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Greater Philadelphia Area Recycling Information

City of Philadelphia Recycling Information
Bucks, Chester, Deleware, and Montgomery County Recycling Information


City of Philadelphia Recycling Information

1. What materials can I recycle at the curbside in the City of Philadelphia?

At the curbside, residents in all areas of Philadelphia can recycle:

Mixed Paper, including:
Newspapers including inserts
Junk mail
Envelopes (with or without windows)
Telephone books
Magazines and catalogs
Cereal type boxes - no liners please!
Home office paper
Stationery and other clean paper 		 

For areas of the City with dual stream recycling (north, northwest, and lower northeast), place mixed paper beside your recycling bin in a paper bag or tied with a string.

Commingled materials, including:
Metal cans
Aluminum cans
Empty aerosol cans (no caps please!)
Empty paint cans (air dried)
Paint can lids (separated from the paint cans)
Glass bottles and jars		  

For areas of the City with single stream recycling (northeast, west, southwest, south, and Center City), please ALL recyclable materials IN your blue recycling container (including mixed paper). Single stream recycling areas may also recycle plastics #1 & #2 and corregated cardboard, along with the materials listed above.

For a key map of the City's recycling program, visit: http://64.78.36.115/pdf/keymap.pdf.

2. Where can I recycle plastic and cardboard in Philadelphia if I live in an area that doesn't currently accept them at the curb?

Plastics #1 and #2 (find the number on the bottom of plastic items) and cardboard can currently be recycled through the Philadelphia Partnership Recycling Program, a collection of volunteers who collect recyclables at drop off sites and use the revenue from the recyclables to fund local community programs.

To find the Partnership Program Drop-off Site near you, visit: http://64.78.36.115/prog_partnership.asp.

3. I don't have a City recycling container. How do I get one?

  You can set out bottles and cans in ANY sturdy, hard-sided container less than 20 gallons in size. NO cardboard boxes, NO plastic bags.

The City distributes recycling containers at five different locations across Philadelphia, free-of-charge. Visit http://64.78.36.115/res_containers.asp for a list of these locations.

4. My office or apartment building doesn't recycle. What can I do?

 

Apartments of five units or less can put out their recyclables at the curbside like normal residences.

However, apartment units of 6 or more, and all other commercial buildings are required to recycle under the commercial regulations. IT'S THE LAW!

The building manager is responsible for your building's recycling program. If you know of a building that is not recycling, talk to the building manager. Get employees or residents to push for starting a recycling program and show that there is support for participating.

Starting a recycling program will require them to hire a private hauler to take away their recyclables, so they may express some resistance. Be positive and don't threaten. Let him or her know that while they will spend time and money starting the recycling program, it will save them money on their trash pickup.

As a last resort, call (215) 685-RECYCLE (7329) and ask for information on Commercial Recycling enforcement.

For more information on Philadelphia's commercial recycling law and for assistance in setting up recycling in an apartment or place of work, visit the Greater Philadelphia Commercial Recycling Council at www.gpcrc.com.

5. I don't know what my recycling pick up day is? How can I find out?

Residential recycling is picked up the same day as trash day. However, some neighborhoods of the City have recycling pick up every week (northwest and Center City) and the remainder of neighborhoods have it every other week.

To view every other week recycling schedules, visit http://64.78.36.115/res_cal.asp.

6. How do I properly dispose of Household Hazardous Waste?

The City administers a Household Hazardous Waste Drop-Off Program. For more information on materials accepted at these drop-off sites and hours/days of operation, visit http://www.phila.gov/streets/hazardous_waste.html.


For more information on recycling in Philadelphia County, please contact:

Mr. Scott McGrath
Interim Recycling Coordinator, City of Philadelphia
Philadelphia Recycling Office
1401 JFK Blvd.
780 Municipal Services Building
Philadelphia, PA 19102
215-686-5513
e-mail: scott.mcgrath@phila.gov
website: http://recyclingpays.phila.gov



Bucks County

For information on recycling in Bucks County, please contact:

Mr. Lale Byers
Planner/Recycling Coordinator
Bucks County Planning Commission
The Almshouse
Neshaminy Manor Center
Doylestown, PA 18949
215-345-3414
215-345-3886 fax
e-mail: lwbyers@co.bucks.pa.us

Chester County

Recycling is collected curbside in Chester County. The type of materials collected at the curb differs by municipality. For a complete listing of curbside recycling services by municipality, click here.

Recycling is also collected at various drop-off locations throughout the county. For a complete listing of recycling drop-off locations by municipality, click here.

For complete information on recycling in Chester County, please visit the Chester County Health Department's Division of Solid Waste Management website, at www.chesco.org/health/dswm1.html, or contact:

Ms. Nancy Fromnick
Recycling Coordinator
Chester County Health Department
P.O. Box 2747
601 Westtown Rd., Suite 295
West Chester, PA 19380-0990
610-344-5940
610-344-4705 fax
e-mail: nfromnick@chesco.org
website: www.chesco.org/health/dswm1.html

Delaware County

Recycling is collected curbside and at drop-off locations throughout Delaware County. The type of materials collected at the curb and at the drop-off locations differs by municipality. For a complete list of items collected curbside by municipality and for a list of communities that have drop-off locations, click here.

For complete information on recycling in Delaware County, please visit the Delaware County Courthouse and Government Center's recycling web page, at www.co.delaware.pa.us/recycle, or contact:

Ms. Sue Cordes
Recycling Coordinator
Delaware County SWA
1521 No. Providence Rd.
Rose Tree Park-Hunt Club
Media, PA 19063
610-892-9716
610-892-9622 fax
e-mail: Recycle1de@aol.com
website: www.co.delaware.pa.us/recycle

Montgomery County

For information on recycling in Montgomery County, please contact:

Mr. Art Feltes
Recycling Coordinator
Montgomery County Waste Authority
PO Box 311
Human Service Center
1430 DeKalb Street, 5th Floor
Norristown, PA 19401
610-278-3045
610-278-3713 fax
e-mail: afeltes@wsaemc.org