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Verified dump, bulky pickup, HHW, and e-waste programs in Philadelphia — 32 indexable city guides, with related items grouped on the program board. All verified cities
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Bulky pickup in Philadelphia
Mattresses, furniture, and many appliances — city bulk or drop-off, not the regular cart.
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Philadelphia treats mattresses differently from appointment bulk metal items. The Department of Sanitation still collects up to two large non-metal items — including plastic-wrapped mattresses — on your regular trash day. Sanitation Convenience Centers also accept unwrapped mattresses and box springs (oversized drop-offs limited; Mon–Sat 8 a.m.–6 p.m. with residency proof). The appointment-only Residential Bulk Collection Program (bulkcollection.phila.gov / 311) is for large metal/appliance-style items and lists mattresses among items it does not collect.
Household hazardous waste — used oil, paint, propane, batteries, and chemicals.
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Do not put this material in Philadelphia trash or recycling carts. Motor oil is listed among HHW event accepted materials. Check the current HHW event calendar on phila.gov (events typically 9 a.m.–3 p.m., no advance registration). Keep products sealed in original containers; never mix chemicals.
TVs, computers, and electronics. Usually banned from trash and the blue bin.
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Philadelphia directs electronic waste — including computers and mixed electronic waste — to Sanitation Convenience Centers (Mon–Sat 8 a.m.–6 p.m., residency proof). Flat-screen TVs are also listed on the appointment Residential Bulk Collection program. Seasonal HHW events explicitly do not accept computers/e-waste — use a Convenience Center instead.
Construction debris, concrete, and remodel waste — transfer station or roll-off.
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Philadelphia Sanitation Convenience Centers do not accept construction debris. Appointment bulk also lists construction/demolition materials as not collected. Haul C&D to a private facility for a fee; keep HHW/paint/e-waste on their proper city channels.
Yard waste, food scraps, and cooking oil where the city has a separate stream.
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Philadelphia Sanitation Convenience Centers accept yard waste free of contamination in paper bags only (Mon–Sat 8 a.m.–6 p.m., residency proof). Follow city leaf/yard rules for curbside where offered; Christmas trees have a separate seasonal pathway listed on phila.gov.
Cart recycling, store film take-back, and foam rules — not a second bulky program.
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Philadelphia recycling carts do not want expanded polystyrene (EPS). White block foam, packing peanuts, and food trays are different streams. Grocery film/bag bins are not a foam drop-off. City of Philadelphia — Sanitation Convenience Centers is the official Philadelphia program we verified — if that page only mentions plastic bags or film, treat block foam and food trays as bagged garbage unless it names a foam densifier. Clean peanuts may be reused at a shipper; starch peanuts are not EPS.