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Washington trash pickup
Official DC DPW layers return address-level trash and recycling collection days where city residential collection applies.
Answer typeAddress-level pickup days
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Washington DC trash schedule sources
Official collection sources for covered Washington DC cities.
Coverage scope
Washington DC collection schedules are local, not statewide.
TrashDayNow currently documents trash, recycling, bulk, and yard-waste schedules for one covered community: Washington. The city, county, sanitation department, or contracted hauler controls the final schedule for each address.
If the address is outside a listed city, check the utility bill or local public-works page for the responsible provider. A nearby city's calendar may not apply across a service boundary.
How to verify trash, recycling, bulk, and yard-waste service in Washington DC
The documented Washington source applies only inside its collection boundary. A mailing city, ZIP code, or nearby neighborhood name does not prove that the same sanitation department serves the address.
- Use the complete street address and confirm the city or hauler shown by the official lookup.
- Check trash, recycling, bulk items, and yard waste separately because they may use different calendars.
- Confirm holiday, weather, and service-alert changes before placing carts or large items outside.
- For apartments, gated communities, and private roads, ask the property manager whether a private hauler replaces municipal service.
Covered Washington DC collection authorities
These are the official sources currently documented for trash, recycling, bulk, and yard-waste schedules. Address coverage can stop at city or hauler boundaries.
Washington: DC DPW Trash and Recycling Collection Day App
Official DC DPW layers return address-level trash and recycling collection days where city residential collection applies.
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