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Mechanical Street Cleaning

Sweeping streets and removing litter and debris from Philadelphia neighborhoods.

About

The Mechanical Street Cleaning program operates on select routes from April through November each year. Mechanical street cleaning includes:

  • Mechanical brooms sweeping street debris.
  • Staff cleaning some routes with backpack blowers and hand brooms.
  • Sanitation officers issuing sanitation code violations related to litter and dumping.

The program:

  • Reduces litter.
  • Prevents trash and debris from entering our water system.
  • Focuses on the city’s most vulnerable communities.

Connect

Address
1401 John F. Kennedy Blvd.
7th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19102
Email MechanicalCleaning@phila.gov

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