Starting July 10, around 125,000 residences of Northeast Philadelphia will start putting all their recyclables together in one container. Additionally, residents of the neighborhood will be asked to include old corrugated containers, along with two types of plastic containers, #1 and #2 plastics.
Previously, the City's Streets Department collected recyclables including tin and aluminum cans, glass jars and bottles and mixed paper items.
Residents of the neighborhood are asked to continue using their blue recycling bins for curbside collection.
The city hopes to expand the program to include all of Philadelphia, although there has yet to be any timeline for if and when this may take place.
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