Garbage Collection

RFID tags use radio frequency technology to keep track of objects. These tags are often used on airline luggage, tickets, or retail store items. 

Once installed, the garbage cart RFID tags will not change how residents use their carts or alter the way the carts are put out on collection days.

Prince George has over 23,000 residential garbage carts in use throughout the city. RFID tag benefits include:

• Helping increase collection route efficiency.
  
• Lessening the city's carbon footprint.
  
• Making sure no garbage cart is missed on collection day.
  
• Helping keep recyclables out of landfills.
  

Information collected through RFID tags will be stored on a secure server by the City of Prince George. Any garbage cart photos that include captured personal info like people or vehicles will also be blurred to protect privacy.

Implementing the RFID system will cost around $10 per cart. Project funding comes from the City's Capital Expenditure Plan.

1. Click Set Reminders on the My Schedule page. If no address has been set, enter an address in the resulting textbox. If an exact match is not found, select one from the list closest to the desired address.
   
   
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Follow the Steps A and B outlined under Instructions and click the Set Reminder button.
2. To create a weekly reminder of scheduled collections and events, click the Weekly Summary button.
• Select whether to receive the reminder through Email or Text.
  
• Enter the desired email address and click Next Step.
  
• Enter the desired day of the week and time for the reminder to be sent out and click Next Step.
• Review the details. If everything is correct, check the I'm not a robot box and click Create Reminder.
  
3. To create a recurring reminder for a single collection and/or event, click the Single Collection or Event button.
• Select the type of collection or event to be reminded about (Garbage Collection, Waste Reduction Week, Recycling, etc.).
• Select how often reminders will be sent out in the Repeat dropdown menu.
• Select when reminders will be sent out under Alert Reminders.
• Click Next Step.
• Select whether to receive the reminder through Email or Text.
• Enter the desired email address and click Next Step.
• Review the details. If everything is correct, check the I'm not a robot box and click Create Reminder.
  

1. Follow Steps A and B outlined under Instructions.
2. Click the Download PDF button.
3. To download a schedule directly, click one of the buttons with the desired number of months per sheet (1 month, 2 months, or 6 months).
4. To subscribe, enter an email address into the Email textbox, check the Privacy Policy and User Agreement box, check the I'm not a robot box, and click the Subscribe button.

1. Follow Steps A and B outlined under Instructions.
   
2. Click the Export Calendar button on the desired calendar month.
   
3. Select the event type(s) to include in the collection schedule (Garbage Collection, Recycling, Waste Reduction Week, etc.).
4. Click the Choose Calendar dropdown menu and select the calendar program to export to (Outlook, Google Calendar, etc.).
5. Click the Export button and follow the prompts.

1. Unsubscribe from email reminders by clicking on the Unsubscribe link at the bottom of any notification email sent by the Garbage and Recycling webapp.
   
2. Unsubscribe from text reminders by texting "0" back to the number that sent the notification.