Pedal Cooperative's Milestones

2011

September: Hauled recycling for Bike Philly 2011 with 4000+ participating bikers
September: Collected recycling from Shale Gas Outrage natural gas demonstration of 1000+ people
July: Hauled water and snacks on the Urban Farm BIke Tour
July: Began composting at Plotland in West Philadelphia (44th & Locust)
June: Earned 501c3 tax exempt status!
May: Participated in a Growing Power Workshop Weekend in Milwaukee
April: Participant at the Germantown Friends Interfaith Green Fair
March: Began composting with Philly Food Foresters at Mercy Edible Park

January: Provided Christmas tree removal service, chipped trees for mulch
April: Short video featuring the Pedal Coop wins the National Geographic Competition
Summer: Saul High School summer interns worked at our compost site all summer!

Septmeber: First Residential Compost Client
September 7, 2008: Collected the compost and recycling for the GreenFest
Pedal Co-op was able to handle our first 20,000+ people event!
July 17, 2008: Incorprated as a nonprofit cooperative in the state of Pennsylvania
June 28, 2008: Collected the recycling for the Running for Cover event for the Melanoma Foundation
May: First Moving Job, Pedal Coop moved Four World Bakery to the new location at 44th and Chestnut
March: Received our first community development grant from Phillycarshare
January 2008: First compost collection began from Metropalitan Bakery in University City

September: Started to collect recycling from our first client, Fiume Bar, in West Philly