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Alexandria, VA trash pickup by address.
Enter an Alexandria, VA street address to check trash, yard waste, bulk items and recycling pickup as published by City of Alexandria Resource Recovery Division.
Setting out in Alexandria Set trash and recycling containers out no earlier than 5 p.m. the day before collection, and no later than 6 a.m. on collection day.
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Alexandria, VA at a glance.
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Verified schedule
Alexandria collection days, read from City of Alexandria Resource Recovery Division.
Trash / garbage: Tuesday.
Yard waste: Tuesday.
Bulk / large items: Tuesday.
Recycling: Tuesday.
Tuesday is what one Alexandria address returned on October 26, 2026.
Set-out rules
Cart and set-out rules in Alexandria.
Set trash and recycling containers out no earlier than 5 p.m. the day before collection, and no later than 6 a.m. on collection day.
Crews start pickup an hour earlier in the spring and summer heat, so materials need to be out before 6 a.m. during those months.
In most Old Town neighborhoods, collection takes place in alleys rather than at the curb.
Old Town homes and town home communities with limited access may not be able to use the 64-gallon cans, and should store bagged trash in approved containers outdoors.
Read from the official Alexandria guidance on August 23, 2026; the linked source governs if anything here has changed.
Your collection day
Why Alexandria days differ by address.
Pickup days in Alexandria depend on your street. Enter your address above to see yours.
The example days above are read from City of Alexandria Resource Recovery Division and were last checked on October 26, 2026.
How days are assigned
How Alexandria assigns collection days.
Alexandria publishes its own address-level collection lookup, City of Alexandria Resource Recovery Division. There is no single citywide weekday: the day depends on the address, and the lookup above reads City of Alexandria Resource Recovery Division's answer for the exact address you enter.
We last checked Alexandria on August 17, 2026: 6 of 6 addresses returned an exact collection day. The days they returned were Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. That is what our check saw, not a full list of Alexandria's pickup days.
Local source
City of Alexandria Resource Recovery Division sets Alexandria's collection days.
City of Alexandria Resource Recovery Division publishes trash, yard waste, bulk items and recycling days for Alexandria; this page last read them on October 26, 2026. Service alerts, cart standards and missed-pickup reports belong with City of Alexandria Resource Recovery Division, not here.
Good to knowChecked against City of Alexandria Resource Recovery Division in Oct 2026: trash, yard waste, bulk items and recycling.
Nearby
Around Alexandria: nearby guides and who collects there.
The nearest guides to Alexandria are Washington, Arlington, Bethesda and Silver Spring. Who collects, and on which days, can change at the boundary, so use the guide for the place your address is in.
Arlington, VA
Arlington County Department of Environmental Services.
Bethesda, MD
Montgomery County MD Department of Environmental Protection.
Silver Spring, MD
Montgomery County MD Department of Environmental Protection.
Waldorf, MD
Charles County Department of Public Works, Tag-A-Bag.
Wheaton, MD
Montgomery County MD Department of Environmental Protection.
Common questions
Questions residents ask.
What day is trash collected in Alexandria, VA?
It depends on your street. City of Alexandria Resource Recovery Division sets the day for each address, and the lookup above reads it for yours.
Which collections are published for Alexandria?
City of Alexandria Resource Recovery Division publishes trash, yard waste, bulk items and recycling for Alexandria.
Local source
Verify with City of Alexandria Resource Recovery Division.
The Alexandria address result links City of Alexandria Resource Recovery Division directly.
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- Oct 2026
Collection services in Alexandria
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