Philly Recycling

Hoard that recycling for every-other-week pickup *** UPDATE 7/1/20: Weekly recycling will resume beginning Monday, July 6th. The Streets Department announced that its biweekly recycling pickup will resume through June 26th. Trash will continue (or close) to its normal weekly...

Whether you’re moving or trying to get those end-of-year house cleaning done, you may wonder, ‘where is the closest recycling center near me?’ if trash day seems so far away. Recycling is an essential piece of sustainability. It reduces the amount...

Our Where Can I Wednesday reader question reads: “I am getting a bigger recycle bin, but am not sure what to do with my old one. Can you help? Thanks, Amy” What to do with old recycling bins We’re happy...

Although we’re a little wary of the sentiment and orgs behind of America Recycles Day, the Streets Department celebrated recycling on Thursday with a few groundbreaking announcements. Commissioner for Philadelphia Streets Department David Perri announced that Philadelphia broke recycling records. During the...

'Tis the season to be giving... Fa la la la la, la la la la. But what wrapping, bags and paper can you recycle? Fa la la la la la, la la la la. Good news for you - we sorted out Christmas recycling tips for you, for what you can put in the single-stream Philadelphia bins! Here's what you can recycle over the holidays for today's edition of Where Can I Wednesday.