Philly trash pickup starts Wednesday, on a two-day delay. Here’s when your trash will get collected.
Trash and recycling collection in Philadelphia is on a modified schedule after Sunday’s snowstorm, with reduced services for the rest of the week.
As sanitation crews finish clearing the 14 inches of snow that blanketed Philadelphia during this week’s near-blizzard, more workers can now be diverted back to trash pickup.
Trash and recycling collections will resume Wednesday on a two-day delayed schedule, meaning households with Monday pickups will get their trash collected Wednesday. Tuesday trash pickups will be on Thursday, Wednesday pickups on Friday, Thursday pickups on Saturday, and households with Friday pickups will have trash collected on Sunday.
Due to the modified schedule, there will be no second trash collection for neighborhoods that regularly receive it, and no collections in rear driveways for the rest of the week. With significant snow accumulation, the Streets Department said the measures would help mitigate the risk of sanitation trucks getting stuck in snow.
Expect collection delays as crews navigate through the snow and ice, and inaccessible streets may experience additional delays of trash pick up, according to the Streets Department.
Residents who cannot wait for delayed trash collection or do not receive collections due to unplowed streets can use one of the six sanitation convenience centers. Open Monday through Saturday, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., residents can drop off trash and recycling at these locations.
Sanitation convenience centers in Philadelphia
Northeast Philadelphia: 8401 State Rd., zip code 19136
Northwest Philadelphia: 320 Domino Ln., zip code 19128
Port Richmond: 3901 Delaware Ave., zip code 19137
Southwest Philadelphia: 3033 S 63rd St., zip code 19153
Strawberry Mansion: 2601 W Glenwood Ave., zip code 19121
West Philadelphia: 5100 Grays Ave., zip code 19143