---
title: "Yellow zone garbage day Prince George 2026: schedule"
description: "Prince George yellow zone garbage pickup schedule: next pickup Friday, Oct 16, plus holiday changes, neighbourhoods in the zone and a reminder."
url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/tools/garbage-day/yellow/
markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/tools/garbage-day/yellow.md
site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia
generated: 2026-10-16T16:07:21.646Z
---

# Yellow zone garbage day in Prince George

Garbage pickup dates for the City’s yellow 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 yellow zone pickups

Next garbage pickup

Friday, October 16

Today

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

- Fri, Oct 16 today
- Fri, Oct 23 in 7 days
- Fri, Oct 30
- Mon, Nov 16
- Mon, Nov 23
- Mon, Nov 30
- Mon, Dec 7
- Mon, Dec 14

The City’s online schedule has yellow zone dates up to December 30, 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-z479%26format%3Dics%26label%3DYellow%2520zone) [Apple or Outlook calendar](webcal://princegeorgepulse.ca/api/tools/garbage?zone=zone-z479&format=ics&label=Yellow%20zone)

Calendar subscriptions follow the City’s schedule as it changes. Or [download the .ics file](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/api/tools/garbage?zone=zone-z479&format=ics&label=Yellow%20zone).

## Holiday changes

- [Remembrance Day](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/holidays/remembrance-day/) · Wed, Nov 11
  Moves from Friday, November 13 to Monday, November 16, and stays on Mondays after that
- [Christmas Day](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/holidays/christmas-day/) · Fri, Dec 25
  No change: Monday pickup as usual

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

## Neighbourhoods in the yellow 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.

- [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.

## 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

- [Blue zone](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/tools/garbage-day/blue/)
- [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/)

## 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/yellow/. Guide for AI agents: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/llms.txt. Free API: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/developers/