Description
When recycling is picked up, I see the men taking plastic bags, empty pizza boxes, and other non recyclable items. The home owners may not know what is acceptable, but they should know.
Reporter
When recycling is picked up, I see the men taking plastic bags, empty pizza boxes, and other non recyclable items. The home owners may not know what is acceptable, but they should know.
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Reconnu Philly311 (Utilisateur inscrit)
Recycling and Single-Stream Recycling
Single-stream recycling is now city-wide. All customers can put cans, glass, mixed paper, plastic containers and cardboard out at the curb in the same recycling bin.
Starting January 5, 2009, single-stream recycling will be available weekly city-wide.
What can be recycled:
Metal: Tin and aluminum cans, empty aerosol cans, empty paint cans
Glass: Jars and bottles
Mixed Paper: Newspaper, magazines, mail, phone books, food boxes
Plastic Containers: #1 and #2 plastics (mostly beverage and detergent containers).
Cardboard: Empty and flattened
Please e-mail csstreets@phila.gov or visit http://recyclingpays.phila.gov for additional information.