What to Know
- The day your trash and recycling gets picked up depends on where in Philadelphia you live and if a holiday happens during the week.
- After a city-observed holiday, trash and recycling pickup will be delayed one day for the remainder of the week. Inclement weather can also cause trash pickup to be delayed.
- You can use the StreetSmartPHL tool to find up-to-date information about trash and recycling pickup.
Not sure when your trash is supposed to be picked up along your Philadelphia street?
Your trash and recycling collection day depends on where in the city you live, what city holidays are being observed on a given week and if weather is causing pickup delays. You can find out your collection day by typing in your street address here.
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Where can I find up-to-date information?
You can use the city's StreetSmartPHL tool to see where trash and recycling trucks have already visited each day, as well as where trash and recycling will be collected each day of the week. The site also lets you know if trash and recycling collections are on schedule. Click on the PickupPHL button for all of the information.
What about holidays?
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After a city-observed holiday, trash and recycling collection will be delayed one day for the remainder of the week. If a holiday falls on a Friday, trash will be collected on Saturday.
These are the holidays the city is observing in 2025:
- New Year's Day – Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Day – Monday, Jan. 20, 2025
- Presidents' Day – Monday, Feb. 17, 2025
- Good Friday – Friday, April 18, 2025
- Memorial Day – Monday, May 26, 2025
- Juneteenth – Thursday, June 19, 2025
- Independence Day – Friday, July 4, 2025
- Labor Day – Monday, Sept. 1, 2025
- Indigenous Peoples' Day – Monday, Oct. 13, 2025
- Veterans Day – Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025
- Thanksgiving – Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025
- Thanksgiving Friday – Friday, Nov. 28, 2025
- Christmas Day – Thursday, Dec. 25, 2025
Basically, after President's Day, Monday pickup becomes Tuesday pickup, Tuesday pickup moves to Wednesday pickup and so forth.
All municipal City of Philadelphia offices are closed today in observance of Presidents' Day. 🇺🇸
— City of Philadelphia (@PhiladelphiaGov) February 17, 2025
Trash and recycling collections will be moved one day later for the remainder of the week. pic.twitter.com/YJ7MHwK5S9
What about weather delays for trash pickup?
During and after inclement weather -- especially wintry weather -- trash and recycling pickup could get pushed back.
Want to get rid of your trash any day?
"If you live in Philadelphia, you can drop off oversized trash, yard waste, recycling, and other items at six sanitation convenience centers around the city," the city’s Sanitation Department says. "All six sanitation convenience centers are open Monday through Saturday, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. The centers are closed on City holidays."
Click here to find the closest sanitation center to you.
What if my trash never got picked up?
If your trash or recycling hasn't been picked up by 7 p.m. on your scheduled collection day, you can request a pickup by completing this form.
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