The City of Philadelphia is in negotiations with waste management company Reworld, which operates an incinerator in Chester. Philadelphia's waste disposal process has been a source of debate, and City Council is expected to vote on the contract when it returns in September. Philadelphia's Sanitation Commissioner Crystal Jacobs Shipman and Councilmember Jamie Gauthier discuss the implications of the waste incineration contract, and what’s next.

Here's a full breakdown of the episode:

0:08 – Trash incinerator in Chester

0:58 -- Philadelphia Sanitation Commissioner Crystal Jacobs Shipman on Philadelphia waste contract

2:09 – Waste management contract with Reworld

4:37 – Contract timing

5:34 -- Environmental considerations in Philadelphia's bid process

6:30 -- Travel considerations in Philadelphia's waste management strategies

7:06 -- Response to criticisms of environmental impact of incineration

9:00 -- If incinerator were located in Philadelphia County rather than Chester County

10:09 -- Reworld procedural violations

12:21 -- Former Mayor Jim Kenney's zero waste by 2035 plan

14:05 -- Reducing reliance on waste energy and landfilling

16:43 -- Councilmember Jamie Gauthier on city contract for incinerating waste

18:22 -- Stop Trashing Our Air Act and garnering support to vote down incineration contract

20:43 -- Response to Commissioner Shipman's plan to reduce amount of waste incinerated over contract period

22:37 -- Meaning of asthma capital

24:40 -- Actions to reduce waste and improve recycling in Philadelphia

26:15 -- Mayor Parker re-election and policies on waste management

28:52 – Response from Reworld

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