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Illegal Dumping

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Dumping Is A Crime
Jimmy Carrying A Stop
  • Maximum fine $10,000
     Possible vehicle confiscation
     Prison up to five years

           You Can Stop It!

  • Get the license number and description of the truck or car
  • Call 911 to report it
  • Call your local Police District to request the Code Violation Notice (CVN) trained Officer

Dispose of your trash and construction debris legally. There are legal sites in Philadelphia to recycle or dump your trash and construction debris. Please use them.

HOUSEHOLD TRASH:
No construction materials, pathological materials, demolition materials, or hazardous waste. If you have household trash loaded in a car (no pickups or vans, 12 bags per car, please), you may take it to any of the following city owned facilities and dump it at no charge.
For more information call 215-686-5560.

    Wheatsheaf Lane & Delaware Avenue
    (Port Richmond)
    Mon.-Sat. 8am-6pm

    63rd & Passyunk Ave.
    (South and Southwest Philadelphia)
    Mon.-Sat. 8am-6pm

    Domino & Umbria Sts.
    (Roxborough)
    Mon.-Sat. 8am-6pm

    51st & Grays Ave.
    (West Philadelphia)
    Mon.-Sat. 8am-6pm

    State Rd. & Ashburner St.
    (Northeast Philadelphia)
    Mon.-Sat. 8am-6pm

    CONSTRUCTION DEBRIS RECYCLING:
    The following firms accept "clean" construction debris for recycling. Call for rates and materails accepted.

    Delaware Valley Recycling
    3107 S. 62st Street
    (Southwest Philadelphia)
    6:30am-4:30pm M-F
    215-724-2244

    Waste Wood Recycling
    4300 Rising Sun Avenue
    (Kensington)
    8:00am-5:30pm M-F
    9:00am-2pm Sat.
    215-455-3222

    Winzinger Recycling
    Allegheny & Delaware Avenue
    (Port Richmond & New Jersey)
    7:00am-3:30pm M-F
    7:00am-11:30am Sat.

    Domino Salvage Tire Div., Inc.
    1251 Conshohocken Rd.
    (Conshohocken, PA)
    7:30am-4pm M-F
    215-277-6670

    BULK TRASH & CONSTRUCTION DEBRIS:
    Small contractors and individuals using pickup trucks may take trash to the following facilities to dispose of materials legally for a fee.

    Browning-Ferris Industries
    Transfer & Recycling Center
    (South Philadelphia)
    2904 S. Delaware Avenue
    6am-4:30pm M-F
    6am-noon Sat.
    215-465-4202

    Richard Burns, Co.
    (Kensington)
    4300 Rising Sun Avenue
    8am-5pm M-F
    9am-2pm Sat.
    215-324-6377

    The Forge, Waste Management, Inc.
    Milner St. & Bleigh Avenue
    (Lower Northeast)
    6am-5:00pm M-F
    6am-Noon Sat.
    215-335-0330

    Phila. Recycling & Transfer Station*
    58th & Woodland Avenue
    (Southwest Philadelphia)
    7am-6pm M-F
    7am-Noon Sat.
    215-729-8190

    Quickway*
    Bath & Orthodox Sts.
    (Lower Northeast)
    6am-6:30pm M-F
    6am-11:30am Sat
    215-743-2507

For additional information about recycling, check your Business to Business Yellow Pages for names of recyclers. You can also call 215-686-5560 for information on recycling other materials.The City of Philadelphia is providing this list only as a service and does not endorse any companies. If you know of other licensed facilities that should be included, please call us at 215-686-5560.