What day is trash collected in Charlottesville, VA?
Charlottesville collects on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday — which of those is yours depends on the route covering your street, so check your address above for the exact day.
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
Charlottesville, VA at a glance.
Charlottesville in the national picture, from its published rules. See the national trends.
- 4 daysCharlottesville collects on four weekdays across its routes44% of cities run four
- 7 amCarts out byThe deadline in 47% of cities
- 1Published alongside trash: recycling
Verified schedule
Charlottesville collection days, read from City of Charlottesville Public Works.
Trash / garbage: Tuesday.
Recycling: Tuesday.
The day above is an example from one Charlottesville address, last checked on September 11, 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.
Charlottesville collects on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, depending on which route covers your street. Enter your address above for the day that applies to your property.
These days are read from City of Charlottesville Public Works and were last checked on August 17, 2026.
Local source
The source stays attached to the answer.
City of Charlottesville Public Works publishes the collection information behind this page. TrashDayNow is independent of the city, so rely on that source for service alerts, cart standards, and missed-pickup reporting.
Good to knowPage information was last checked Sep 2026.
Common questions
Questions residents ask.
Which collections are published for Charlottesville?
City of Charlottesville Public Works publishes trash and recycling for Charlottesville.
Local source
Verify with City of Charlottesville Public Works.
The Charlottesville address result links City of Charlottesville Public Works directly.
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- Charlottesville, VA
- Local source
- City of Charlottesville Public Works
- Schedule
- Checked by full address
- Page updated
- Sep 2026
Collection services in Charlottesville
- trash
- recycling
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