TRASH & RECYCLING

NOTE: Do not put your trash out before 7pm the night before trash day, and make sure your trash, bags and cans are secure and bags are substantial and leak-proof, so as not to fall apart or be scattered by wind, vandals or animals. Bags should be no larger than 32 gallons. 



Toxic chemicals, acids, paint thinners, paint, bleach, gas canisters and electronics should not be set out as trash. Dry out paint buckets before placing in trash. Look for hazardous and electronic waste recycling events to dispose of televisions, microwaves, and computers, schedule a pick up via Retrievr, or take to e force compliance at 31st & Greys Ferry Ave.

Philadelphia offers single-stream recycling.  Please inquire about a city-provided bin at your local sanitation convenience center (63rd & Passyunk), the mayor's action center at Hawthorne Cultural Center, inquire with BVNA if we have any privately purchased or Solo Realty donated bins, or you can always simply purchase any hard container at any nearby hardware store such as Cohen’s or 10th Street Hardware.

Please do not use plastic bags to contain your recyclables.  They will be processed as trash, as plastic bags risk damaging the sorting equipment.

Please do not use paper bags to set out recyclables, as loose recyclables are the #1 source of street litter in our neighborhood.  Wind and rain make quick work of paper bags.   Please flatten and compact any cardboard if possible.

• Cassette tapes (VHS and audio)
• Disposable plates AND cups,
• Garden hoses
• Greasy or food-soiled paper or cardboard
• Light bulbs
• Needles and syringes
• Plastic bags
• Pots and pans
• Shredded paper
• Styrofoam
• Takeout containers
• Tissues, paper towels, and napkins

You can recycle bags at grocery stores. All such stores in the neighborhood have bins for recycling plastic bags.  Please do not place these bags in recycling bins.

Effective January 1, 2009, the Philadelphia streets department no longer accepts white metal bulk items or tires as part of curbside collection. automotive tires and appliances, such as stoves, refrigerators, washing machines, hot water heaters, etc. will have to be disposed of through a private hauler. residents may continue to set out compactable furniture, such as sofas, mattresses, box springs, etc., for collection at curbside, up to two items per week.

Please note as of December 2013, mattresses must be completely wrapped in plastic when taken to the curb for trash pick-up.

The city no longer collects leaves curbside as yard waste. Leaves can be dropped off at select locations on Saturdays each fall. Look for this information in the BVNA newsletter.