LITTER:
For chronic litter problems in front of apartment houses, please call their management first. Often, that is all it takes.

Otherwise, call Enforcement Officer Preston Lockwood at 215-685-4275.

You can also call the Streets Department Philadelphia Department of Streets at 215-686-5560 or e-mail at csstreets@phila.gov.

Or, try the Neighborhood Services Unit for illegal dumping - at 215-685-3097 (Mon.-Fri., 8am-5pm).

TRASH COLLECTION:
For trash collection problems (such as unsatisfactory service), call District Supervisor Martin Mellett (before 10 AM) at 215-685-4290.
*Please note that Mellett's office usually wants the number of any offending trash truck. Apartment buildings of more than 6 units must arrange for private trash collection.

You can fight graffiti in Wash West by reporting it quickly and helping to get it removed. The Philadelphia Anti-Graffiti Network, or PAGN, will remove graffiti from most surfaces. PAGN is administered by the Managing Director's Office of the City of Philadelphia. They document the graffiti and prosecute the perpetrators when they are found. Report graffiti immediately by calling the Graffiti Abatement Team at 215-685-9555 or the Anti-Graffiti Information Line at 215-685-9556.

Graffiti on brick, stone, cement, metal and most other unpainted surfaces is most often removed by power-washing (water and cleanser applied at high pressure). Graffiti on wood or painted surfaces must usually be painted over.