Philly is a mess after Day 1 of The Great Philly Trash Strike, so TLL decided to start it’s own trash removal company

Ah, Philadelphia. The only city in America where a trash strike turns into an open-air economics experiment on a makeshift set of Mad Max Fury Road in under 24 hours.

We’re officially one day into what will inevitably be known in the history books as The Great Philly Trash Strike of 2025, and in shocking news to absolutely no one, the fallback plan to have dump sites hasn’t worked.

TRASH STRIKE: Philly prepares for the worst as sanitation workers walk out, 63 drop sites will open Tuesday

The Great Philly Trash Strike Is Already a Disaster

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Honestly, I think the Trash Strike has emboldened the city of Philadelphia. Instead of following orderly trash rules and putting a few bags out on the curb for pickup, all of the sudden, there are literally trash bags everywhere.

I mean, I get it. Why not just dump everything outside now that there’s an easy target to blame. Oh, you have a shit ton of stuff you don’t use anymore? Just throw it outside and blame City Hall for being a bunch of money-hungry scumbag politicians. 

Day 1: The Great Philly Trash Strike

for reference, there was 3 overfilled dumpsters

— Northeast Philly Degenerate (@NeDegenerate) July 2, 2025

Trash is already piling up in Philly following the city workers striking. pic.twitter.com/nS6U52O58U

— Paul A. Szypula 🇺🇸 (@Bubblebathgirl) July 2, 2025

All that’s great and I certainly don’t blame those who are taking that route, but when you literally can’t walk down the street because there’s bags blocking your walk to your car and it’s raining, and you already know some brand new 2-hour parking sign was installed a day prior and your jeep is going to be ticketed or booted upon arrival, then clearly, something has to give. 

As for the actual workers, I’m seeing posts that union workers are out there slashing tires of replacement haulers in order to keep the strike in place. On top of that, you have the typical vigilantes cracking open fire hydrants in Cherelle Parker’s neighborhood to tank the water pressure. 

It’s a god damn war zone and we’re barely 24 hours into this mess.

Side Note: Dump all the trash you have at City Hall and all over Parker’s neighborhood. Then we’ll see how fast a deal gets done. 

The reason I’m writing this article is to highlight the rest of us. The entrepenuers that want to make a few bucks of the chaos. 

Introducing Rat Boys Trash Co. Proudly Operational During The Great Philly Trash Strike of 2025

Listen, we don’t have any trucks (or employees) yet but why wouldn’t I leave a little flyer in everyone’s mailbox telling them to Venmo me $25 and I’ll make a run to the dumpster?

We’re allowed to call ourselves operational because we are, in the sense of selling t-shirts. Is $25 enough? I’m not sure. This is only day one and it’s a new venture for me and the boys so give us some time to iron out the details.

Also, before you ask, there’s no way in hell I’m turning over that sweet, sweet, profit to the worker’s on strike. They made their beds and now they have to live with it. 

If you buy a t-shirt, that will go directly to our trash truck fund

We might not solve this thing anytime soon, but at least we’ll get a bunch of new small businesses out of it. Philly breeds two things better than anyone: resentment and side hustles. Let the people work, stay safe out there and double-bag it.

Call Rat Boys Trash Co. and we’ll help navigate through the chaos.

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