What days is trash picked up in Washington DC?

Twice a week by route area - each of the 144 DPW supercan routes carries a day pair (e.g., Monday/Thursday).

Washington, DC Trash pickup schedule by zone

Measured zone and cycle details for the labeled services below. A weekday for recycling, bulk pickup, yard waste, leaf collection, or street sweeping does not identify your household trash day.

Verified 2026-09-21

Match the service name first, then find your zone or area. This page shows service-specific schedule data; it is not a household schedule or personal pickup calendar.

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Trash pickup schedule by zone

TWICE-WEEKLY collection by route area (day-pair labels like Monday/Thursday) across supercan route boundaries.

Open official data layer — DC Trash Routes (DCGIS Public_Service layer 28; Supercan route boundaries)

Zone or area	Published day or cycle	Coverage notes
Washington DC Monday DPW routes	Monday	19 DPW routes 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406
Washington DC Tuesday DPW routes	Tuesday	21 DPW routes 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, 506, 507, 601, 602, 603, 701, 702, 703, 704, 705, 706, 707, 708, 709, 710, 711
Washington DC Wednesday DPW routes	Wednesday	33 DPW routes 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417, 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, 506, 507, 509, 510, 511, 512, 513, 514, 515, 516, 517
Washington DC Thursday DPW routes	Thursday	24 DPW routes 101, 102, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 401, 402, 403, 404
Washington DC Friday DPW routes	Friday	22 DPW routes 701, 702, 703, 704, 705, 706, 707, 708, 709, 710, 801, 802, 803, 804, 805, 806, 807, 808, 809, 810, 811, 812
Washington DC Monday & Thursday DPW routes	Monday & Thursday	10 DPW routes 601, 602, 603, 604, 605, 606, 607, 608, 609, 610
Washington DC Tuesday & Friday DPW routes	Tuesday & Friday	12 DPW routes 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206

Why this page has no shared date calendar

The listed services may follow different zone weekdays, alternating weeks, monthly ordinals, or service-specific routes. Use the matching table and its linked source; a single citywide date list could assign the wrong service or date.

A subscription feed (/dc/washington-dc/calendar.ics) is not available for these scoped schedules. Use the full city schedule and the relevant source link above to confirm your service.