Community Trash and Recycling Guidelines | March 23, 2008
Put Your Trash Out at the Correct Time
Old City's Trash and Recycling Collection is every Friday. Residents should place their trash at curbside after 8PM every Thursday evening. If you put your trash out before 8 PM, you may receive a violation ticket.
Put Trash in Proper Containers
Personal trash cans and sealed plastic bags up to the 40 lb. limit are acceptable. Securely tie newspapers, wood scraps, cardboard boxes, and other loose items into bundles no more than four feet long and two feet thick. Cardboard boxes can not be used as trash containers.
Weekly Limits on Amount of Trash
Each household is allowed a maximum of (6) - 32-gallon receptacles or (12) - 30"x37" bags of trash each week. The weight limit for a bag or can is 40 lbs. The Total weight should not exceed 240 lbs.
For more information on residential trash collection click here.
Holiday Collection
If a Holiday occurs on a Monday, collection will be one day late (Saturday morning). Place trash at curbside on Friday after 8PM. If a Holiday occurs on a Monday the same week as a First Friday, the Old City District has made special arrangements for collection on the regular scheduled day (Friday). Place trash at curbside on Thursday after 8PM.
For a complete Holiday Trash Collection Schedule click here.
Guidelines for Businesses with Private Trash Collection
Trash must not be put out more than two hours prior to collection. For collection scheduled after business hours, trash must be put out no more than 30 minutes prior to the close of business. Dumpsters not licensed for public right-of-way placement must be kept inside the business premises until the proper setout time. Click here to view Dumpster Laws
Put Out Trash in Proper Containers
Regulations require rigid containers equipped with lids for all trash and garbage put out for private collection. Each lid must be securely closed when waste is in the receptacle and garbage containers must be fully leak-proof. Newspapers, wood scraps, cardboard boxes and other loose items do not require containment provided they are bundled securely enough to withstand wind and rain and do not violate the Fire Code (See Philadelphia Code, Title 5). Cardboard boxes may never be used as containers for trash, regardless of who collects it!
Use Your Own Containers to Dispose of Trash_
City litter baskets are for pedestrian use only. Do not use them to dispose of your trash, you may receive a violation ticket if you dispose of personal mail and it is found in a city litter basket.
Comply With Dumpster Laws
Laws governing dumpster usage and placement are in effect. Consult your SWEEP officer for specific rules pertaining to licensing, identification, and frequency of emptying, standards of cleanliness, proper closure, and screening requirement. Dumpsters may not be used for grindable food waste disposal.
For more information on Business Trash Collection click here.
Old City's Trash and Recycling Collection is every Friday. Residents should place their trash at curbside after 8PM every Thursday evening. If you put your trash out before 8 PM, you may receive a violation ticket.
Put Trash in Proper Containers
Personal trash cans and sealed plastic bags up to the 40 lb. limit are acceptable. Securely tie newspapers, wood scraps, cardboard boxes, and other loose items into bundles no more than four feet long and two feet thick. Cardboard boxes can not be used as trash containers.
Weekly Limits on Amount of Trash
Each household is allowed a maximum of (6) - 32-gallon receptacles or (12) - 30"x37" bags of trash each week. The weight limit for a bag or can is 40 lbs. The Total weight should not exceed 240 lbs.
For more information on residential trash collection click here.
Holiday Collection
If a Holiday occurs on a Monday, collection will be one day late (Saturday morning). Place trash at curbside on Friday after 8PM. If a Holiday occurs on a Monday the same week as a First Friday, the Old City District has made special arrangements for collection on the regular scheduled day (Friday). Place trash at curbside on Thursday after 8PM.
For a complete Holiday Trash Collection Schedule click here.
Guidelines for Businesses with Private Trash Collection
Trash must not be put out more than two hours prior to collection. For collection scheduled after business hours, trash must be put out no more than 30 minutes prior to the close of business. Dumpsters not licensed for public right-of-way placement must be kept inside the business premises until the proper setout time. Click here to view Dumpster Laws
Put Out Trash in Proper Containers
Regulations require rigid containers equipped with lids for all trash and garbage put out for private collection. Each lid must be securely closed when waste is in the receptacle and garbage containers must be fully leak-proof. Newspapers, wood scraps, cardboard boxes and other loose items do not require containment provided they are bundled securely enough to withstand wind and rain and do not violate the Fire Code (See Philadelphia Code, Title 5). Cardboard boxes may never be used as containers for trash, regardless of who collects it!
Use Your Own Containers to Dispose of Trash_
City litter baskets are for pedestrian use only. Do not use them to dispose of your trash, you may receive a violation ticket if you dispose of personal mail and it is found in a city litter basket.
Comply With Dumpster Laws
Laws governing dumpster usage and placement are in effect. Consult your SWEEP officer for specific rules pertaining to licensing, identification, and frequency of emptying, standards of cleanliness, proper closure, and screening requirement. Dumpsters may not be used for grindable food waste disposal.
For more information on Business Trash Collection click here.