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title: "When is my garbage day? | Prince George | PG Pulse"
description: "Enter your address in our garbage day tool for your next pickups. Recycling follows Recycle BC; glass, film and foam go to depots."
url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/answers/garbage-recycling/
markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/answers/garbage-recycling.md
site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia
generated: 2026-10-16T16:07:34.696Z
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[Home, utilities and services](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/answers/#home)

# When is my garbage day, and what can I recycle?

Enter your address in our garbage day tool for your next pickups. Curbside recycling follows Recycle BC’s list; glass, film plastic and foam go to depots, not your cart.

Checked October 1, 2026. Numbers update on their own.

Carts go out between 4 and 7 a.m. on collection day. Recycle BC runs the curbside program and its “What can I recycle?” search tells you where each item goes. Glass, plastic bags and film, and foam packaging are depot-only; our recycling map shows depots, bottle returns and the landfill. A stolen or broken cart is replaced through the City.

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## On PG Pulse

- [Garbage day lookup](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/tools/garbage-day/)
- [Recycling and landfill map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/maps/waste-and-recycling/)
- [Garbage and recycling guide](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/city/garbage-and-recycling/)

## Official sources

- [Recycle BC: Prince George](https://recyclebc.ca/where-can-i-recycle/home-collection/prince-george/) Link checked October 14, 2026
- [City of Prince George: garbage and recycling](https://www.princegeorge.ca/city-services/garbage-recycling) Link checked October 14, 2026
- [Regional District landfills and transfer stations](https://www.rdffg.ca/LandfillsTransferStations) Link checked October 14, 2026

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### Answer

Source: [Answers compiled from our own pages and the official sources linked in each answer; live values from our public API](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/answers/). Licence: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/); each answer links its official sources. Updated 2026-10-14T12:40:01.822Z.
JSON: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/api/v1/answers/garbage-recycling

- **id**: garbage-recycling
- **theme**: 19
- **topic**: home
- **topicLabel**: Home, utilities and services
- **question**: When is my garbage day, and what can I recycle?
- **also**: Can you recycle Tetra Pak, Garbage can stolen, Garbage schedule
- **short**: Enter your address in our garbage day tool for your next pickups. Curbside recycling follows Recycle BC’s list; glass, film plastic and foam go to depots, not your cart.
- **answer**: Carts go out between 4 and 7 a.m. on collection day. Recycle BC runs the curbside program and its “What can I recycle?” search tells you where each item goes. Glass, plastic bags and film, and foam packaging are depot-only; our recycling map shows depots, bottle returns and the landfill. A stolen or broken cart is replaced through the City.
- **facts**: _none_
- **checked**: 2026-10-01
- **page**: <https://princegeorgepulse.ca/answers/garbage-recycling/>

#### links

| label | url |
| --- | --- |
| Garbage day lookup | https://princegeorgepulse.ca/tools/garbage-day/ |
| Recycling and landfill map | https://princegeorgepulse.ca/maps/waste-and-recycling/ |
| Garbage and recycling guide | https://princegeorgepulse.ca/city/garbage-and-recycling/ |


#### official

| label | url | linkOk | linkCheckedAt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Recycle BC: Prince George | https://recyclebc.ca/where-can-i-recycle/home-collection/prince-george/ | true | 2026-10-14T12:40:01.822Z |
| City of Prince George: garbage and recycling | https://www.princegeorge.ca/city-services/garbage-recycling | true | 2026-10-14T12:40:01.822Z |
| Regional District landfills and transfer stations | https://www.rdffg.ca/LandfillsTransferStations | true | 2026-10-14T12:40:01.822Z |

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