Philadelphia is expanding its single-stream curbside recycling program to 123,000 residences July 10.

Northeast Philadelphia households will be able to put all their recyclables into one container for curbside collection, said Clarena Tolson, Philadelphia streets commissioner.

"We are making it easier for Philadelphians to participate in residential recycling," she said. "This innovative process requires little effort from participants and is designed to help Philadelphia collect and divert even more valuable commodities from our waste stream."

Philadelphia also is adding Nos. 1 and 2 plastic containers to the single-stream program. The city has been trying to improve its residential recycling rate, which is about 6 percent.

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