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Department of Sanitation

Collecting, recycling, and disposing of waste, and leading initiatives to encourage recycling and reduce litter in communities.

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Department of Sanitation

Trash & recycling Trash and recycling collections are on a holiday schedule. Set materials out one day behind your regular day.

Services

Report a problem with trash, recycling, or city upkeep
Find the nearest sanitation convenience center
Become a block captain
Schedule trash collection for bulky household items
Safely get rid of hazardous waste
Find your trash and recycling collection day
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What we do

The Department of Sanitation manages the City’s solid waste management system. The system includes trash and recycling collection and waste disposal.

We also clean illegal dumping sites and dispose of:

  • Abandoned tires.
  • Bulk items.
  • Household hazardous waste.

Every year, the Department of Sanitation:

  • Collects over 610,000 tons of trash.
  • Collects over 80,000 tons of recycling.
  • Mechanically cleans 410,000 miles of streets.
  • Services over 510,000 households.

We also manage community outreach efforts to encourage recycling and reduce litter. To learn more about how we help keep Philadelphia clean and green, see our programs.

Connect

Address
1401 John F. Kennedy Blvd.
7th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19102-1676
Phone: 311 for service requests

Get involved

Know what to recycle
Get the guide to what goes in your recycling bin and what doesn’t so that you can recycle right.
Donate or recycle items in Philadelphia
Find locations where you can donate or recycle clothing, electronics, food, and more.
Submit a service request with 311
Report problems like missed trash or recycling pickup and illegal dumping to 311.

Programs

The side of a truck with a street sweeping broom

Mechanical Street Cleaning

Sweeping streets and removing litter and debris from Philadelphia neighborhoods.
Two young girls with a blue recycling bucket

Recycling Program

Reducing litter, saving resources, and helping to keep Philadelphia clean.

SWEEP

SWEEP educates Philadelphia residents, businesses, and property owners about the sanitation code and enforces code violations.
A man shoveling trash

Philadelphia More Beautiful Committee

Teaming up with residents to beautify neighborhood blocks.
BigBelly unit

BigBelly Program

Providing litter baskets and recycling bins to reduce waste along business corridors and areas with heavy foot traffic.
A small child pushing a red wheelbarrow

Philly Spring Cleanup

Kicking off the spring season with city-wide cleaning, beautification, and greening projects.
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