If you live in Philadelphia, you can drop off oversized trash, yard waste, recycling, and other items at six sanitation convenience centers around the city.
- Through Friday, July 11: 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.
- Saturday, July 12 and Sunday, July 13: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
The regular schedule will resume on Monday, July 14:
- Monday through Saturday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Where and when
All six sanitation convenience centers are open Monday through Saturday, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. The centers are closed on City holidays.
Requirements
Residents can drop off regular household items once a day and oversized items once a week. You need to present proof that you live in Philadelphia in order to use the centers.
Residents can use personal or commercial vehicles, but they must have a total vehicle weight of less than 6,000 pounds.
Construction debris is not accepted at the sanitation convenience centers. You can take construction materials to a private facility for a fee.
Commercial contractors and vehicles carrying commercial loads cannot use the facilities.
Accepted materials
You can bring the following types of materials to sanitation convenience centers:
- Automotive tires (limited to four per day)
- Bulk items, large metal household items or appliances, or items containing refrigerants (limited to two a day)
- Christmas trees
- Trash (up to six receptacles or 12 bags)
- Electronic waste, including computers, monitors, and televisions
- Latex or water-based paint cans
- Must be solidified by adding an absorbent material such as kitty litter or newspaper
- Mattresses and box springs, unwrapped
- Recyclable materials
- Yard waste (must be free of contamination and contained in paper bags only)
- Fluorescent light bulbs, and lithium, rechargeable, and lead-acid batteries.