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Spring Clean-Up Day 2019
Prince George's annual Spring Clean-Up Day is coming April 28. Join other residents in picking up litter in neighbourhoods, parks, school yards, and along city streets and trails to keep communities beautiful. Temporary garbage and litter carts will be set up throughout Prince George and will be free to use (excluding large household items or hazardous materials).
Sign up to volunteer individually or as part of a group. All participants will receive Pitch-In garbage bags and gloves courtesy of the Recycling and Environmental Action Planning Society (REAPS) and volunteers may choose areas they would like to clean.
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Garbage Collection
COLLECTION INSTRUCTIONS
- Keep a distance of two metres between carts and vehicles.
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Do NOT overfill carts. Overloaded carts will not be emptied.
- Make sure lids are completed closed.
- Place cart out before 8:00am (no earlier than 4:00am) on collection day.
- Remove carts and recycling carts from curbside by 7:00pm.
COLLECTION SCHEDULE
2019-2020 Garbage Collection Schedule
TRANSFER STATIONS
Some items - including yard and garden waste - may be dropped off at local transfer stations, recycle depots, and at the Foothills Boulevard Regional Landfill.
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Restricted Items
The following items will not be collected for disposal:
- Animal carcasses
- Ashes
- Automobile tires
- Gypsum (drywall)
- Hazardous materials (e.g. pesticides)
- Lead-acid batteries (e.g. car batteries)
- Paints, solvents, or any liquids
- Propane tanks or cylinders
- Televisions or computer monitors
- Used oil or oil filters
For more information on disposing restricted materials and other items:
Help for Physically Disabled Residents
Residents who have a permanent physical disability and have difficulty moving their cart to the collection point without help from another person may contact the City of Prince George to apply for the Set Out/Set Back service. City Crews will assist by moving carts to the collection point and return them once they have been emptied. Complete following the application form and return it to City Hall.
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Create an Online Collection Schedule or Reminders
How To Use
- Click
View Schedule or
Set Reminders.
- Enter an address in the textbox.
- If an exact address is not found, select one from the list closest to the desired address.
- To enter a different address, click
while in the Calendar view (accessible through
View Schedule) and select
Switch Zones.
How to Set Reminders for Collection Days and Events
- 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.
OR
Follow the
Steps A and B outlined under
Instructions and click the
Set Reminder button.
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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.
- 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.
How to Download a Collection Schedule or Subscribe for Updates
- Follow
Steps A and B outlined under
Instructions.
- Click the
Download PDF button.
- 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).
- 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.
How to Import Collection Schedules into a Calendar
- Follow
Steps A and B outlined under
Instructions.
- Click the
Export Calendar button on the desired calendar month.
- Select the event type(s) to include in the collection schedule (Garbage Collection, Recycling, Waste Reduction Week, etc.).
- Click the
Choose Calendar dropdown menu and select the calendar program to export to (Outlook, Google Calendar, etc.).
- Click the
Export button and follow the prompts.
How to Unsubscribe from Email or Text Reminders
- Unsubscribe from email reminders by clicking on the
Unsubscribe link at the bottom of any notification email sent by the Garbage and Recycling webapp.
- Unsubscribe from text reminders by texting "0" back to the number that sent the notification.
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Curbside Recycling
The City of Prince George only provides garbage collection services and does not operate curbside recycling pick-up.
For more information on recycling, recycling schedules, and more:
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Garbage Cart Exchange and Cart Credit
There is a $30.00 container exchange fee to switch to a larger garbage cart. There is no fee to change to a smaller size. New home owners have a six month grace period to exchange containers without needing to pay the fee.
A cart credit will be issued for residents who do not want a cart physically stored on their property.
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Bear-Resistant Garbage Cart Pilot Project
The City introduced 300 bear-resistant residential garbage carts to the Hart Highlands Croft neighbourhood on April 15, 2019. The carts are part of a pilot project to make urban garbage less attractive to resident bear populations. Seventy per cent of the 1,100 reported bear sightings in Prince George are related to bears' attraction to garbage.
Similar to large-sized regular garbage carts, the bear-resistant carts are robustly designed, but light enough to move around and unlock with one hand. The City will monitor the cart's performance for potential distribution in other high-frequency bear areas.
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