West Philadelphia Sanitation Convenience Center
Philadelphia’s sanitation drop-off center at 5100 Grays Ave. in West Philadelphia.
West Philadelphia Sanitation Convenience Center is at 5100 Grays Ave. Its hours run Monday to Saturday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.; City holidays are closed days. The City’s 2026 hazardous waste event for West Philadelphia was held at 4800 Parkside Ave., not at the center on Grays Avenue.
Serves: Philadelphia trash pickup and drop-off rules.
What this center takes and what it does not
West Philadelphia takes the same items as every City center, since the City keeps one list for all six: trash, recyclables, yard waste in paper bags, up to four car tires and two bulk items or appliances a day, refrigerant items included, electronics, mattresses, hardened latex paint, fluorescent bulbs and batteries. The tire and appliance limits are city-wide, not special to Grays Avenue. It refuses commercial loads, construction debris and oil-based paint.
About this site
The West Philadelphia hazardous waste event of 2026 took place on May 9 at 4800 Parkside Ave. The remaining City events of 2026 are on October 10 at the Southwest Philadelphia center and on November 7 at the Port Richmond center.
Rules at every Philadelphia drop-off center
The centers are open to Philadelphia residents with proof of residency, not to commercial contractors. Vehicle limits and holiday closures for all six are listed with the Philadelphia Department of Sanitation.
- Type
- Convenience center
- State
- Pennsylvania
- City
- Philadelphia
- Address
- 5100 Grays Ave., Philadelphia, PA
- Hours
- Monday to Saturday 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.; closed Sunday and City holidays
- Who can use it
- Philadelphia residents with proof of residency, in a vehicle under 6,000 pounds total weight; household items once a day and oversized items once a week; no commercial contractors or commercial loads
- Takes
- Trash (up to six containers or 12 bags), recyclables, yard waste in paper bags, Christmas trees, up to four car tires and two bulk items or appliances a day (refrigerant items included), computers, monitors, TVs and other electronics, latex or water-based paint hardened with kitty litter or newspaper, unwrapped mattresses and box springs, fluorescent bulbs, and lithium, rechargeable and lead-acid batteries; free recycling bins with a photo ID
- Does not take
- Commercial loads, construction debris such as bricks, rocks and concrete, and oil-based paint and other household hazardous waste
- Run by
- City of Philadelphia Department of Sanitation
- Phone
- 215-685-2600
- Official website
- phila.gov
- Primary source
- phila.gov
- Last verified
Questions
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