Veterans Day — Wednesday, November 11
Falls on a Wednesday. If Washington observes Veterans Day, Wednesday routes, and the rest of that week's, run one day later.
Washington, DC
Washington, DC trash pickup by address.
Enter a Washington, DC street address to check trash pickup as published by DC DPW — Find Your Collection Schedule.
Setting out in Washington Bins may go out no earlier than 6:30 pm the evening before collection and must be back on your property by 8 pm on collection day.
Trash Day Trends · Washington, last 30 days
Tuesday is a trash day for 40% of Washington homes we checked.
42% of checks here come the day before or the morning of trash day — most on Wednesday around 12 pm. See the national trends.
- #1Most-checked city this week
- +21%Checks vs last week
- 100%Homes we checked with recycling on a trash day82% nationally
Verified schedule
Washington collection days, read from DC DPW — Find Your Collection Schedule.
Trash / garbage: Wednesday.
Wednesday is what one Washington address returned on October 26, 2026.
DC DPW collection returned address-level trash and recycling days where city residential collection applies.
Buildings with more than 3 units, mixed-use, commercial, and private-service properties may not be eligible for DPW collection.
Set-out rules
Cart and set-out rules in Washington.
Bins may go out no earlier than 6:30 pm the evening before collection and must be back on your property by 8 pm on collection day.
Containers may go out no earlier than 6:30 p.m. the night before collection and no later than 6 a.m. on the collection day itself.
They must also be pulled back off public space by 8 p.m. on collection day — leaving them out is a ticketable sanitation violation.
Twice-a-week neighborhoods use the 32-gallon trash can, while once-a-week neighborhoods use the 96-gallon Supercan.
Read from the official Washington guidance on August 17, 2026; the linked source governs if anything here has changed.
Your collection day
Why Washington days differ by address.
Pickup days in Washington depend on your street. Enter your address above to see yours.
The example days above are read from DC DPW — Find Your Collection Schedule and were last checked on October 26, 2026.
Holiday weeks
Holiday weeks in Washington for the rest of 2026.
Washington follows the most common pattern: collection slides a day after a holiday. The city's published rule: When a holiday occurs, every collection day from the holiday through the end of that week slides to the next day, with Friday's moving to Saturday; DPW's Slide Guide lists each year's holidays.
The dates below are the federal holidays left this year, with what the rule means for each if Washington observes it. The city's own calendar governs which holidays it observes.
Thanksgiving — Thursday, November 26
Falls on a Thursday. If Washington observes Thanksgiving, Thursday routes, and the rest of that week's, run one day later.
Christmas — Friday, December 25
Falls on a Friday. If Washington observes Christmas, Friday routes, and the rest of that week's, run one day later.
Good to knowRule transcribed from DC DPW Holiday Trash, Recycling, and Food Waste Collections Schedule; that source governs if the two disagree.
How days are assigned
How Washington assigns collection days.
Washington publishes its own address-level collection lookup, DC DPW — Find Your Collection Schedule. There is no single citywide weekday: the day depends on the address, and the lookup above reads DC DPW — Find Your Collection Schedule's answer for the exact address you enter.
We last checked Washington on August 17, 2026: 6 of 6 addresses returned an exact collection day. The days they returned were Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. That is what our check saw, not a full list of Washington's pickup days.
Local source
Where Washington's collection days are published: DC DPW — Find Your Collection Schedule.
This page reads Washington's trash days from DC DPW — Find Your Collection Schedule, last on October 26, 2026. This page does not take missed-pickup reports or post service alerts.
Good to knowChecked against DC DPW — Find Your Collection Schedule in Aug 2026: trash.
Before pickup
What Washington residents should verify.
DC DPW Trash and Recycling Collection Day App provides address-based collection information for eligible Washington properties.
Nearby
Around Washington: nearby guides and who collects there.
The nearest guides to Washington are Arlington, Alexandria, Silver Spring and Bethesda. Who collects, and on which days, can change at the boundary, so use the guide for the place your address is in.
Arlington, VA
Arlington County Department of Environmental Services.
Alexandria, VA
City of Alexandria Resource Recovery Division.
Silver Spring, MD
Montgomery County MD Department of Environmental Protection.
Bethesda, MD
Montgomery County MD Department of Environmental Protection.
Wheaton, MD
Montgomery County MD Department of Environmental Protection.
North Bethesda, MD
Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection.
Common questions
Questions residents ask.
What day is trash collected in Washington, DC?
It depends on your street. Each address's day is listed in DC DPW — Find Your Collection Schedule, and the lookup above reads it for yours.
Which collections are published for Washington?
Trash days for Washington are published in DC DPW — Find Your Collection Schedule.
What happens to Washington trash pickup in a holiday week?
Washington follows the most common pattern: collection slides a day after a holiday. When a holiday occurs, every collection day from the holiday through the end of that week slides to the next day, with Friday's moving to Saturday; DPW's Slide Guide lists each year's holidays.
Local source
Verify with DC DPW — Find Your Collection Schedule.
The Washington address result links DC DPW — Find Your Collection Schedule directly.
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