Camden, NJ
City of Camden Department of Public Works.
Philadelphia, PA
Philadelphia, PA trash pickup by address.
Enter a Philadelphia, PA street address to check trash and recycling pickup as published by City of Philadelphia.
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 · Philadelphia, last 30 days
Tuesday is a trash day for 43% of Philadelphia homes we checked.
83% of checks here come the day before or the morning of trash day — most on Tuesday around 6 pm. See the national trends.
- −50%Checks vs last week
- 6 daysPhiladelphia's trash routes run on six days of the week6% of the 83 cities whose full route map we have read run six
- 100%Homes we checked with recycling on a trash day83% nationally
- 2×Some homes here get trash twice a week or more
- SatSaturday collection here
Verified schedule
Philadelphia collection days, read from City of Philadelphia.
Trash / garbage: Wednesday / secondary Saturday.
Recycling: Wednesday.
Wednesday / secondary Saturday is what one Philadelphia address returned on October 26, 2026.
Your second trash day (Saturday) is trash only. The City skips it in any week with a City holiday, and it can also be dropped when collections run late. Before putting trash out on Saturday, check the City's PickupPHL delay map at streetsmartphl.phila.gov.
Recycling goes out on Wednesday only. Read from the City's address records (AIS); report a missed pickup to Philly311 by calling 311.
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's trash routes run on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, and some streets are collected more than once a week. That list comes from Philadelphia rubbish and recycling collection areas, read in full on September 28, 2026. Enter your address above to see yours.
The example days above are read from City of Philadelphia and were last checked on October 26, 2026.
How days are assigned
How Philadelphia assigns collection days.
The City's collection-area map shows that trash days are set by area: areas have a regular weekday, and some also have a second trash day each week. Recycling is collected once a week, on the regular day. The City's “Find your trash and recycling collection day” page reads each address's days from the City's address records (AIS), and the lookup above reads the same records for the exact address you enter.
We last checked Philadelphia on August 17, 2026: 6 of 6 addresses returned an exact collection day.
Local source
Philadelphia's Department of Sanitation runs trash and recycling collection.
The City publishes trash and recycling days by address in its address records (AIS); this page last read them on October 26, 2026.
If your trash or recycling has not been collected by 7 p.m. on your collection day, report it to Philly311: call 311 (215-686-8686 from outside Philadelphia) or use the City's online form. Holiday changes, service alerts and cart rules are on the City's own pages, not here.
Good to knowChecked against City of Philadelphia in Aug 2026: trash and recycling.
Before pickup
What Philadelphia residents should verify.
Under the City's residential trash and recycling rules, the City collects at properties with six units or fewer. A building with more than six units is not on City collection unless it is a qualified condo or co-op, so a day shown for it may not apply.
Nearby
Around Philadelphia: nearby guides and who collects there.
The nearest guides to Philadelphia are Camden, Upper Darby, Cherry Hill and Lower Merion. Who collects, and on which days, can change at the boundary, so use the guide for the place your address is in.
Upper Darby, PA
Upper Darby Township Trash & Recycling.
Cherry Hill, NJ
Cherry Hill Township, NJ collection calendar (Recycle Coach).
Lower Merion, PA
Lower Merion Township Public Works, Refuse and Recycling Division.
Haverford Township, PA
Haverford Township Public Works, Sanitation Division. Trash routes run Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
Abington, PA
Abington Township Public Works Refuse Division.
Common questions
Questions residents ask.
What day is trash collected in Philadelphia, PA?
Philadelphia's trash routes run on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, and some streets are collected more than once a week (Philadelphia rubbish and recycling collection areas, read September 28, 2026). The day for your home depends on your street; enter your address above to see it.
Which collections are published for Philadelphia?
City of Philadelphia 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. We have not transcribed Philadelphia's holiday rule yet, so check the city's own notice that week.
Does Philadelphia collect trash on Saturdays?
Yes. Some Philadelphia streets are collected on Saturday; Philadelphia's trash routes run on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday (Philadelphia rubbish and recycling collection areas, read September 28, 2026). Enter your address above to see your own days.
Local source
Verify with City of Philadelphia.
The Philadelphia address result links City of Philadelphia directly.
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- Philadelphia, PA
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- City of Philadelphia
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- Page updated
- Aug 2026
Collection services in Philadelphia
- Trash / garbage
- Recycling
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