Hampton, VA Trash Pickup Schedule
Collection days, holiday changes, recycling rules, and drop-off options for Hampton, Virginia — in one page, with sources.
Trash in Hampton, VA runs on a set schedule — your exact day depends on your address. Rules and holiday shifts below.
Pickup days are assigned by address — the city's lookup gives your day, and the schedule repeats each week unless a holiday shifts it.
When is each service collected?
Recurring schedule for Hampton services.
| Service | When | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Trash | Weekly MONDAY/TUESDAY/THURSDAY/FRIDAY - one zone each, no Wednesday route (4 zones). | Depends on your address — the city assigns days via its lookup/map |
| Recycling | EVERY-OTHER-WEEK: GREEN or BLUE week, Mon/Tue/Thu/Fri across 9 zones (GREEN TUESDAY 2... | Depends on your address — the city assigns days via its lookup/map |
What about bulky or special items?
Mattresses, appliances, storm debris — the rules before you set them out.
- Holiday slide rule —
Who collects what?
The provider for each service and how to reach them.
| Service | Provider | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Trash | City of Hampton Public Works (city-collected) | |
| Recycling | City of Hampton Public Works |
Common questions
The things Hampton residents ask most.
What day is trash pickup in Hampton, VA?
Weekly on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday or Friday depending on zone (4 zones mapped; no Wednesday route in the city layer - verify Wednesday addresses with hampton.gov lookup) [AGE FLAG 2018].
Is Hampton VA recycling every other week?
Yes - city layer marks zones GREEN or BLUE (every-other-week) on Mon/Tue/Thu/Fri (9 zones) [AGE FLAG 2018].
What changed recently?
Every update to this page, newest first.
- Record created from Hampton's city Trash_Recycle_Days layers (4 trash + 9 recycling zones).
- Holiday QA R6 (2026-09-24) PARTIAL: official Citizen's Calendar PDF (DocumentCenter/View/43576, machine-read) MEASURED: 'If a city holiday is also your curbside collection day, put containers out by [time] a.m. WEDNESDAY instead' - i.e. holiday-day pickups move to a WEDNESDAY make-up day (calendar marks 'ALTERNATE PICK-UP DAY'); 10 city holidays listed: New Year's, MLK Jr, President's, Memorial, Juneteenth, Independence, Labor, Veteran's, Thanksgiving, Christmas. Caveat: that PDF is the 2025 calendar; the currently linked View/2005 calendar is graphics-only (no text) so 2026-specific day placement is unverified - stays pending.
Population 137,098 · Sources: City of Hampton VA Trash_Recycle_Days FS (L0 Trash Pick-up Days, L1 R…, www.hampton.gov · Summarized from municipal, hauler, and public-data records; schedules change without notice.