{"title":"Princeton garbage collection: schedule, carts and limits","question":"When is garbage collected in Princeton, and what are the rules for carts, limits, and extra bags?","slug":"garbage-collection","place":{"path":"ca/bc/princeton","name":"Princeton","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"category":{"slug":"garbage-and-recycling","name":"Garbage, recycling and waste"},"owner":"municipal","owner_label":"Municipal","owner_body":{"name":"Town of Princeton","url":"https://www.princeton.ca"},"short_answer":"In Princeton, the Town contracts curbside garbage and recycling for homes and businesses inside town limits. The Town posts a 2026 Curbside Pickup Schedule and a map, but no frequency is stated in text. The limit is two bags or cans of garbage per collection week.","aliases":["garbage day princeton","garbage pickup princeton bc","curbside collection princeton","garbage bag limit princeton"],"cost":"No garbage collection charge found. Recycling container replacement: $25 per container (rate as at September 1, 2026). Ticket for putting refuse out too early: $200.","how_long":"Not stated in text; see the Town's curbside pickup calendar.","where":[{"type":"phone","label":"Town Hall","value":"250-295-3135"},{"type":"in_person","label":"Town Hall","value":"151 Vermilion Avenue, Princeton, BC","note":"Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m."},{"type":"phone","label":"Princeton and District Landfill","value":"250-295-0500"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Curbside (Blue Box) Recycling, Town of Princeton","url":"https://www.princeton.ca/p/curbside-recycling"},{"title":"Municipal Services, Town of Princeton","url":"https://www.princeton.ca/p/municipal-services"}],"related":[{"slug":"yard-waste","title":"Princeton yard waste collection and drop-off","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/princeton/yard-waste/"},{"slug":"backyard-fire","title":"Princeton backyard fire and burning rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/princeton/backyard-fire/"},{"slug":"bylaw-fines","title":"Princeton bylaw fines and how tickets work","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/princeton/bylaw-fines/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/keremeos","name":"Keremeos","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/keremeos/garbage-collection/"},{"place":"ca/bc/summerland","name":"Summerland","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/summerland/garbage-collection/"},{"place":"ca/bc/hope","name":"Hope","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/hope/garbage-collection/"},{"place":"ca/bc/penticton","name":"Penticton","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/penticton/garbage-collection/"},{"place":"ca/bc/peachland","name":"Peachland","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/peachland/garbage-collection/"},{"place":"ca/bc/oliver","name":"Oliver","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/oliver/garbage-collection/"}],"topic":{"title":"Garbage collection in British Columbia: frequency, limits and fees by municipality","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/garbage-collection/"},"facts":{"frequency":{"label":"How often","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"not_published","note":"The Town's pages give no collection frequency in text.","sources":[]},"collection_day":{"label":"Finding your day","value":"The Town posts a 2026 Curbside Pickup Schedule (calendar) and a curbside collection map on its Curbside (Blue Box) Recycling page and Municipal Services page. No app is mentioned.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.princeton.ca/p/curbside-recycling","title":"Curbside (Blue Box) Recycling, Town of Princeton","section":"Curbside (Blue Box) Recycling","quotes":["2026 Curbside Pickup Schedule","Curbside collection map"]},{"url":"https://www.princeton.ca/p/municipal-services","title":"Municipal Services, Town of Princeton","section":"Solid Waste Management","quotes":["Click here to see a map of Curbside Collection for Princeton"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"carts":{"label":"Carts","value":"Householders provide up to two garbage containers with handles, each 90 litres at most with a watertight cover (Bylaw 298, s. 2 as quoted by the Town). Recycling container replacement is $25 per container (rate as at September 1, 2026).","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.princeton.ca/p/municipal-services","title":"Municipal Services, Town of Princeton","section":"Solid Waste Management","quotes":["Every householder shall provide and maintain in good and sufficient order and repair for each dwelling owned or occupied by him a maximum of two containers with handles.","Each container shall hold a maximum of 90.0 litres (or 20 gallon equivalent)"]},{"url":"https://princeton.civicweb.net/document/53137/","title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 1026, 2022, Schedule A (PDF), Town of Princeton","section":"Schedule A, A08","quotes":["A08 – Recycling Container Replacement, billed per container"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"set_out":{"label":"Setting carts out","value":"Do not put refuse out on the street, avenue or boulevard the day before the collection day, or on collection day before 5 a.m. Refuse that attracts animals must be kept in a wildlife-resistant container or enclosure until then.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://princeton.civicweb.net/document/39583/","title":"Wildlife Attractant Bylaw No. 985, 2020 (PDF), Town of Princeton","section":"ss. 4, 5","quotes":["a person must not place refuse on the Street, Avenue or Boulevard on:","the day before the day that is designated by the Town for refuse collection;","the designated day of collection before 5 a.m.;"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"limits":{"label":"Limits and extra garbage","value":"Two bags or cans of garbage per collection week (a standard bag is 90 litres). No extra-bag tag system found for curbside. Regional District Area 'H' property owners get free garbage bag tags from Town Hall for use at the landfill.","short":"2 bags or cans a week; no curbside tag system","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.princeton.ca/p/municipal-services","title":"Municipal Services, Town of Princeton","section":"Solid Waste Management","quotes":["Princeton residents can have a two bag/can garbage limit per week.","A limit of TWO (2) standard size garbage bags in garbage cans will be allowed each collection week.","Regional District Area 'H' property owners are provided domestic garbage bag \"tags\""]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"fee":{"label":"Fee","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"not_found","sources":[]},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Garbage Collection Bylaw No. 298, 1977 and Bylaw No. 570, 1991 (amends 298); also Wildlife Attractant Bylaw No. 985, 2020 (containers and set-out times)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.princeton.ca/p/municipal-services","title":"Municipal Services, Town of Princeton","section":"Solid Waste Management","quotes":["Bylaw No. 298, 1977 Garbage Collection","Bylaw No. 570, 1991 Garbage Collection Amends 298"]},{"url":"https://princeton.civicweb.net/document/39583/","title":"Wildlife Attractant Bylaw No. 985, 2020 (PDF), Town of Princeton","section":"title","quotes":["WILDLIFE ATTRACTANT BYLAW NO.985, 2020"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":7,"stated":5,"matched":5,"none":0,"unknown":2},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nThe Town contracts curbside garbage and Blue Box recycling collection for residences and businesses inside town limits. The Town's [curbside recycling page](https://www.princeton.ca/p/curbside-recycling) and [municipal services page](https://www.princeton.ca/p/municipal-services) post a 2026 Curbside Pickup Schedule (a calendar) and a curbside collection map. The pages give no collection frequency in text, and no app is mentioned. On holidays there is no pickup that day; pickup is the following day, according to the calendar legend.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Limit: two bags or cans of garbage per collection week. A standard bag is 90 litres. No extra-bag tag system was found for curbside.\n- Containers: householders provide up to two garbage containers with handles, each 90 litres at most, with a watertight cover. This is the Town page's quotation of Garbage Collection Bylaw No. 298, 1977, which could not be read directly.\n- Set-out: do not put refuse out on the street, avenue or boulevard the day before collection, or on collection day before 5 a.m. Refuse that attracts animals must be kept in a wildlife-resistant container or enclosure until then ([Wildlife Attractant Bylaw](https://princeton.civicweb.net/document/39583/)). The ticket is $200. No rule on when to bring containers in was found.\n- A replacement recycling container is $25 per container.\n- No garbage collection charge was found.\n- Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen Area H property owners get free garbage bag tags from Town Hall for use at the landfill.\n- To confirm your pickup day, call Town Hall at 250-295-3135.","sources":[{"url":"https://www.princeton.ca/p/curbside-recycling","title":"Curbside (Blue Box) Recycling, Town of Princeton","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://www.princeton.ca/p/municipal-services","title":"Municipal Services, Town of Princeton","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://princeton.civicweb.net/document/39583/","title":"Wildlife Attractant Bylaw No. 985, 2020 (PDF), Town of Princeton","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://princeton.civicweb.net/document/53137/","title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 1026, 2022, Schedule A (PDF), Town of Princeton","accessed":"2026-11-08"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-08","review":{"status":"machine_checked","badge":"Checked against official text","label":"Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 5 of 7 facts was matched to the official text; 2 could not be confirmed."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/princeton/garbage-collection/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/princeton/garbage-collection.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/princeton/garbage-collection.json"}}