Veterans Day — Wednesday, November 11
Falls on a Wednesday. Apply the city's own rule above to the Wednesday routes.
Charlottesville, VA
Charlottesville, VA trash pickup by address.
Enter a Charlottesville, VA street address to check trash and recycling pickup as published by City of Charlottesville Public Works.
Setting out in Charlottesville Charlottesville runs a pay-as-you-throw program: trash containers or bags without a city sticker or decal are not collected.
Trash Day Trends · Charlottesville, last 30 days
Wednesday is a trash day for 35% of Charlottesville homes we checked.
Monday is the busiest day to check here. See the national trends.
- 7 amCarts out byThe deadline in 48% of cities
- 100%Homes we checked with recycling on a trash day83% nationally
- 1Published alongside trash: recycling
Verified schedule
Charlottesville collection days, read from City of Charlottesville Public Works.
Trash / garbage: Tuesday.
Recycling: Tuesday.
Tuesday is what one Charlottesville address returned on October 26, 2026.
Set-out rules
Cart and set-out rules in Charlottesville.
Charlottesville runs a pay-as-you-throw program: trash containers or bags without a city sticker or decal are not collected.
Trash and recycling are not collected on major holidays including Memorial Day, Independence Day and Labor Day.
Trash and recyclables must be set out no later than 7 a.m. on collection day.
City code gives you 12 hours after collection to carry containers, bags, recycling carts and any uncollected refuse back behind your property set-back line.
Every bag or container needs a purchased trash sticker or decal attached to the bag or to the container handle, positioned so it stays visible from the street.
Read from the official Charlottesville guidance on August 17, 2026; the linked source governs if anything here has changed.
Your collection day
Why Charlottesville days differ by address.
Pickup days in Charlottesville depend on your street. Enter your address above to see yours.
The example days above are read from City of Charlottesville Public Works and were last checked on October 26, 2026.
Holiday weeks
Holiday weeks in Charlottesville for the rest of 2026.
Charlottesville has a rule of its own. The city's published rule: Trash and recycling are not collected on major holidays including Memorial Day, Independence Day and Labor Day.
The dates below are the federal holidays left this year, with what the rule means for each if Charlottesville observes it. The city's own calendar governs which holidays it observes.
Thanksgiving — Thursday, November 26
Falls on a Thursday. Apply the city's own rule above to the Thursday routes.
Christmas — Friday, December 25
Falls on a Friday. Apply the city's own rule above to the Friday routes.
Good to knowRule transcribed from City of Charlottesville Public Works; that source governs if the two disagree.
How days are assigned
How Charlottesville assigns collection days.
Charlottesville publishes a per-address collection calendar through the Recycle Coach service. There is no single citywide weekday to quote: each address has its own calendar, and the lookup shows the weekday it lists for your property.
We last checked Charlottesville on August 17, 2026: 6 of 6 addresses returned an exact collection day. The days they returned were Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. That is what our check saw, not a full list of Charlottesville's pickup days.
Local source
City of Charlottesville Public Works sets Charlottesville's collection days.
City of Charlottesville Public Works publishes trash and recycling days for Charlottesville; this page last read them on October 26, 2026. Service alerts, cart standards and missed-pickup reports belong with City of Charlottesville Public Works, not here.
Good to knowChecked against City of Charlottesville Public Works in Oct 2026: trash and recycling.
Nearby
Around Charlottesville: nearby guides and who collects there.
The nearest guides to Charlottesville are Harrisonburg, Lynchburg, Richmond and Manassas. Who collects, and on which days, can change at the boundary, so use the guide for the place your address is in.
Harrisonburg, VA
City of Harrisonburg Department of Public Works.
Lynchburg, VA
City of Lynchburg.
Richmond, VA
Richmond Department of Public Works.
Manassas, VA
City of Manassas Public Works Refuse & Recycling.
Dale City, VA
Prince William County Solid Waste Management.
Centreville, VA
Fairfax County Public Works (Who Picks Up My Trash).
Common questions
Questions residents ask.
What day is trash collected in Charlottesville, VA?
It depends on your street. City of Charlottesville Public Works sets the day for each address, and the lookup above reads it for yours.
Which collections are published for Charlottesville?
City of Charlottesville Public Works publishes trash and recycling for Charlottesville.
What happens to Charlottesville trash pickup in a holiday week?
Charlottesville has a rule of its own. Trash and recycling are not collected on major holidays including Memorial Day, Independence Day and Labor Day.
Local source
Verify with City of Charlottesville Public Works.
The Charlottesville address result links City of Charlottesville Public Works directly.
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Collection services in Charlottesville
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