The City’s automated garbage collection provides service to approximately 23,000 homes in Prince George. The current collection schedules may be downloaded as a PDF below.
Download the printable Garbage Collection Schedule Map for 2018-2019 [PDF]
Residential Garbage Collection
Place cart out before 8:00am, but no earlier than 4:00am on garbage collection day. Residents must remove carts and recycling bins from the curbside area by 7:00pm by the end of the day.
Homes adjacent to the collection lane must place carts on the adjacent resident’s property. It must not be separated by a fence, gate, or other structure. For more information, contact the Service Centre at 250-561-7600.
Do NOT overfill carts and make sure lids are completely closed. Overloaded carts will not be emptied.
Learn more about the City bylaw on garbage collection [PDF]
Get Your Garbage & Recycling Schedule
Create a customised collection schedule, set reminders, and never miss another garbage and recycling day with the City of Prince George's Curbside Garbage and Recycling web app.
Please ensure browsers (e.g. Internet Explorer, Chrome, Firefox, Safari, etc.) are updated to the newest version before using the web app.
NOTE: The City of Prince George only provides garbage collection services and does not operate curbside recycling pick-up. For information on recycling, contact Recycle BC.
Visit the Recycle BC website
Instructions
- 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.
-
To create a weekly reminder of scheduled collections and events, click the
Weekly Summary button.
- Select whether to receive the reminder through
Email or
Twitter.
- Enter the desired email address or Twitter handle 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
Twitter.
- Enter the desired email address or Twitter handle 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.
Yard and Garden Waste
Yard and garden waste may be dropped off - free of charge - at local transfer stations, recycle depots, and at the Foothills Boulevard Regional Landfill.
Accessible Garbage Collection
Residents who have a permanent physical disability and have difficulty moving their bin 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 bins to the collection point and return them once they have been emptied. Complete following the application form and return it to City Hall.
Apply to the Set Out/Set Back service now [PDF]
Items That Will Not Be Collected
Do NOT put these items in collections cart:
- Propane tanks or cylinders
- Automobile tires
- Lead-acid batteries (e.g. car batteries)
- Paints, solvents or any liquids
- Hazardous materials (e.g. pesticides)
- Gypsum (drywall)
- Animal carcasses
- Used oil or oil filters
- Televisions or computer monitors
- Ashes
Learn more about waste reduction