C
I T Y OF P H I L A D E L P H IA
DEPARTMENT
OF STREETS CLARENA I. W. TOLSON
7TH
Floor - Municipal Services Building Commissioner
1401
JFK Boulevard
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania 19102-1676
Contact: Keisha
McCarty-Skelton, (215) 686-5499
June Cantor, (215) 686-5088
For Immediate Release: October
25, 2012
PILOT
PROGRAM FOR EARLY SET OUT OF TRASH AND RECYCLING COLLECTIONS IN 6TH
COUNCILMANIC DISTRICT ONLY
Residents
Able to Set Out Collections at 5PM Beginning
November 1
Streets Commissioner Clarena I. W.
Tolson and Councilman Bobby Henon announced today that there will be a change
in Sanitation collection services in the 6th Councilmanic District. This
change only affects residents and small businesses that receive City Sanitation
services within the general areas of Grant Avenue and
E. Allegheny Avenue from the Delaware River to the outer boundaries of Bustleton
Avenue and Castor Avenue. These constituents will be able to set out
trash and recycling collections at 5:00 PM, two hours earlier than
the time allowed in the City’s Sanitation regulations. This
temporary change is part of a pilot program that will run from Thursday,
November 1, 2012 through Saturday, March 30, 2013.
This initiative is part of a
pilot program to enhance the quality of life in the area. We will measure if
the two additional hours will have an impact on litter reduction. Residents may continue to place their trash and
recycling on the same day at the regularly scheduled collection site no earlier
than 5:00 PM the night before collection day and no later than 7:00 AM on the same
day of collection.
Residents and businesses affected
by the temporary change will receive automated phone calls through the Streets
Department’s voicemail system. This method of outreach has proven to be very
effective with regard to being a timely and efficient method of notification. Notices
will also be posted in community newspapers for the area.
Constituents who have questions
may contact the Streets Department’s Customer Affairs Unit at 215-686-5560 or Councilman
Henon’s Office at 215-686-3444. For all
City services, residents should contact 3-1-1.
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