Philadelphia Parks & Recreation’s Fairmount Park Organic Recycling Center allows businesses to dispose of organic materials.
For a tipping fee, commercial businesses can dispose of:
- Leaves.
- Grass clippings.
- Brush.
- Herbivore manure.
- Wood chips.
NOTE: Bamboo is not accepted at the Organic Recycling Center. See additional notes on unacceptable materials, below.
Who
Businesses that have registered to use this service.
April through October:
Monday-Friday: 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Saturdays: 8 a.m to 2:30 p.m.
Closed Sundays.
November through March:
Monday-Friday: 8 a.m to 2:30 p.m.
Closed Saturdays and Sundays.
How
1
Commercial businesses must complete a registration form to participate in the recycling program.
2
Registered businesses will receive permits that restrict them to certain roadways for hauling materials.
3
Businesses need to complete the daily log-in sheet and waiver form.
4
All disposed materials must be clean and delivered separately.
The following will not be accepted:
- Bamboo.
- Plastic bags.
- Metal.
- Trash of any kind.
Recycling Center staff has the right to refuse disposal of any materials.