Recyling Partnership


	Recycling Pays PMBC Hazardous Waste Leaf Collection

The Philadelphia Partnership Recycling Program is a community-based recycling program established and supported by the Streets Department of the City of Philadelphia. The program is a joint effort of non-profit community groups, and the Streets Department.

Income earned by Partnership community groups through their volunteer efforts supports local projects for the public good. Partnership Recycling is administered by Keep Philadelphia Beautiful (formerly PhilaPride). The program is supported in part by avoided costs of trash disposal.

The Sanitation Division of the Streets Department provides collection service for mixed paper and plastics. Groups make their own collection arrangements for other materials.


	MEMBERS

GROUP	General Location
Cedar Park Neighbors	West Philadelphia
Community OutReach Partnership (CORP)	Center City
Chestnut Hill Community Association	Chestnut Hill
Central Roxborough Civic Association	Central Roxborough
Weaver's Way Cooperative	Mt. Airy
Northern Liberties Neighbors Association	East Central Philadelphia
Fairmount Recycles	Fairmount/Art Museum
Friends of Pennypack Park	Central Northeast Phila
Greater Olney Community Council	North Philadelphia
Independent Community Assistance Network	West Philadelphia
Ridge Park Civic Association	Roxborough/Ivy Ridge
Fishtown Neighbors Association	Fishtown/Kensington


	FOR MORE INFORMATION Community groups interested in starting a Partnership Recycling Program can contact Bob Pierson, program coordinator, at 215-925-5971, or write to Partnership Recycling, 318 Gaskill Street, Philadelphia PA 19147.


	TIME AND LOCATION OF COLLECTIONS AND MATERIALS ACCEPTED

Table 1. Community Groups in the Partnership Recycling Program
Member Group	Dropoff Site Location	Days Open	Hours Open	Materials Accepted (see specs, page 3)
Cedar Park	50th & Baltimore Ave. at the Firehouse Market.	first and third Saturday	9 am to 12:30 pm	resid. mixed paper plastics 1&2
CORP	Trinity Memorial Church, 22nd & Spruce	first and third Saturday	10 am to 1 pm	resid. mixed paper plastics1&2
Chestnut Hill	Wyndmoor Train Station, Willow Grove Ave near Crittenden Street	first Saturday	9 am to 1 pm	resid. mixed paper plastics1&2 househld batteries aluminum cans
Central Roxborough Civic Assoc.	Leverington Ave. parking lot, near Ridge Ave.	first Saturday	9 am to 11:30	resid. mixed paper plastics1&2
Northern Liberties Neighbors Association	2nd and Spring Garden, northwest corner	first Saturday	9 am to noon	resid. mixed paper plastics1&2
Fairmount Recycles	27th & Harper Streets, SE corner (North Star Bar parking lot)	first Saturday	9 am to noon	resid. mixed paper plastics1&2, egg cart-ons, books, bicycles, printer ink cartridges
Weavers Way	Unitarian Church parking lot, off Johnson Street	third Saturday	9 am to 1:30 pm	resid. mixed paper plastics1&2, office paper, aluminum (all), clothing
Friends of Pennypack Park	Lincoln High School at Rowland Avenue. Enter from Rowland Ave. at Vista Street	third Saturday	9 am to noon	resid. mixed paper plastics1&2
Greater Olney Community Council	Cousins Supermarket parking lot across from Olney High School, Mascher and Duncannon Streets.	third Saturday	9 am to noon	resid. mixed paper plastics1&2
Independent Community Assistance Network	60th and Vine Streets northwest corner	third Saturday	8 to 11 am	resid. mixed paper plastics1&2
Ridge Park Civic Association	Ivy Ridge Train Station, Umbria Street at Parker Avenue	third Saturday	9 am to noon	resid. mixed paper plastics1&2
Fishtown Neighbors Association	Near SE corner of Palmer and Memphis Streets	first Saturday	9 to 11 am	resid. mixed paper plastics1&2

MATERIAL SPECIFICATIONS

Aluminum

Aluminum Cans: any aluminum beverage container
Flatten cans to save space.
Bring in plastic bag.
Place in special container for aluminum cans.
Do not bring cans that are not in a plastic bag.
Aluminum (all) includes cans, aluminum siding, screen doors or window frames, excluding glass.

Office Paper

White office and white computer paper.
White paper only, no color or card stock.
Bring office paper in cardboard boxes, or paper bags.

Plastics

Bring only plastics marked with a 1 or a 2 on bottom that contained water, milk, juice, soda. No plastics that contained automotive products.
Bring plastics in plastic bags or with handles tied together with string.
Remove caps, crush plastics to save space.

Residential Mixed Paper

Mixed paper consists of:

newspaper
magazines
junk mail
catalogs
phone books
books
advertisers without plastic bags
paper bags
wrapping paper (dry, clean)
cereal boxes, flattened with liner removed
office paper, office files
cardboard boxes,
flattened to save space unless used to contain other mixed paper

Bring mixed paper in cardboard boxes, or paper bags.
You can bring paper in plastic bags, but remove plastic bag at site.
Do not bring paper that has a plastic or wax coating; Do not bring wet or soiled paper.