What day is trash collected in Richmond, VA?
Richmond collects on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday — which of those is yours depends on the route covering your street, so check your address above for the exact day.
Richmond, VA
Richmond, VA trash pickup by address.
Enter a Richmond, VA street address to check trash pickup as published by Richmond Department of Public Works.
Setting out in Richmond Trash must be placed inside a City-issued supercan.
Verified schedule
Richmond collection days, read from Richmond Department of Public Works.
Trash / garbage: Thursday.
The day above is an example from one Richmond address, last checked on September 11, 2026.
Set-out rules
Cart and set-out rules in Richmond.
Trash must be placed inside a City-issued supercan.
The supercan must be removed from City property by 7 a.m. the day after collection.
There is no pickup on City holidays.
Read from the official Richmond guidance on August 17, 2026; the linked source governs if anything here has changed.
Your collection day
Why Richmond days differ by address.
Richmond collects on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, depending on which route covers your street. Enter your address above for the day that applies to your property.
These days are read from Richmond Department of Public Works and were last checked on August 17, 2026.
Local source
The source stays attached to the answer.
Richmond Department of 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 Richmond?
Richmond Department of Public Works publishes trash for Richmond.
Local source
Verify with Richmond Department of Public Works.
The Richmond address result links Richmond Department of Public Works directly.
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- Richmond, VA
- Local source
- Richmond Department of Public Works
- Schedule
- Checked by full address
- Page updated
- Sep 2026
Collection services in Richmond
- trash
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