Washington trash pickup schedule
This week · holiday status
No city-specific holiday pickup rule is confirmed on this site for this week; check the official notice. Next federal holiday: Veterans Day, Wednesday 2026-11-11 — city pickup handling is unverified.
141 collection zones · Most common trash day: Thursday (24%) · Collection types: Trash.
Official collection schedule · route data collected 2026-09-17. Official holiday notice.
DC Department of Public Works runs 141 collection zones. Type your address to find yours, or browse the zones by day below. Recycling is collected on the first listed day each week; twice-weekly areas get trash on both days.
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How Washington compares
CoverageWashington is split into 141 collection zones — the 10th most of the 58 zone-mapped cities on TrashWeek (the median city has 18). 24% of them are picked up on Thursday.
Holiday delays
2026 listHoliday changes for Washington have not been verified yet, so the dates on this site are regular weekdays only — check Washington's official holiday notice before a holiday week.
Monday zones 29
Tuesday zones 33
- Zone 101_2
- Zone 102_2
- Zone 103_2
- Zone 104_2
- Zone 105_2
- Zone 106_2
- Zone 201_2
- Zone 202_2
- Zone 203_2
- Zone 204_2
- Zone 205_2
- Zone 206_2
- Zone 501_2
- Zone 502_2
- Zone 503_2
- Zone 504_2
- Zone 505_2
- Zone 506_2
- Zone 507_2
- Zone 601_2
- Zone 602_2
- Zone 603_2
- Zone 701_2
- Zone 702_2
- Zone 703_2
- Zone 704_2
- Zone 705_2
- Zone 706_2
- Zone 707_2
- Zone 708_2
- Zone 709_2
- Zone 710_2
- Zone 711_2
Wednesday zones 33
- Zone 401_3
- Zone 402_3
- Zone 403_3
- Zone 404_3
- Zone 405_3
- Zone 406_3
- Zone 407_3
- Zone 408_3
- Zone 409_3
- Zone 410_3
- Zone 411_3
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- Zone 414_3
- Zone 415_3
- Zone 416_3
- Zone 417_3
- Zone 501_3
- Zone 502_3
- Zone 503_3
- Zone 504_3
- Zone 505_3
- Zone 506_3
- Zone 507_3
- Zone 508_3
- Zone 509_3
- Zone 510_3
- Zone 511_3
- Zone 512_3
- Zone 513_3
- Zone 514_3
- Zone 515_3
- Zone 516_3
Thursday zones 34
- Zone 601_1
- Zone 602_1
- Zone 603_1
- Zone 604_1
- Zone 605_1
- Zone 606_1
- Zone 607_1
- Zone 608_1
- Zone 609_1
- Zone 610_1
- Zone 101_4
- Zone 102_4
- Zone 301_4
- Zone 302_4
- Zone 303_4
- Zone 304_4
- Zone 305_4
- Zone 306_4
- Zone 307_4
- Zone 308_4
- Zone 309_4
- Zone 310_4
- Zone 311_4
- Zone 312_4
- Zone 313_4
- Zone 314_4
- Zone 315_4
- Zone 316_4
- Zone 317_4
- Zone 318_4
- Zone 401_4
- Zone 402_4
- Zone 403_4
- Zone 404_4
Friday zones 34
- Zone 101_2
- Zone 102_2
- Zone 103_2
- Zone 104_2
- Zone 105_2
- Zone 106_2
- Zone 201_2
- Zone 202_2
- Zone 203_2
- Zone 204_2
- Zone 205_2
- Zone 206_2
- Zone 701_5
- Zone 702_5
- Zone 703_5
- Zone 704_5
- Zone 705_5
- Zone 706_5
- Zone 707_5
- Zone 708_5
- Zone 709_5
- Zone 710_5
- Zone 801_5
- Zone 802_5
- Zone 803_5
- Zone 804_5
- Zone 805_5
- Zone 806_5
- Zone 807_5
- Zone 808_5
- Zone 809_5
- Zone 810_5
- Zone 811_5
- Zone 812_5
Bulk trash & leaf collection in Washington
Bulk trash
Eligibility and limits: from residential households that receive DPW trash collection services / These households include single-family homes and residential buildings with three or fewer living units / NO MORE THAN SEVEN ITEMS will be collected per appointment.
Source: official bulk collection page.
Leaf and yard waste
Collection period: year-round by appointment only
Bag rules: Since August 26, 2021, Yard waste is only collected in paper bags, unlike previous years when plastic bags were acceptable for collection.
Source: official leaf and yard-waste page.
Source: DC Department of Public Works route data (layer, fetched 2026-09-17).