Washington trash pickup: cost and carts
No separate trash fee. DC Department of Public Works (DPW).
Neighborhoods with once-a-week pickup use the 96-gallon Supercan; twice-a-week neighborhoods use 32-gallon cans. There is no trash fee.
Pay or manage it
Sources
- DC Department of Public Works: Trash/Recycling Collections
- DC Department of Public Works: Recycling Collections
- DC Office of Revenue Analysis: tax expenditure review (trash collection)
Checked October 20, 2026. Every number here comes from the public sources listed, matched by our checker.
Rates change every year; this page shows when it was last checked. Nothing here is legal, tax or insurance advice.