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The Philadelphia More Beautiful Committee (PMBC), part of the Streets Department's Sanitation Division, began in 1965 as part of the "Clean-Up, Paint-Up, Fix-Up" initiative. Over the years, this initiative has evolved into an urban environmental partnership between city government and approximately 6,500 Block Captains and their organized blocks. PMBC has become the most workable approach to combating neighborhood grime with organized block cleanings and has grown to be one of the largest volunteer organizations of its kind in the country.

Starting with a few hundred cleanups in the early years, cleaning and beautification activities have increased to over 9,000 each year. Over 90,000 volunteers, including Block Captains and their neighbors, community groups and their units, fill approximately 110,000 bags during their cleaning activities each year.

PMBC is a true example of a partnership that promotes civic pride, public safety, and neighborhood empowerment among the thousands of volunteers working to keep their communities, and this city, clean and safe.

If you wish to become a part of this unique partnership, please contact the Philadelphia More Beautiful Committee at 215-685-3981. Your Clean Block Officer will assist you and your neighbors with selecting a Block Captain, and organizing your block for cleanups and beautification efforts.

 
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Allegheny Avenue Closure

Streets Commissioner Clarena Tolson reminds citizens that trash and recycling collection will not be collected on Friday, April 6 due to the Good Friday holiday . Residents whose regular collection day is Friday are urged to place their collections out on Saturday at their normal collection site.

TEMPORARY STREET CLOSURE OF 800 BLOCK WALNUT STREET RESCHEDULED FOR FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24 THROUGH MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27
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All City offices will be closed and city services curtailed on President's Day, Monday,February 20 - a legal holiday.

Trash and recyclables will not be collected on Monday. Streets Commissioner Clarena Tolson urges residents, whose normal collection is on Monday, to set them out for collection on Tuesday, February 21. Regularly scheduled trash and recycling collections will be one day behind

Emergency Closure Along Lincoln Drive Begining 2/7
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NEWS
05/16/2012
PRESS RELEASE: STREETS DEPARTMENT CONTINUES TRAFFIC SAFETY INVESTMENTS AS TRAFFIC FATALITIES HIT RECORD LOW
05/14/2012
PRESS RELEASE: STREET IMPROVEMENT WORK SCHEDULED FOR THE WEEK OF MAY 14
05/05/2012
PRESS RELEASE: ALLEGHENY AVENUE TO BE CLOSED FOR UP TO THREE WEEKS FOR REMOVAL OF CONRAIL BRIDGE
05/04/2012
PRESS RELEASE: STREET IMPROVEMENT WORK SCHEDULED FOR THE WEEK OF MAY 7
05/03/2012
PRESS RELEASE: STREETS DEPARTMENT SCHEDULES MAINTENANCE WORK ON PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE AT 29th STREET

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EVENTS
05/10/2012 - 05/19/2012
2012 HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE COLLECTION PROGRAM

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04/20/2012
5400 N 11TH ST
04/13/2012
3000 COMLY RD
04/11/2012
1300 MIFFLIN ST
04/02/2012
4800 E CHELTENHAM AVE
03/23/2012
2800 S 09TH ST

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