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Philadelphia trash collector Mamadou Sacko empties a trash can on a route in the Northeast in 2014.

How early can you put out your trash in Philly? Your garbage questions, answered.

A unidentified voter exits the polling place on Tuesday, Nov. 5, at Bensalem High School in Bensalem.

How to recycle campaign yard signs in the Philadelphia region

City workers with the Community Life Improvement Program (CLIP) cleaning along Huntingdon Street near Kensington Avenue in Philadelphia, Friday, March 15, 2024.

City crews are cleaning each Philly block this summer. Parking, trash days, and more.

The vintage selection at Philly AIDS Thrift ranges from wedding dresses to costumes and classic denim pants to summer suits.

Best places to donate stuff in Philly

A street sweeping crew works near at 24th and York, in Philadelphia, October 4, 2019.

Philadelphia’s street sweeping schedule starts back up in April. Here’s what you need to know.

Bags after a clean up at the 2500 block of Salmon Street on Saturday.

How to organize a block cleanup in Philadelphia

Terrill Haigle is holding her phone with the app visible. Terrill Haigle and Morgan Berman are working together to release an app called Glitter. Glitter app will allow people to report trash in their neighborhood, and pays cleaners who sign up for the service. Photograph taken on S. Lawrence St. in South Philadelphia on Monday, July 26, 2021.

Ya Fav Trashman and MilkCrate’s Glitter app is designed to clean up Philly — and pay you for doing it

One of Philadelphia's new lidded recycling bins.

Recycling in Philadelphia: What to know about bins with lids

Will be trash be collected today?

Philadelphia garbage pickup holiday schedule, and when to call 311 about trash pickup delays

Here's what you need to know about Philly's new street sweeping program.

Philly street sweeping has begun. Here’s how it works.

What's open and closed in the Philly area on Memorial Day.

What’s open and closed in Philly on Memorial Day 2022: Trash pickup, mail, grocery stores, and more

You don’t need to organize your own community cleanup to take matters into your own hands. Here are 7 events you can volunteer for.

7 community cleanups to volunteer for in Philadelphia

How early can you put out your trash in Philly? Your garbage questions, answered.

Philadelphia trash collector Mamadou Sacko empties a trash can on a route in the Northeast in 2014.

How to recycle campaign yard signs in the Philadelphia region

A unidentified voter exits the polling place on Tuesday, Nov. 5, at Bensalem High School in Bensalem.

City crews are cleaning each Philly block this summer. Parking, trash days, and more.

City workers with the Community Life Improvement Program (CLIP) cleaning along Huntingdon Street near Kensington Avenue in Philadelphia, Friday, March 15, 2024.

Best places to donate stuff in Philly

The vintage selection at Philly AIDS Thrift ranges from wedding dresses to costumes and classic denim pants to summer suits.

Philadelphia’s street sweeping schedule starts back up in April. Here’s what you need to know.

A street sweeping crew works near at 24th and York, in Philadelphia, October 4, 2019.

How to organize a block cleanup in Philadelphia

Bags after a clean up at the 2500 block of Salmon Street on Saturday.

Ya Fav Trashman and MilkCrate’s Glitter app is designed to clean up Philly — and pay you for doing it

Terrill Haigle is holding her phone with the app visible. Terrill Haigle and Morgan Berman are working together to release an app called Glitter. Glitter app will allow people to report trash in their neighborhood, and pays cleaners who sign up for the service. Photograph taken on S. Lawrence St. in South Philadelphia on Monday, July 26, 2021.

Recycling in Philadelphia: What to know about bins with lids

One of Philadelphia's new lidded recycling bins.

Philadelphia garbage pickup holiday schedule, and when to call 311 about trash pickup delays

Will be trash be collected today?

Philly street sweeping has begun. Here’s how it works.

Here's what you need to know about Philly's new street sweeping program.

What’s open and closed in Philly on Memorial Day 2022: Trash pickup, mail, grocery stores, and more

What's open and closed in the Philly area on Memorial Day.

7 community cleanups to volunteer for in Philadelphia

You don’t need to organize your own community cleanup to take matters into your own hands. Here are 7 events you can volunteer for.