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.
Collection zones
The City’s five garbage colour zones. The same colours are used as evacuation areas in an emergency.
Zones: City of Prince George open data. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
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 zoneCollege Heights, Lansdowne (part), Southwest
- Green zoneAirport, Austin West (part), Blackburn, Central Hart, CNR Industrial, Crescents, Downtown, Hart Highlands (part), Millar Addition, North Nechako (part), Pulpmill Rd., South Fort George, VLA
- Orange zoneEast Central Fort George, West Bowl
- Red zoneAssman, Carrie Jane Gray Park, Cranbrook Hill, East Central Fort George (part), Fraserview, Lansdowne, Perry, Seymour, Van Bow, VLA (part), West Bowl (part)
- Yellow zoneAustin East, Austin West, Chief Lake, Hart Highlands, Heritage, 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.
Other ways to check
- 2026–2027 printable calendar (PDF)
- City garbage and recycling page
- Holiday changes to pickups
- Missed pickup: call 311 or 250-561-7600
