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New Schedule for Recycling Pick-Up Amidst COVID-19

These past few weeks have been a time filled with panic and disruption, now hitting your trash collection. The Philadelphia Streets Department has just announced a new schedule for recycling pick-up.

Beginning this coming Monday, April 6th, recycling will be skipped biweekly, resuming scheduled pickups the week of April 11th.

“Recycling collections will resume on Monday, April 13th with every other week collections through May 15th or further,” according to the Philadelphia Streets Department in a press release.

New Philly Trash and Recycling Schedule effective immediately:

Week ofCollection Type
April 6th – April 11thTrash Collections only
Friday, April 10thNo collections – Good Friday Holiday
April 13th – April 17thTrash & Recycling Collections
April 20th – April 24thTrash Collections only
April 27th – May 1stTrash & Recycling Collections
May 4th – May 8thTrash Collections Only
May 11th – May 15thTrash & Recycling Collections

Make sure you use lids on your recycling bins if you have them. If you don’t, you can pick one up from the Sanitation Convenience Centers, open from 8 AM-8 PM Tuesday through Saturday and free to Philly residents.

Trash collections will still remain on their normal weekly schedule, with the exception of this week due to Good Friday. (Those who get their trash picked up on Friday normally would be delayed a day.)

Jamie McClelland

Jamie is a junior at Villanova University double majoring in English and Communications with a specialization in Media Production. She is currently an Editorial Intern at Green Philly. In her spare time she enjoys writing poetry and short stories, along with watching movies and exploring Philly.

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