WHO:                  Streets Department’s Sanitation Division

WHAT:                Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event

WHEN:               Thursday – July 20

9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

WHERE:              8401 State Road at Ashburner Street

Citizens are invited to participate in a free citywide Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Collection Event sponsored by the Streets Department’s Sanitation Division.  This event provides citizens with an opportunity to recycle or dispose of unwanted Household Hazardous Waste accumulated in their homes or garages.  As an added incentive, residents signed up for Philadelphia Recycling Rewards may use this opportunity to earn extra Recycling Rewards points. A coded card worth 25 points will be given to Philadelphia Recycling Rewards participants as a bonus for recycling their unwanted hazardous waste.  No waste materials generated by a business will be accepted. This event will be held rain or shine.

In 2016, 277,000 pounds of HHW materials were collected.  There were 4,200 residents that participated in last year’s events.

For more information regarding drop off events in the participating counties, visit the Streets Department’s web site at http://www.philadelphiastreets.com/hazardous-waste/. For all City services, call 311.