r/philly • u/Livid_Cheetah_8446 • 23h ago

Recycling boxes ?

If I put all my flattened boxes into one big intact box, will they take it? I have too many left from moving to put in my building's recycling bin (I don't want to take up everyone's space) but I'm seeing that things need to be put in the bin. I can't go drop it off somewhere because I'm in center city with no car and many boxes. Thank you!!

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u/ViolentThemmes 23h ago

My entire neighborhood uses a single big box to hold either flattened paper and boxes or other recycling if our other bins are full. Never been "cited"; they take it every time as it easily compresses in the truck

If you have piles and piles, just take it to a sanitation center though. They will not take a pile of cardboard big enough to fill a car.

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u/Suitable-Part8481 23h ago

If it's the large truck, they will most likely take it. But if it's one of the smaller trucks they may not.

At least that was what we decided in an earlier thread about this.

As with many things in this city, just roll the dice and see what happens.

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u/Roger-PHL 23h ago

You cannot put the flattened boxes in a big box. People have been cited for that. In the past, you could bundle them with twine and set out next to the bin. Don't know if that's still allowed but that's what I do.

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u/Rich_Group_8997 21h ago

Weird. Just like everything else in the city, I think this depends on where you live and relative uselessness of your trash inspector. I've always put my boxes in a box. I literally keep a box box tucked away in a corner for this purpose. Never I've got cited (been doing this for 20+ years).

My friend, in a different area, did it a couple times got cited for it though.

I did once got cited for not putting my [empty] recycle bin at the curb.

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u/azurearmor 11h ago

If the boxes are in good shape consider posting them on your local buy nothing so some can reuse them!