Sustainability Archives - Technical.ly

A pile of old keyboards, laptops, and computer towers stacked together, suggesting electronic waste or discarded computer equipment.

Civic Tech, Policy & Government DC

These DC ‘warriors’ are building community through tech repair

Written by John Del Rosario November 25, 2025November 25, 2025

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Entrepreneurship & Business DC

This Forbes honoree helps companies and people be more sustainable, one measurement at a time

Written by Kaela Roeder September 11, 2025September 24, 2025

A building with a large sign reading "INDUCTEV" on the facade, a person walking near the entrance, and some bare tree branches in the foreground.

Entrepreneurship & Business Philly

InductEV bets on Pennsylvania talent as clean energy funding faces political pushback

Written by Sarah Huffman July 21, 2025September 21, 2025

Two people load furniture and large items into a Good Haul moving truck parked on a street beside an apartment building.

Entrepreneurship & Business Philly

West Philly campus move-out is a mess. Drexel, Penn and Rego are teaming up to fix it.

Written by Sarah Huffman July 10, 2025September 21, 2025

A person holds a smartphone open to a city map app with parking locations, standing on a sidewalk next to parked cars and red brick buildings.

Entrepreneurship & Business Philly

Circular Philadelphia launches interactive tool to find donation and recycling sites, thanks to a $20k grant

Written by Sarah Huffman June 27, 2025August 12, 2025

A gray electronic device with a handle and cables is displayed on a green tablecloth, alongside business cards and informational brochures at an event booth.

Entrepreneurship & Business Pittsburgh

Clean Plate Innovations lands UPMC partnership and teases major deals with national chains

Written by Gavin Petrone June 23, 2025July 21, 2025

Two men are working outside near a chain-link fence; one is holding a tool, while the other places debris into a large cardboard box labeled “Lowe’s.”.

Civic News Philly

Philadelphia’s civic tech powers key community projects — but it’s overlooked and underfunded

Written by Amanda Soskin May 19, 2025May 16, 2025

Two people stand in a large industrial warehouse with machinery and metal parts around them. The environment is spacious, with high ceilings and fluorescent lighting.

Startups Pittsburgh

This robot uses AI to pull screws out of old TVs — and it could transform e-waste recycling

Written by McKenzie Morgan March 11, 2025March 11, 2025

Split image; left shows a cityscape with tall buildings viewed through a yellow-tinted window, right shows a grainy, black-and-white close-up of a wind turbine against a yellow background.

Civic News Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh has all the resources to be the next big green energy hub — except the workers to make it happen

Written by Alice Crow, Quinn Glabicki and PublicSource February 24, 2025February 22, 2025

A green-tinted microscopic image showing a cluster of single-celled algae with oval shapes and hair-like appendages called flagella.

Startups Baltimore

Using algae to produce sustainable fuel is making its way from Baltimore to England

Written by Kaela Roeder February 17, 2025February 19, 2025

A person places electronic waste, including a fan, into a large cardboard box at a recycling drop-off point, surrounded by orange cones and parked cars.

Civic News Delaware

Ready to get rid of electronics? Here’s how to properly dispose of them in Delaware

Written by McKenzie Morgan December 31, 2024December 19, 2024

Civic News Baltimore

Baltimore residents can eliminate e-waste. Here’s how.

Written by McKenzie Morgan December 30, 2024January 6, 2025