The City of Philadelphia has recently expanded single stream recycling citywide- making it easier than ever to recycle. However, many people still don't have a recycling bin. Bins are now being made available at select recreation centers around the City, found on this directory: http://64.78.36.115/pdf/facility-directory.pdf

However- you don't need a blue bin to recycle. Any hard-sided container clearly marked "RECYCLING" will do. You can also request a recycling sticker from the City for your container.

For any city-related recycling information, go to recyclingpays.phila.gov. If you have any customer service questions, you can email csstreets@phila.gov or call The Philadelphia Recycling Hotline at 215-685-RECYCLE (7329).

Single Stream Recycling Citywide
On July 7 2008 , Mayor Nutter announced Philadelphia's BINdependence Day, celebrating the expansion of single stream recycling citywide. Single stream recycling allows residents to put all of their recycling- including paper, glass, aluminum, cardboard and plastics in one bin for easier collection.

 

The Next Great City coalition recommended that Philadelphia provide single stream, weekly recycling to all residents to help boost the city’s historically low recycling rate. The Mayor also plans to increase recycling collection to weekly citywide by January.

 

Still need helping navigating the often confusing world of recycling? Check out RecycleNOW Philadelphia's new website with all the Philly Recycling info you need.

 

Budget Committment
Mayor Michael Nutter backed up his campaign promise by boosting funding for recycling by $6.1 million in fiscal year 2009 and by $25 million over the next five years. This infusion of money means that the entire city will have single stream, weekly recycling by the end of the year!

RecycleNOW Philadelphia
The RecycleNOW campaign, a project of the Recycling Alliance of Philadelphia, succeeded in getting all of the Mayoral candidates to sign on to a 5-point agenda to improve recycling. In fact, recycling became one of the most discussed campaign issues!

 

You can get involved with the Recycling Alliance of Philadelphia by joining the RecycleNOW campaign! You can sign a petition, join a neighborhood RecycleNOW chapter and sign up for the RecycleNOW monthly newsletter.

To find out when RecycleNOW Philadelphia chapters meet, send an email to info@recyclenowphilly.org

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