Philadelphia has a litter problem. So why aren’t there more trashcans in neighborhoods?

当你走过费城时，你会开始把各种各样的餐巾塞进你的后口袋和手袋里, tissues, and unwanted leaflets that seemingly appear as you walk.

That’s probably why many residents consider littering (although hopefully, 你的良心阻止你)当你意识到你走过的时候没有垃圾箱. As a city with a dirty reputation, there is also data to prove that trash cans would reduce street litter.

With an empty bottle or coffee cup in hand, you may find yourself in Philly wondering, where the hell are all the damn trash cans?

In short, most of Philadelphia’s public trash cans can be found downtown, 特别是从前街到23街的Race Street和South Street之间.

According to Philadelphia’s Big Belly Waste Database, there are approximately 360 “Big Belly” trash cans in Center City, notably around tourist attractions. For comparison, 在南街以南的同一半径内(从南街到塔斯克街23号和Front街之间)，只有43个公共垃圾桶, and north of Race St (from Race to Girard between 23rd and Front), there are just 50 public trash cans. The disparities continue to grow as you go further from Center City, with the exception of a few streets.

费城选择把它的大多数公共垃圾桶放在市中心，或者沿着繁忙的街道排成一条直线. Germantown Ave, Market St, 和Broad Street的“cannage”比南费城和北费城的大多数社区都要多.

“我认为城市需要在十大赌博平台排行榜的商业街区和住宅街区设置更多的垃圾箱,” says Matthew George – the CEO of I Love Thy Hood, an organization that has given out nearly 100 citizen-maintained trash cans to Philadelphians. 乔治指出，居民区没有垃圾箱，导致垃圾堆积得更少，“扔垃圾的机会更少。.”

许多住宅区完全没有公共垃圾箱. In North Philly between Broad St. and 33rd from Lehigh to Girard, which is an area 1.6 miles wide and 1.6 miles long – there are zero Big Belly trash cans. That neighborhood is a hub for Temple University’s off-campus housing,  which has developed a reputation for trashing the neighborhood. Within that same area, 城市数据显示，只有18个非大肚子垃圾桶，其中13个位于塞西尔B街20号到23号之间. Moore Ave.

Big-Belly Vs. Regular Trash Cans

Over the last 13 years, 费城政府和街道部门已经用“高科技”太阳能垃圾压实机取代了传统的垃圾桶，这种垃圾压实机被称为“大肚子垃圾桶”. According to Philadelphia Streets, this was done in an attempt to cut labor costs, the Streets website boasts “By converting from wire baskets to BigBellies, 收集从平均每周17个使用三个班次的人员减少到大约每周3个使用一个班次的人员,” adding that “collection costs are reduced by over $800,000 per year.”

然而，单靠技术似乎无法解决费城的垃圾问题. “大肚皮”取代了700个铁丝篮罐头，并新安装了200多个, meaning at $4,费城已经花费了400多万美元在全市安装垃圾压实机.

“We don’t need a $4,每个街区都有500个电子垃圾桶，但一个简单的垃圾桶却能做同样的工作,” says Matthew George. 据称，“大肚子”能容纳的垃圾量是普通垃圾桶的五倍, 但由于与抵消昂贵罐头成本相关的人力减少，它们经常会泛滥.

Sean Blanda of Point Breeze Is Beautiful and 5th Square, two groups focused on cleaning Philadelphia, explains how the trash issue is a catch twenty-two. “There’s not trash cans around so people throw trash on the ground, then when there are trash cans, people jam all their stuff in it, and they’re not picked up or cleaned often enough.布兰达和乔治都讨论了更频繁地捡拾垃圾和清扫街道的必要性.

“The citizens don’t trust the city,” said Blanda referring to trash pickup,” the solution is probably more trash cans and to have them serviced more, but nobody trusts them to do that.”

According to the Philadelphia City Comptroller’s report 在垃圾回收上，2009年街道部门在97年准时回收垃圾.3% of the time. 在过去10年里，这一数字在2019年降至83%，但此后骤降至52人.5% in 2021. 同一份审计长报告强调了不同社区在垃圾收集方面的差异, Center City retained a 95.4%的准点率，而费城南部和西部地区的准点率为75%. The areas with trash cans are being better serviced than areas without.

所以为了回答第一个问题"费城该死的垃圾桶在哪里??”

There are approximately 300 traditional wire trash cans still used in Philadelphia, most of which reside in North Philly – then there are between 900 and 1,5万辆Big Belly垃圾压实车分散在城市的主要道路和最富裕的地区.

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Jason N. Peters is a writer and journalist from Bucks County, residing in Philadelphia. Jason has bylines in Philly Weekly, the Philadelphia Citizen, and TimeOut Magazine; and has hosted a number of radio programs and podcasts including his chart-topping "Podcast to the Future" - 2100. 杰森关注的是工人阶级的问题，从费城监狱的冠状病毒到了解医用大麻行业. 除了新闻工作，贾森还与当地的艺术家和创意人员合作，参与各种项目. View all posts by Jason Peters