Trash collection in the city of Philadelphia returned Monday for the first time in nearly two weeks after the end of District Council 33's strike.

In the city's Spring Garden section, neighbors were already prepared. Piles of trash bags and completely full bins could be seen on the curb. The neighborhood was one of the first to have its trash picked up.

"I feel like everyone was kind of worried that the strike and the mayor wouldn't come to a conclusion as fast as it did, kind of glad, when I woke up to the news, I was surprised in a good way," resident Ally Darmo said.

"It's easy to take city workers for granted," Chris Plehal said. "The past week alone, the trash, the pool, the library, these are things me and my family use every week, and when they are not there, you feel it."

"[Trash collectors] showed up at like 11:30 a.m. today just like normal, so it's like Christmas in July," another resident said. 

The 60-plus temporary trash drop-off sites are now closed across the city. A total of 175 trash trucks rolled through the streets of Philadelphia collecting garbage Monday. With operations back in full swing, the city is asking residents to only put their trash on the curb during their regular pickup day.

The city is also asking for patience this week due to heavier-than-normal volume. If you can't wait, the city said you can still go to one of the six sanitation centers.

According to Philadelphia Sanitation Commissioner Crystal Jacobs Shipman, pickup is going well so far. She said the plan is to have crews work longer hours if needed due to the influx of trash leftover from the strike. They hope to catch up by the end of the week. 

Whether it was Philadelphia residents or sanitation workers, everyone seemed glad to be back to regularly scheduled programming.

"I'm so thrilled. Relieved," Innocence DeSantis said.

"We actually were holding onto a bunch of stuff, and today we get to put it all out, so it was great!" another neighbor said.

A sanitation worker in Grays Ferry told CBS News Philadelphia he was "happy to be back, get this money."

Some areas in South Philadelphia were also scheduled to have their trash picked up Monday.

DeSantis said she can't wait for the trash to be picked up.

"I'll be very happy," she said. "We had problems with raccoons, possums, squirrels, cats [and] dogs, picking through the trash, eating it."

While crews were out picking up Monday, DC 33 union members also began a weeklong voting process on whether to approve the tentative agreement with the city.

The results are expected to be released next week.