What day is trash collected in Philadelphia, PA?
Philadelphia collects on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday — which of those is yours depends on the route covering your street, so check your address above for the exact day.
Philadelphia, PA
Philadelphia, PA trash pickup by address.
Enter a Philadelphia, PA street address to check trash and recycling pickup as published by Philadelphia Address Information System.
Setting out in Philadelphia Trash may be set out only during an overnight window ending at 7 a.m. on collection day, with an earlier evening start allowed in the cooler months and separate hours for Center City.
Trash Day Trends · this week in Philadelphia
Tuesday is trash day for 30% of Philadelphia homes we checked.
Most people here check on Tuesday. See the national trends.
- #9Most-checked city this week
- +60%Checks vs last week
- 4 daysPhiladelphia collects on four weekdays across its routes44% of cities run four
- 35%Recycling on the same day as trash29% nationally
- 2×Trash twice a week
Verified schedule
Philadelphia collection days, read from Philadelphia Address Information System.
Trash / garbage: Wednesday / secondary Saturday.
Recycling: Wednesday.
The day above is for 1400 John F Kennedy Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19107, last checked on September 11, 2026.
Philadelphia AIS returned the official rubbish/recycling collection day for this address.
Use the official city source for holiday shifts, missed collection, bulk items, and block-specific exceptions.
Set-out rules
Cart and set-out rules in Philadelphia.
Trash may be set out only during an overnight window ending at 7 a.m. on collection day, with an earlier evening start allowed in the cooler months and separate hours for Center City.
Containers must be non-corrodible cans of 32 gallons or less with tight-fitting lids, or heavy leak-proof sealed bags.
Single-family homes are limited to four cans or eight bags per collection.
Read from the official Philadelphia guidance on August 17, 2026; the linked source governs if anything here has changed.
Your collection day
Why Philadelphia days differ by address.
Philadelphia collects on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, depending on which route covers your street. Enter your address above for the day that applies to your property.
These days are read from Philadelphia Address Information System and were last checked on August 17, 2026.
Local source
The source stays attached to the answer.
Philadelphia Address Information System publishes the collection information behind this page. TrashDayNow is independent of the city, so rely on that source for service alerts, cart standards, and missed-pickup reporting.
Good to knowPage information was last checked Aug 2026.
Before pickup
What Philadelphia residents should verify.
Philadelphia Address Information System provides address-based collection information for eligible Philadelphia properties.
Common questions
Questions residents ask.
Which collections are published for Philadelphia?
Philadelphia Address Information System publishes trash and recycling for Philadelphia.
Is there trash pickup tomorrow in Philadelphia?
If tomorrow is your route's collection day, yes — enter your address above and the result shows your day and the next pickup. The exception is a holiday week: Philadelphia publishes what changes, and our holiday schedule page shows the next holiday and what the city does.
Local source
Verify with Philadelphia Address Information System.
The Philadelphia address result links Philadelphia Address Information System directly.
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- Philadelphia, PA
- Local source
- Philadelphia Address Information System
- Schedule
- Checked by full address
- Page updated
- Aug 2026
Collection services in Philadelphia
- Trash / garbage
- Recycling
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