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Twice Weekly Trash Pickup Begins In Center City, South Philadelphia

Officials celebrated the launch of the program during a news conference in Point Breeze on Monday.

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December 3, 2024

The city of Philadelphia is launching a $12 million pilot program to make the streets cleaner.

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Starting Monday, sanitation workers will pick up trash twice a week in Center City and South Philadelphia. The extra service will be available to residents of the area bounded by Callowhill Street to the north, Pattison Avenue to the south, the Delaware River to the east and the Schuylkill River to the west.

Officials celebrated the launch of the program during a news conference in Point Breeze on Monday.

Find out what's happening in Philadelphiafor free with the latest updates from Patch.


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