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Philly Street Sweeping

Philly's street-sweeping program returns with parking restrictions in 14 neighborhoods

Divisive bill to ban city from burning its trash put on hold before a vote

Chester mayor

Cleaning program comes to West Philly to tidy up 275 blocks through January

Safe Steps trash collection

As negotiations resume on Day 8 of city workers strike, union plans picket line around City Hall on Wednesday

Trash strike day 8

As municipal strike hits its 7th day, protesters dump trash in City Hall — and get arrested

Philly trash protest

City moves trash collection sites as images of garbage pileups go viral

Trash Spruce Street

Piled up trash is more than just gross — it's also a public health risk

Trash Health Risks

Philly's history of city worker strikes included Molotov cocktails, suburban weddings and 45,000 tons of garbage

DC 33 strike 1978

Thousands of Philly workers are on strike, disrupting trash collection and other city services

DC 33 strike

Unsure where to donate unwanted stuff in Philly? This website helps people find the right places based on their items

Donate Items Philly

Phillly's street-sweeping program returns for seasonal cleaning in 14 neighborhoods

Philly Street Sweeping

Philly to roll out second trash pick up days starting December to combat illegal dumping

Philly trash days

Trash pickups for large items are now available for Philly residents

Bulk trask pickups

Jersey Shore beach sweeps cleared 176,000 pieces of trash last year — including weird stuff

New Jersey Beach Trash

Philly's street-sweeping program has expanded to more blocks this year

Street Sweeping Philly

New initiative will clean 335 blocks each week in Mount Airy and Germantown

Weekly cleaning program Mt. Airy

Philly mayor's race 2023: The candidates discuss the Sixers arena, improving SEPTA and cleaning up trash

mayor candidates septa

Environmental coalition wants Philly's mayoral candidates to pledge to make the city litter free by 2028

dumping littering philly

Recycle your Christmas tree at the Philly Goat Project or these city locations

Philly Christmas Tree Recycling Goats

Ya Fav Trashman and Yards call on local artists to submit beer can designs for Earth Day

Ya Fav Trashman earth day deisgn contest

Philly is turning to civil prosecution – and mobile cameras – to fight its illegal dumping problem

Philly Illegal Dumping

Philadelphia could impose heavier fines for illegal dumping as lawmakers push for more spending

Trash Dumping

Feeding your Christmas tree to goats and other ways to recycle those holiday evergreens

Christmas tree recycling Philly

Philly native captures alligator outside Florida home, video goes viral

Getting paid to pick up litter in Philadelphia: There's an app for that

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Philly plastic bag ban takes effect July 1: What you need to know

Where to recycle your Christmas tree in Philadelphia

Philly Christmas tree recycling

Trash, recycling collections to be delayed across Philly this week due to Columbus Day

philly trash recycling collections columbus day

Philly to launch maps app that tracks trash, recycling collection

Philly trash app

Trash, recycling collections delayed by one day across Philly due to Labor Day

trash recycling collections philly labor day

Trash, recycling collection expected to operate on regular schedule this week

Philly trash recycling collections

Upper Darby resumes recycling pickup after COVID-19 outbreak among sanitation workers

Upper Darby COVID-19 Sanitation Workers

Trash, recycling collection will continue to be delayed in Philly this week

philly trash recycling

Philadelphia trash, recycling collections operating a day late this week, Streets Department says

Philly trash recycling collections

Entire Upper Darby Sanitation Division quarantining for two weeks due to COVID-19 outbreak among staff

Upper Darby Sanitation Department

Philly suspends recycling collection as Tropical Storm Isaias heads north

Philadelphia trash recycling collection

COVID-19 cases, hot weather to blame for Philly's trash backup, Kenney says

Philadelphia trash recycling collection

Philly expanding street sweeping program to new neighborhoods

Street sweeping philadelphia neighborhoods

Philadelphia spends $48 million annually trying to stop, clean up litter, reports says

Philadelphia Littering

Don't toss that e-cig: Vaping waste is a whole new headache for schools and cities

Vaping Waste

While Philly considers plastic bag ban, here's how you can clean up

plastic shopping bag laws

Streets Dept announces second, bigger Trashcan Takeover for 2019

Trash Can Art

Philly (hoping) to begin street sweeping (pilot in a targeted area) in 2019

Garbage on Street – Carroll

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