What day is trash collected in Olympia, WA?
Olympia collects on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday — which of those is yours depends on the route covering your street, so check your address above for the exact day.
Olympia, WA
Olympia, WA trash pickup by address.
Enter an Olympia, WA street address to check trash, recycling and yard waste pickup as published by City of Olympia Waste ReSources.
Setting out in Olympia Point the cart handle toward the house when you set it out.
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Olympia, WA at a glance.
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- 3 daysOlympia collects on three weekdays across its routes28% of cities run three
- 2Published alongside trash: recycling, yard waste
Verified schedule
Olympia collection days, read from City of Olympia Waste ReSources.
Trash / garbage: Wednesday.
Recycling: Wednesday.
The day above is an example from one Olympia address, last checked on September 11, 2026.
Set-out rules
Cart and set-out rules in Olympia.
Point the cart handle toward the house when you set it out.
Leave at least 3 feet of clearance on each side of the cart.
Park the cart near the curb or at the edge of the road, as close to the curb as possible so the truck's mechanical arm can reach it.
Point the cart with the handle facing the house.
Give the cart at least 3 feet of clearance on each side.
Read from the official Olympia guidance on August 23, 2026; the linked source governs if anything here has changed.
Your collection day
Why Olympia days differ by address.
Olympia collects on Wednesday, 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 Olympia Waste ReSources and were last checked on August 17, 2026.
Local source
The source stays attached to the answer.
City of Olympia Waste ReSources 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 Olympia?
City of Olympia Waste ReSources publishes trash and recycling for Olympia.
Local source
Verify with City of Olympia Waste ReSources.
The Olympia address result links City of Olympia Waste ReSources directly.
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- Olympia, WA
- Local source
- City of Olympia Waste ReSources
- Schedule
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- Page updated
- Sep 2026
Collection services in Olympia
- trash
- recycling
- yard
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