COUNCILMAN BRIAN O’NEILL ANNOUNCES PHILADELPHIA STREETS DEPARTMENT FALL LEAF DRIVE

PHILADELPHIA – Councilman Brian O’Neill (10th District) announces that the Philadelphia Streets Department’s 2019 Fall Leaf Collection and Recycling Program is officially underway. The program began on Tuesday, November 12^th, and will end on Saturday, December 21^th.   

For the duration of the program, bagged leaf drop-off will be offered citywide on Saturdays only at 13 locations from 9AM to 3PM (November 16^th & 30^th). Bagged leaves to be recycled at the specified drop-off locations will only be accepted in biodegradable paper bags. Otherwise, bagged leaves set out at the curb WILL be collected as trash. Mechanical Leaf Collection will also be offered on a designated weekly schedule in areas with a heavy concentration of leaves.

To find the bagged leaf drop-off location closest to you or to find out if mechanical leaf collection will be offered on your street, please call or visit one of Councilman O’Neill’s five full-time offices: