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Philly DC 33 strike: Where to drop off your trash and recycling

Philadelphia set up over 60 drop-off sites for residents to bring their garbage as collection workers strike.

Philadelphia garbage collection is among the services impacted by DC 33's strike.
Philadelphia garbage collection is among the services impacted by DC 33's strike. Read moreJESSICA GRIFFIN / Staff Photographer

Thousands of city workers in Philadelphia went on strike shortly after midnight Tuesday, a move that threatens to disrupt a number of municipal services.

One service already being affected by AFSCME District Council 33’s strike is garbage and recycling collection.

Even before workers hit the picket line, Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle L. Parker announced trash collection would be put on hold and called on residents not to place their garbage on the sidewalk for curbside collection.

» READ MORE: Philly worker strike: Live updates and latest developments

Instead, residents are being asked to bring their garbage to one of 61 drop-off sites the city had set up in preparation for Tuesday’s strike. There are also six sanitation convenience centers, which will be open daily from 6 a.m. until 10 p.m.

The city says residents can bring up to eight bags of trash on their given collection day to a drop-off site, which will be open Monday through Saturday from 6 a.m. until 10 p.m.

“This is extremely important,” Carlton Williams, director of the Philadelphia Office of Clean and Green, said at a news conference Monday. “We cannot be overwhelmed with the amount of trash at each site by bringing it on any day.”

As for recycling, the city is asking residents to hold their recyclable materials “as long as possible” due to the strike. Recyclable materials must be brought to one of the city’s sanitation convenience centers.

Here is a map of the garbage drop-off sites. The city also has a tool to help find the nearest drop-off site:

Here is a full list of the sites provided by the city:

  1. 77th Street and Dickens Avenue, 19153

  2. 67th Street and Chester Avenue, 19142

  3. 15th and Bigler Streets, 19145

  4. 10th and Bigler Streets, 19148

  5. Fourth Street and Oregon Avenue, 19148

  6. Broad Street and Snyder Avenue, 19145

  7. 26th Street and Snyder Avenue, 19145

  8. Peltz Street and Grays Ferry Avenue, 19146

  9. South Water Street and Washington Avenue, 19147

  10. South Front and Carpenter Streets, 19147

  11. 18th and Catharine Streets, 19146

  12. 25th and Spruce Streets, 19103

  13. 50th and Locust Streets, 19139

  14. Paxon and Market Streets, 19139

  15. Ruby and Market Streets, 19139

  16. 4301 Fairmount Ave., 19104

  17. 5000 Wyalusing Ave., 19131

  18. 50th and Jefferson Streets, 19131

  19. 60th Street and West Columbia Avenue, 19151

  20. 54th Street and Overbrook Avenue, 19131

  21. 19th and Wylie Streets, 19130

  22. Eighth and Master Streets, 19122

  23. 24th Street and West Sedgley Avenue, 19132

  24. 2300 North Croskey Street, 19132

  25. 20th and West York Streets, 19132

  26. 1100 W. York St., 19133

  27. 2400 N. Sixth St., 19133

  28. 2200 E. Rush St., 19134

  29. Richmond Street and East Indiana Avenue, 19134

  30. C Street and East Allegheny Avenue, 19134

  31. Richmond and Buckius Streets, 19137

  32. 6301 N. Second St., 19126

  33. 3000 N. 27th St., 19132

  34. 4868 Ridge Ave., 19129

  35. Midvale and Henry Avenues, 19129

  36. 4431 Clarissa St., 19140

  37. 10th and West Courtland Streets, 19140

  38. 11th and West Loudon Streets, 19141

  39. Queen Lane and Germantown Avenue, 19144

  40. 6201 Germantown Ave., 19144

  41. 900 Grakyn Lane, 19128

  42. 100 E. Mermaid Lane, 19118

  43. 6100 Ardleigh St., 19138

  44. 1400 E. Tulpehocken St., 19138

  45. 8500 Pickering Ave., 19150

  46. 10th Street and West Chew Avenue, 19141

  47. Third Street and West 65th Avenue, 19126

  48. Langdon Street and Devereaux Avenue, 19149

  49. B Street and East Olney Avenue, 19120

  50. Castor Avenue and Foulkrod Street, 19124

  51. 1501 E. Bristol St., 19124

  52. Keystone Street and Unruh Avenue, 19135

  53. Princeton Avenue and Hawthorne Street, 19149

  54. Frankford Avenue and Comly Street, 19135

  55. 2950 Ryan Ave., 19152

  56. Calera and Red Lion Roads, 19154

  57. Rockwell Avenue and Ridgeway Street, 19111

  58. 9800 Blue Grass Rd., 19114

  59. Northeast Boulevard and Gorman Street, 19116

  60. Pine Road and Shady Lane, 19111

  61. Byberry Road and Kelvin Avenue, 19116