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    Public Litter Cans

    Metadata Updated: February 25, 2026

    Public litter cans are primarily along the District of Columbia’s commercial streets. They are receptacles that are intended for small litter like non-recyclable food wrappers and other trash acquired while in transit in the District. They are not for household trash. Public litter cans are emptied at night, following a daily to three times per week schedule, based on how much trash they receive. Public litter cans that are overflowing, likely are being used for litter other than small trash acquired in transit. Report a public trash can that is full/overflowing and needs to be emptied by calling 311 or using 311.dc.gov.

    This inventory is continuously updated by the Department of Public Works and partners including Business Improvement Districts. Litter can locations are subject to change as Service Requests for installation, maintenance and removal are processed. Public litter cans are found in public spaces. Public spaces include areas like major roads, commercial buildings, bus stops, churches, retail areas, restaurants, laundromats, public schools, and hospitals.

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    Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. Non-Federal: This dataset is covered by different Terms of Use than Data.gov. License: Creative Commons Attribution

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    Dates

    Metadata Created Date February 25, 2026
    Metadata Updated Date February 25, 2026

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from DC data

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    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Created Date February 25, 2026
    Metadata Updated Date February 25, 2026
    Publisher City of Washington, DC
    Maintainer
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    Data First Published 2024-02-02T15:48:26.000Z
    Data Last Modified 2026-02-24T12:04:21.000Z
    Category geospatial
    Public Access Level public
    Metadata Context https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.jsonld
    Schema Version https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema
    Catalog Describedby https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.json
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    Harvest Source Id b05f955a-65d6-4288-9558-15a5ebc74e36
    Harvest Source Title DC data
    Homepage URL https://opendata.dc.gov/datasets/DCGIS::public-litter-cans
    License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
    Metadata Type geospatial
    Old Spatial -77.1119,38.8192,-76.9108,38.9916
    Source Datajson Identifier True
    Source Hash 43a39dc567e4c044771b993e0ad6d7f35f484d6941c12c89f34f9d39c2095c9a
    Source Schema Version 1.1
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