Philadelphia issues more than 1,000 tickets for trash left outside, despite ongoing pickup delays
The city is “charging people for its own mismanagement of services,” said one West Philly resident.
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Secret Philly: The 1914 trash cleanup program that gained nationwide fame
The weeklong effort was so robust it was called “a model” for other cities to follow.
How to let goats eat your Christmas tree, or recycle it another way in Philly
Don't let your tree end up clogging the trash.
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City recycling truck gets stuck in Port Richmond sinkhole
Work has been ongoing on Livingston Street for more than a year.
Philly recycling is a mess everywhere. Here’s how you can help.
If you can find a car, the sanitation dropoff centers are now open seven days a week.
Trash collection more than doubled in some Philly neighborhoods during the pandemic
Tonnage is up across the city, with the Northwest and far Northeast seeing the biggest spikes.
11 free New Year’s resolutions for Philadelphia
Cleaner streets, fewer indictments and a modern fare system — is that too much to ask for 2020?
50 pretty new trash cans land on Philly streets — to be emptied by neighborhood volunteers
“I’m at a desperate point,” said one resident in Southwest.
Someone keeps stealing my compost and I have no idea why they want my rotting food
Turns out I’m not the only Philadelphian dealing with a bucket thief.
Opinion: I love Philadelphia, but I might leave because of trash
The litter piles on Alisha Ebling's North Philly street are out of control.
Tickets for trashy sidewalks are up 300%. It hasn’t fixed Philly’s litter problem.
More than half the violation notices issued by the city end up in the rubbish pile.
Philadelphia’s new version of street sweeping is…dusty
Watch a demo of the backpack leaf blowers that will scatter debris — so drivers don't have to move their cars.
After a decade of strikeouts, Philly might actually ban plastic bags
Yes, you'll still be able to pick up dog poop.
Philly’s switch to burning half its recyclables gets some national coverage
They used to go to China, but are now incinerated, creating carcinogenic smog.
Germantown neighbors give up on city street cleaning and buy a trash truck
Two Northwest Philly nonprofits joined forces to start a litter pickup program.