Announcement
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Reducing litter, saving resources, and helping to keep Philadelphia clean.
The City’s recycling program operates on an enormous scale. It’s important that we each do our part to ensure we’re recycling the right things—the right way.
Recycling right saves resources. It’s good for the environment, reduces litter and pollution, and keeps our communities clean and healthy. Improper recycling is putting trash in your recycling, where it ruins good materials, damages equipment, and endangers workers. It only takes one bad bin to ruin a truckload of good recycling.
Learn how to recycle and what belongs in the bin.
Recycling is the law in Philadelphia. If you don't recycle and/or recycle properly, you may be issued a fine by SWEEP. Read a summary of residential trash and recycling rules.
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1401 John F. Kennedy Blvd.
Suite 730 Philadelphia, PA 19102 |
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recyclingoffice |
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Phone:
(215) 686-5444
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Thursday, November 28 and Friday, November 29 are City-observed holidays. As a result, there will be no trash and recycling collection on these days.
If Thursday or Friday is your regular collection day, you should set materials out two days later:
Set your materials out after 5 p.m. the night before, and before 7 a.m. the day of collections.
To learn more, see the Department of Sanitation’s press release or call 311.