The DC 33 strike is officially underway in Philadelphia, which means trash pickup has been suspended.
City residents are being asked not to set their garbage out on the curb. Instead, the city opened 63 temporary drop-off locations where residents can bring up to eight bags of trash on their collection day. This is in addition to six sanitation convenience centers where you can bring your trash.
Of course, you don’t have to do anything with your trash. That’s why cities employ sanitation workers, who are currently on strike for higher wages. DC 33, the lowest-paid of Philly’s four municipal unions, makes an average annual salary of $46,000.
Striking workers have also said that using the city’s trash collection centres would be crossing the picket line, with residents at the Port Richmond facility turning around or leaving bags of trash on the sidewalk instead.
Residents can call City Hall instead, asking that they meet the union’s requests, like online commenters have suggested. (The Office of the Mayor’s line is 215-686-2181.)
Glitter built a map of the drop-off sites, open Monday through Saturday from 6 AM until 10 PM.
Visit the interactive map on Glitter’s website.
Cover photo by Claudia Salvato Photography
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