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Prince George garbage collection: schedule, carts and limits

When is garbage collected, and what are the rules for carts, limits, and extra bags?

Prince George, British ColumbiaChecked against official textSources read 2026-11-05

Short answer

The City of Prince George collects household garbage from City-issued carts by zone. Find your zone on the map in the City's 2026-2027 collection schedule. Put the cart out before 8 a.m. on collection day (not before 4 a.m.) with the lid closed, and bring it in by 7 p.m.

Key facts

How oftenThe Garbage Collection Regulation Bylaw sizes carts to hold all of a household's garbage on a weekly basis. The City's pages do not say how often carts are emptied. No City organics collection is described; Recycle BC runs curbside recycling.Garbage Collection Regulation Bylaw No. 7661, 2004 (consolidated February 6, 2017), s. 6.2(a) · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
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containing all of the Garbage generated from the premises on a weekly basis.
Finding your dayGarbage is collected by zone. Find your zone on the map on the back of the City's 2026-2027 Residential Garbage Collection Schedule; the calendar shows collection dates. No collection on statutory holidays. For help call 311 (inside the City).2026-2027 Residential Garbage Collection Schedule, 2026-2027 schedule · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
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Prince George is divided into garbage collection zones.
will be no garbage collection
FOR MORE INFORMATION: PRINCEGEORGE.CA/GARBAGE OR CALL 311 IN CITY LIMITS
CartsThe City supplies the cart: small (135 L), medium (250 L) or large (360 L). Ask the City for a different size or an extra cart; fees change. Replacement cart $75; exchange to a larger size $30; no fee for a smaller cart.Garbage & Recycling, Garbage cart pricing; Garbage Collection Regulation Bylaw No. 7661, 2004 (consolidated February 6, 2017), s. 6.2(b), 6.2(c); Comprehensive Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 7557, 2004 (consolidated), Schedule A-6 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
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| Small | 35 gal or 135 litres or 1.5 bags | $192.00
| Medium | 65 gal or 250 litres or 3.0 bags | $253.00
| Large | 95 gal or 360 litres or 4.0 bags | $306.00
An occupier may request the Director to provide a replacement Collection
Cart of a different capacity, or one or more additional Collection Carts,
When requests from the occupier for a smaller volume container are performed, no fee will be charged.
Container Replacement Fee $75.00 $75.00 $75.00 $75.00
Container Exchange Fee $30.00 $30.00 $30.00 $30.00
During the first six months of the program, the container can be exchanged once free of charge.
Setting carts outPut carts at the curb, boulevard or shoulder (or beside the lane, on your own land) before 8 a.m. on collection day but not before 4 a.m., and take them in by 7 p.m. Keep carts at least 1 m from any structure or object.Sources differ: Conflicts with the bylaw: the City's Garbage & Recycling page says to put the cart out between 4 a.m. and 7 a.m., and the schedule asks for 2 m of clearance on all sides; Bylaw 7661 says before 8 a.m. (not earlier than 4 a.m.) and 1 m from any structure or object. The bylaw is followed here.Garbage Collection Regulation Bylaw No. 7661, 2004 (consolidated February 6, 2017), ss. 6.2(d), 6.2(g), 6.4(b); 2026-2027 Residential Garbage Collection Schedule, 2026-2027 schedule; Garbage & Recycling, Collection instructions · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
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adjacent to the boulevard, curb or shoulder of the highway prior to 8:00 a.m. on the collection day
No Collection Cart shall be placed for collection such that it is within one metre of any structure or other object.
by 7:00 pm on the collection day.
Carts must be at the curb by 8:00am on the
day of collection, but no earlier than 4:00am.
Provide at least 2m of clearance on all sides,
Place cart outside between 4 a.m. and 7 a.m. on collection day.
Remove carts and recycling carts from the curbside by 7 p.m.
Limits and extra garbageThe lid must close fully; overfull carts are not emptied and nothing may be left beside the cart. No tags or extra bags are mentioned. Not allowed: tires, drywall, hazardous materials, propane tanks, electronics and appliances. Extra household garbage can go to a transfer station for $6.Garbage & Recycling, Collection instructions, Restricted items; Garbage Collection Regulation Bylaw No. 7661, 2004 (consolidated February 6, 2017), s. 6.4(a), 6.4(d); Vanway Regional Transfer Station, Regional District of Fraser-Fort George, Waste accepted · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
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Do NOT overfill carts. Overloaded carts will not be emptied.
Car tires
Gypsum (drywall)
or place any such material adjacent to the container.
if you are a City of Prince George resident there is a $6 fee to dispose of your excess garbage
Fee2026 rates per 3-month period: small cart $48, medium $63.25, large $76.50 (about $192, $253 and $306 a year). Billed twice a year with the utility bill; a 5% penalty applies if paid after the due date.Comprehensive Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 7557, 2004 (consolidated), Schedule A-6, Schedule A-6, Automated Collection Service; Garbage & Recycling, Garbage cart pricing · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
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Small container $42.75 $45.25 $48.00 $51.00
Medium container $56.25 $59.75 $63.25 $67.00
Large container $68.25 $72.25 $76.50 $81.00
Bills shall be rendered twice yearly by the City
subject to a penalty of five percent (5%) if the account is paid after the due date
| Small | 35 gal or 135 litres or 1.5 bags | $192.00
BylawGarbage Collection Regulation Bylaw No. 7661, 2004 (fees in Comprehensive Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 7557, 2004, Schedule A-6)Garbage Collection Regulation Bylaw No. 7661, 2004 (consolidated February 6, 2017), s. 1.1; Comprehensive Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 7557, 2004 (consolidated), Schedule A-6 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
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City of Prince George Garbage Collection Regulation Bylaw No. 7661, 2004
Fees and Charges for Garbage Collection

How it works

Under the Garbage Collection Regulation Bylaw No. 7661, the City supplies the cart. Garbage is collected by zone: find yours on the map on the back of the 2026-2027 schedule, and the calendar shows collection dates. There is no collection on statutory holidays. The City's pages do not say how often carts are emptied. No City organics collection is described; Recycle BC runs curbside recycling.

Steps

  1. Find your zone and dates on the Residential Garbage Collection Schedule 2026-2027.
  2. Put the cart at the curb, boulevard or shoulder (or beside the lane, on your own land) before 8 a.m. on collection day but not before 4 a.m.
  3. Keep it at least 1 m from any structure or object, with the lid fully closed.
  4. Take it in by 7 p.m.

Good to know

  • Another official source differs: the City's Garbage & Recycling page says to put the cart out between 4 a.m. and 7 a.m., and the schedule asks for 2 m of clearance on all sides. Confirm with 311.
  • Carts come in small (135 L), medium (250 L) or large (360 L). Ask the City for a different size or an extra cart; fees change. A resident who does not want a cart can apply for a Cart Credit but is still billed the small cart rate.
  • Overfull carts are not emptied, and nothing may be left beside the cart. No tags or extra bags are mentioned. Households not using carts may set out at most 4 containers or bags, each under 22 kg.
  • Not allowed: tires, drywall, hazardous materials, propane tanks, electronics and appliances. Extra household garbage can go to a transfer station for $6. A one-time pickup when moving out is $75.
  • Cart offences are a bylaw notice of $100, or $125 if paid late.

Official forms and pages

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Sources

  1. Garbage & Recycling, City of Prince George (read 2026-11-05)
  2. 2026-2027 Residential Garbage Collection Schedule (PDF) (read 2026-11-05)
  3. Garbage Collection Regulation Bylaw No. 7661, 2004 (consolidated February 6, 2017) (PDF) (read 2026-11-05)
  4. Comprehensive Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 7557, 2004 (consolidated), Schedule A-6 (PDF) (read 2026-11-05)
  5. Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 8813, 2016 (consolidated), Schedule B (PDF) (read 2026-11-05)
  6. Vanway Regional Transfer Station, Regional District of Fraser-Fort George (read 2026-11-05)

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