--- title: "Prince George garbage day 2026: pickup schedule by address" description: "Prince George garbage and recycling collection schedule by address: your Blue, Green, Orange, Red or Yellow zone, next pickups, holiday changes, reminders." url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/tools/garbage-day/ markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/tools/garbage-day.md site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia generated: 2026-10-16T15:23:36.336Z --- # When is garbage day in Prince George? Type your address to see your next garbage and recycling pickups, straight from the City’s collection schedule, and add them to your calendar with a reminder the night before. Cart rules, set-out times, bear fines and the landfill: [garbage and recycling guide](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/city/garbage-and-recycling/). ## Garbage zones by neighbourhood Each colour zone has its own collection dates. Where a neighbourhood is split between zones, or only part of it has curbside pickup, look up your address to be sure. - [Blue zone](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/tools/garbage-day/blue/) [College Heights](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/neighbourhoods/college-heights/), [Lansdowne](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/neighbourhoods/lansdowne/) (part), [Southwest](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/neighbourhoods/southwest/) - [Green zone](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/tools/garbage-day/green/) [Airport](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/neighbourhoods/airport/), [Austin West](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/neighbourhoods/austin-west/) (part), [Blackburn](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/neighbourhoods/blackburn/), [Central Hart](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/neighbourhoods/central-hart/), [CNR Industrial](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/neighbourhoods/cnr-industrial/), [Crescents](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/neighbourhoods/crescents/), [Downtown](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/neighbourhoods/downtown/), [Hart Highlands](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/neighbourhoods/hart-highlands/) (part), [Millar Addition](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/neighbourhoods/millar-addition/), [North Nechako](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/neighbourhoods/north-nechako/) (part), [Pulpmill Rd.](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/neighbourhoods/pulpmill-rd/), [South Fort George](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/neighbourhoods/south-fort-george/), [VLA](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/neighbourhoods/vla/) - [Orange zone](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/tools/garbage-day/orange/) [East Central Fort George](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/neighbourhoods/east-central-fort-george/), [West Bowl](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/neighbourhoods/west-bowl/) - [Red zone](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/tools/garbage-day/red/) [Assman](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/neighbourhoods/assman/), [Carrie Jane Gray Park](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/neighbourhoods/carrie-jane-gray-park/), [Cranbrook Hill](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/neighbourhoods/cranbrook-hill/), [East Central Fort George](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/neighbourhoods/east-central-fort-george/) (part), [Fraserview](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/neighbourhoods/fraserview/), [Lansdowne](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/neighbourhoods/lansdowne/), [Perry](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/neighbourhoods/perry/), [Seymour](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/neighbourhoods/seymour/), [Van Bow](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/neighbourhoods/van-bow/), [VLA](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/neighbourhoods/vla/) (part), [West Bowl](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/neighbourhoods/west-bowl/) (part) - [Yellow zone](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/tools/garbage-day/yellow/) [Austin East](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/neighbourhoods/austin-east/), [Austin West](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/neighbourhoods/austin-west/), [Chief Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/neighbourhoods/chief-lake/), [Hart Highlands](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/neighbourhoods/hart-highlands/), [Heritage](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/neighbourhoods/heritage/), [North Nechako](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/neighbourhoods/north-nechako/) Matched from the City of Prince George open data zone and community boundary maps. ## On collection day - Carts out **between 4 a.m. and 7 a.m.** - Back in **by 7 p.m.** Carts left out can draw a $100 wildlife fine. - Keep recycling about **2 metres** from the garbage cart. - Close the lid. Overfilled carts are left behind. ## Yard waste The City’s collection schedule covers garbage and recycling only; it has no curbside yard waste pickup. Take yard and garden waste to a [Regional District site](https://www.rdffg.ca/LandfillsTransferStations). ## Other ways to check - [2026–2027 printable calendar (PDF)](https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/5048) - [City garbage and recycling page](https://www.princegeorge.ca/city-services/garbage-recycling) - [Holiday changes to pickups](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/holidays/) - Missed pickup: call [311](tel:311) or 250-561-7600 [Our garbage and recycling guide](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/city/garbage-and-recycling/) ## What doesn’t go in the cart - [Landfill hours and tipping fees](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/maps/waste-and-recycling/#landfill) - [Recycling and bottle depots by item](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/maps/waste-and-recycling/#where-h) - [Map of every waste and recycling site](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/maps/waste-and-recycling/) ## More in City [See all in City](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/browse/#city) - [City services Garbage, water, taxes, permits](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/city/) - [Emergency and safety Numbers, urgent care, live alerts](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/emergency/) - [Zoning lookup What can I build here?](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/zoning/) - [What’s being built Permits and rezonings by street](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/development/) - [Public services Offices, clinics, open now](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/services/) - [Pools, arenas and halls City hall, rec centres, halls to rent](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/facilities/) ## Data Machine-readable data behind this page, from the free PG Pulse API (https://princegeorgepulse.ca/developers/). ### Collection zones Source: [City of Prince George open data](https://data-cityofpg.opendata.arcgis.com/). Licence: Open Government Licence – City of Prince George (https://pgmapinfo.princegeorge.ca/OpenData/CityofPrinceGeorge_Open_Government_License_Open_Data.pdf). Updated 2026-10-11T22:33:10.287Z. JSON: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/api/v1/garbage/zones Look up an address: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/api/v1/garbage/lookup?address=, then https://princegeorgepulse.ca/api/v1/garbage/schedule?zone= GeoJSON FeatureCollection: 27 features (22 Polygon, 5 MultiPolygon). Coordinates are WGS84; lat/lng below is a representative point. | Zone | lat | lng | | --- | --- | --- | | Blue | 53.85203 | -122.77084 | | Blue | 53.86836 | -122.77481 | | Blue | 53.86816 | -122.75446 | | Red | 53.89893 | -122.79102 | | Green | 53.90216 | -122.74141 | | Green | 53.9105 | -122.75501 | | Orange | 53.92065 | -122.81454 | | Orange | 53.91485 | -122.80485 | | Orange | 53.92959 | -122.78901 | | Orange | 53.92063 | -122.79421 | | Yellow | 53.93117 | -122.81958 | | Green | 53.96729 | -122.75226 | | Yellow | 53.98889 | -122.80779 | | Yellow | 54.02513 | -122.81684 | | Red | 53.91541 | -122.7693 | | Yellow | 54.0062 | -122.80059 | | Red | 53.88458 | -122.78494 | | Yellow | 53.98084 | -122.88017 | | Blue | 53.85213 | -122.82193 | | Orange | 53.91542 | -122.7693 | | Red | 53.89965 | -122.77733 | | Red | 53.90543 | -122.75514 | | Green | 53.96431 | -122.73921 | | Green | 53.92743 | -122.65055 | | Green | 53.93623 | -122.74627 | | Blue | 53.85666 | -122.76293 | | Blue | 53.86214 | -122.78365 | --- Markdown version of https://princegeorgepulse.ca/tools/garbage-day/. 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