---
title: "Blue zone garbage day in Prince George 2026: pickup schedule"
description: "Prince George blue zone garbage pickup schedule: next pickup Thursday, Oct 22, plus holiday changes, neighbourhoods in the zone and a reminder."
url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/tools/garbage-day/blue/
markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/tools/garbage-day/blue.md
site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia
generated: 2026-10-16T16:07:21.669Z
---

# Blue zone garbage day in Prince George

Garbage pickup dates for the City’s blue collection zone, with holiday changes and a reminder the night before. Not sure of your zone? [Look up your address](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/tools/garbage-day/).

## Next blue zone pickups

Next garbage pickup

Thursday, October 22

In 6 days

The pickup weekday changes after holidays on the City’s schedule, so go by the dates, not the day of the week.

- Thu, Oct 22 in 6 days
- Thu, Oct 29 in 13 days
- Thu, Nov 5
- Fri, Nov 13
- Fri, Nov 20
- Fri, Nov 27
- Fri, Dec 4
- Fri, Dec 11

The City’s online schedule has blue zone dates up to December 29, 2026.

Source: [City of Prince George collection calendar](https://www.princegeorge.ca/city-services/garbage-recycling) (Recycle Coach). Updated 44 min ago

## Remind me the night before

[Add to Google Calendar](https://calendar.google.com/calendar/render?cid=webcal%3A%2F%2Fprincegeorgepulse.ca%2Fapi%2Ftools%2Fgarbage%3Fzone%3Dzone-z483%26format%3Dics%26label%3DBlue%2520zone) [Apple or Outlook calendar](webcal://princegeorgepulse.ca/api/tools/garbage?zone=zone-z483&format=ics&label=Blue%20zone)

Calendar subscriptions follow the City’s schedule as it changes. Or [download the .ics file](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/api/tools/garbage?zone=zone-z483&format=ics&label=Blue%20zone).

## Holiday changes

- [Remembrance Day](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/holidays/remembrance-day/) · Wed, Nov 11
  Moves from Thursday, November 12 to Friday, November 13, and stays on Fridays after that
- [Christmas Day](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/holidays/christmas-day/) · Fri, Dec 25
  Moves from Friday, December 25 to Tuesday, December 29

[All holidays and what changes](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/holidays/)

## Neighbourhoods in the blue zone

Where a neighbourhood is split between zones, or only part of it has curbside pickup, [look up your address](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/tools/garbage-day/) to be sure.

- [College Heights](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/neighbourhoods/college-heights/)
- [Lansdowne](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/neighbourhoods/lansdowne/) (part)
- [Southwest](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/neighbourhoods/southwest/)

Matched from the City of Prince George open data zone and community boundary maps.

## Recycling

Recycling areas don’t follow the garbage colours. [Look up your address](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/tools/garbage-day/) to see your recycling days.

## Other zones

- [Green zone](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/tools/garbage-day/green/)
- [Orange zone](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/tools/garbage-day/orange/)
- [Red zone](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/tools/garbage-day/red/)
- [Yellow zone](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/tools/garbage-day/yellow/)

## Other ways to check

- [Garbage day by address](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/tools/garbage-day/)
- [Printable calendar (PDF)](https://www.princegeorge.ca/media/5048)
- [City garbage and recycling page](https://www.princegeorge.ca/city-services/garbage-recycling)
- Missed pickup: call [311](tel:311) or 250-561-7600

## 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/)

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Markdown version of https://princegeorgepulse.ca/tools/garbage-day/blue/. Guide for AI agents: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/llms.txt. Free API: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/developers/