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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 Dept. Announces Delayed Collections for the Week of Jan. 26

January 23, 2026

Announcement

Sanitation Dept. Announces Delayed Collections for the Week of Jan. 26

In preparation for the snow, Sanitation crews and equipment will be diverted to snow operations.

Crews will complete collections on Saturday, January 24.
Trash and recycling collections will be suspended on Monday, January 26. Collections will be one day behind for the remainder of the week.
There will be no collections in rear driveways for the remainder of the week. Residents are instructed to set materials out in front of their homes for pickup during the week of January 26. Icy driveways can hinder trash compactors mobility.
Second trash collection in areas of the city that normally receive it is suspended the week of January 26. There will be one collection only for the entire city.
Residents should expect collection delays as crews navigate through the snow and ice. As significant snow accumulations are expected with this snow event, the collection schedule for the week may be altered. Continuation of trash and recycling collections will be contingent upon the impact of the snow and the progression of plowing operations.
Residents who are unable to hold their materials can drop them off at one of the City’s six Sanitation Convenience Centers open Monday through Saturday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. See a list of locations.