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About

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.

Address	1401 John F. Kennedy Blvd. Suite 730 Philadelphia, PA 19102
Email	recyclingoffice@phila.gov
Phone	Phone: (215) 686-5444

Address

1401 John F. Kennedy Blvd.
Suite 730
Philadelphia, PA 19102

recyclingoffice@phila.gov

Phone

Phone: (215) 686-5444

Announcements

Announcement

Sanitation Collection Services for the Week of February 23, 2026

February 13, 2026

Announcement

Sanitation Collection Services for the Week of February 23, 2026

Sanitation and Recycling Collections: Due to the expected amount of snow accumulation, Sanitation crews and equipment will be diverted to snow operations. Residents can find updates on sanitation services at www.phila.gov/sanitation and follow the Sanitation Department on social media.

Trash and recycling collections are suspended for Monday, February 23 and Tuesday, February 24. There will be a two-day delay in collections for the week of February 23 as Monday collections will be picked up on Wednesday and Tuesday collections on Thursday. Collections will continue the rest of the week in the same sequence with materials picked up two days behind regular schedule.

There will be no collections in rear driveways. Residents are instructed to set their materials out in front of their homes for pickup during the week of February 23. With the expectation of significant snow accumulation, there is an increased risk of Sanitation trucks becoming stuck in the snow in rear driveways.
The collection schedule may change. Continuation of trash and recycling collections will be contingent on how the storm and plowing operations have progressed.
Second trash collection is suspended in areas of the city that typically receive it during the week of February 23. There will be one collection only throughout the week.
Residents should expect collection delays as crews navigate through the snow and ice. Inaccessible streets may experience additional delays.
Sanitation Convenience Centers: Residents who can’t hold their materials can drop them off at one of the City’s six locations, open Monday through Saturday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. A list of sites is available at phila.gov/sanitation.