Noble Street / Norristown PA 19401
Sun and Earth
makes natural, safe, hypoallergenic but effective household cleaning
products sold in Supermarkets, Natural Food Stores and through our
website. Products include: Laundry Detergent, Dish Liquid, All
Purpose Cleaner, Glass Cleaner, Fabric Softener and Liquid Hand
Soap.
Weavers Way Food Cooperative
559
Carpenter Lane, Phila PA 19119
215 843 2350 / www.weaversway.coop / weavers@weaversway.org
Weavers
Way is a member-owned retail co-op that is actively involved in
health and environmental matters as well as other social issues.
More than just a source of reasonably priced fresh and organic foods
and other unique products. Weavers Way is an integral part of the
community. Membership in the Co-op is open to everyone. In addition
to providing food and catering services, Weavers Way has pioneered
an organic lunch program with local schools. It also sells a full
line of green cleaning agents, recycled paper products, and
clothing.
Cycleries Wissahickon
Cyclery
7837 Germantown Ave / Philadelphia, PA
19118
(215) 248-2829 / Fax: (215) 248-4642
crank@wiss-cycles.com / www.wiss-cycles.com
Metropolis
Bicycles
4159 Main St / Philadelphia, PA
19127-2115
(215) 508-5000
Bike
Addicts
5548 Ridge Ave / Philadelphia, PA 19128
(215)
487-3006
Son's Bicycle Shop
6153 Ridge
Ave / Philadelphia, PA 19128-2627
(215) 487-1850
Housing and Home
Maintenance
David Gilfillan, Restoration
215
848-7562
Over 20 years of experience in restoring old homes.
Reuses and recycles much of the construction
materials.
Cunningham Piano Company
(215)
438-3200 or (800) 394-1117 / Fax: (215) 438-1197
5427
Germantown Ave / Philadelphia, PA 19144
Philadelphia's premier
piano restoration company.
Holod's True Value
Hardware
700 Ridge Pike / Lafayette Hill PA
19444
610-828-4505
Tool rentals of all
kinds
Ivy Hill Furniture
717 Ivy Hill Rd
/ Philadelphia, PA 19150
(215) 836-7676 / Fax: (215)
836-7161
Huge warehouse of antique, restored, and discounted new
furniture and Persian rugs, right at the border of Mount Airy and
the 'burbs.
Andrew Liddell
610 246 3892 /
liddellpainting@verizon.net
401
Leverington Ave / Philadelphia, PA 19128
Eco-friendly painter
specializing in the use of non-toxic, low odor, zero volatile
organic compounds paints.
Lindy Property
Management
(215)886-8030
Lindy Property Management,
with 3,000 residential units in NW Philadelphia and suburbs,
provides quality housing at affordable prices. Lindy communities are
housed in lead-paint-free buildings where they replace old windows
with energy-efficient windows and recycle tenants'
waste.
MAB Paints
23 E. Chelten Ave /
Philadelphia, PA 19144
MAB is a local paint manufacturer
(Broomall) and their paints are very good
quality.
NaturaLawn Care
(866)
248-1800
152 Keystone Drive / Montgomeryville, PA 18936
www.nl-amer.com/nlawebsites/Montgomeryville/frameset.htm
Northwest
Home Repair
Jaimie Graves / 215-242-2619
12 West
Willow Grove Ave / PMB 181 / Philadelphia, PA 19118
Jaimie and
his crew do carpentry, painting, light plumbing and electrical.
Willing to seek out more eco-friendly supplies upon
request.
Old City - Benjamin Moore
Paints
8002 Germantown Ave / Philadelphia, PA
19118
215-248-6030
Most paint companies these days have some
form of low or no VOC paints. This company also takes back unused
paints and varnishes that they donate once a month -- you just have
to bring them around the time of the month that they'll be giving
them away.
Re:Vision
Architecture
Jennifer Rezeli or Scott Kelly
www.ReVisionArch.com / Info@ReVisionArch.com
215.242.1866
116
E Moreland Avenue / Philadelphia, PA 19118
Thinking globally but
acting locally, Re:Vision Architecture was founded to re-vision and
restore the balance between natural and built environments. RVA
specializes in environmentally responsible architecture and
planning, fundraising for green buildings and
sustainability.
Roxy Rentals
420 Seville
St / Philadelphia, PA 19128
(215)508-1070
Family owned
business in Roxborough - rents all kinds of tools and equipment for
home maintenance and repair. They offer 24 hour service and very
reasonable prices.
Sun Haven Solar
Hap
Haven / 267-408-3340
Solar and Home Performance Testing
5430
Laurens Street / Philadelphia, PA 19144
www.sunhavensolar.com
Hap
Haven inspects homes for energy and heat loss, moisture problems,
insulation requirements and solar energy potential. He will connect
you up with good contractors and supervise the construction
necessary to solve these problems.
Springer's
Hardwood Floors
Don Springer / 267-784-4042 C / 215 725
5772
Floor installation and refinishing. Uses
a water-based polyurethane which dries faster and minimizes
fumes.
TR Insulation
Tom Reilly / 267
228 7912 C / 215 646-4433 O
www.trinsulation.com
217
Summit Avenue / Fort Washington, PA 19034
Family owned business
specializing in insulation, including cellulose (recycled newspaper
treated with fire-retardants) and other insulation materials for new
construction or to retrofit your older home.
Recycling
organizations 3R
Consulting
Corri Beth Gottesman corrigott@msn.com
3R
Consulting helps commercial, educational and government facilities
set up and maintain cost-effective, successful recycling programs.
We also help with reuse and reduce programs.
Greater
Philadelphia Commercial Recycling Council
dbiddle@gpcrc.com / www.gpcrc.com
215-247-3090 /
215-432-8225 (mobile)
P.O. Box 4037 / Philadelphia, PA
19118
This non-profit organization provides waste audits,
planning and research services. They also operate a
clearinghouse and are actively seeking membership businesses
and institutions of all sizes to lead Philadelphia in environmental
programming through the 21st century.
Repair
Shops McCann Jewelers - Watch and Clock
Repairs
125 S. Easton Rd / Glenside, PA
19038-4508
(215) 885-1180
40 years of experience keeping
timepieces ticking
Regent Radio
5900
Greene St / Philadelphia, PA 19144
(215) 843-6300
Repairing
radios, electronics, Playstations, and all manner of stuff for the
last 50 years.
Schools Wissahickon
Charter School
4700 Wissahickon Avenue / Philadelphia,
PA 19144
(267) 338-1020 / www.wissahickoncharter.org
Wissahickon
Charter School is an elementary charter school serving Northwest
Philadephia and grades k - 8. Their mission is to provide a
community of learning with an environmental focus that stimulates
the child's intellectual, social, and character development. Located
across the street from Fern Hill Park, students experience the
curriculum actively in a meaningful context. The rigorous curriculum
encourages students to be both stewards of their community and their
environment.
Thrift
Stores
Bargain Thrift Center
5261 Germantown Ave /
Philadelphia, PA 19140
930-545 M-Sat
215 849 3225
Chestnut Hill Hospital Bargain Shop
8624
Germantown Ave / Philadelphia, PA 19118-2841
(215)
248-1835
The Salvation Army
4555 Pechin
St / Philadelphia, PA 19128-3327
A great store, where you get to
try on your treasures-to-be!
(215)
483-3340
Whosoever Gospel Mission
101 E.
Chelten Ave / Philadelphia, PA 19144
(215) 438-3094 x11 / Fax:
(215) 438-4327
wgmexdir@earthlink.net
Village Thrift Store
40 E Chelten Ave /
Philadelphia, PA 19144
Worn Yesterday
4235 Main St / Philadelphia,
PA
(215) 482-3316
Specializing in children's and maternity
consignment clothing
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