Richmond trash pickup schedule
This week · holiday status
Election Day is Tuesday 2026-11-03 — Tuesday routes run Wednesday, Wednesday routes run Thursday, Thursday routes run Friday, Friday routes run Saturday. Next listed holiday: Election Day, Tuesday 2026-11-03 — Tuesday routes run Wednesday, Wednesday routes run Thursday, Thursday routes run Friday, Friday routes run Saturday.
91 collection zones · Most common trash day: Thursday (26%) · Collection types: Trash.
Official collection schedule · route data collected 2026-09-17. Official holiday notice · checked 2026-09-17.
City of Richmond DPW runs 91 collection zones. Type your address to find yours, or browse the zones by day below.
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How Richmond compares
CoverageRichmond is split into 91 collection zones — the 18th most of the 58 zone-mapped cities on TrashWeek (the median city has 18). 26% of them are picked up on Thursday, and no zone is collected on Friday.
City of Richmond DPW observes 17 collection holidays in 2026; the median across the 38 cities whose holiday rules we have checked is 6. After a weekday holiday, every later pickup that week slides one day.
Holiday delays
2026 listCity of Richmond DPW skips collection on 17 holidays in 2026 (New Year's Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Presidents' Day, International Women's Day (observed), …) — full list and the delay rule.
Monday zones 23
Tuesday zones 21
Wednesday zones 23
Thursday zones 24
Bulk trash & leaf collection in Richmond
Bulk trash
Fee: bulk and brush collection requests are available for$100 per request
Eligibility and limits: Bi-weekly collection on your trash collection day during your recycling collection week
Source: official bulk collection page.
Leaf and yard waste
Collection period: The Department of Public Works will begin its Annual Leaf Collection Program on Monday, October 5, 2026.
Bag rules: Preferably biodegradable/compostable plastic bags
Source: official leaf and yard-waste page.
Source: City of Richmond DPW route data (layer, fetched 2026-09-17).