What day is trash collected in Virginia Beach, VA?
Virginia Beach collects on 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.
Virginia Beach, VA
Virginia Beach, VA trash pickup by address.
Enter a Virginia Beach, VA street address to check trash pickup as published by City of Virginia Beach Public Works Waste Management.
Setting out in Virginia Beach Black trash carts belong at the curb between 5 p.m. the evening before and 7 a.m. on collection day.
Verified schedule
Virginia Beach collection days, read from City of Virginia Beach Public Works Waste Management.
Trash / garbage: Tuesday.
The day above is an example from one Virginia Beach address, last checked on September 11, 2026.
Set-out rules
Cart and set-out rules in Virginia Beach.
Black trash carts belong at the curb between 5 p.m. the evening before and 7 a.m. on collection day.
Once emptied, carts must come off the curb and out of public view by the end of that same collection day.
Leave at least three feet of clearance on every side of the cart, including from other containers, yard waste, limbs, bulky items, mailboxes, cable boxes and vehicles.
Report a cart problem or service issue on your collection day, or by noon the next business day, for it to be resolved promptly.
Read from the official Virginia Beach guidance on August 17, 2026; the linked source governs if anything here has changed.
Your collection day
Why Virginia Beach days differ by address.
Virginia Beach collects on 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 Virginia Beach Public Works Waste Management and were last checked on August 17, 2026.
Local source
The source stays attached to the answer.
City of Virginia Beach Public Works Waste Management 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 Virginia Beach?
City of Virginia Beach Public Works Waste Management publishes trash for Virginia Beach.
Local source
Verify with City of Virginia Beach Public Works Waste Management.
The Virginia Beach address result links City of Virginia Beach Public Works Waste Management directly.
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- Sep 2026
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