PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — A Philadelphia City Council committee advanced a bill on Monday to ban the burning of the city’s trash, despite a plea from city officials to wait until there’s a more comprehensive plan for dealing with the waste it collects.
The bill’s sponsor, Jaime Gauthier, said the city’s trash has contributed to poor health in Chester, where it’s burned in the ReWorld Waste to Energy incinerator.
“Air does not stop at the county line, so it’s no surprise that Philly suffers too. One in five of our young people has asthma, earning us the unfortunate designation as the 2025 asthma capital,” Gauthier said…