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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?"
place: Princeton, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/princeton
category: Garbage, recycling and waste
owner: municipal
owner_body: Town of Princeton
sources_read: 2026-11-08
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# 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?

**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.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (Town of Princeton, https://www.princeton.ca)  
**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:**
- Phone: Town Hall, 250-295-3135
- In person: Town Hall, 151 Vermilion Avenue, Princeton, BC (Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.)
- Phone: Princeton and District Landfill, 250-295-0500

## Key facts

- **How often:** Not confirmed. The Town's pages give no collection frequency in text.
- **Finding your day:** 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.
  - Source: [Curbside (Blue Box) Recycling](https://www.princeton.ca/p/curbside-recycling)
  - Official wording: "2026 Curbside Pickup Schedule" … "Curbside collection map"
  - Source: [Municipal Services, Solid Waste Management](https://www.princeton.ca/p/municipal-services)
  - Official wording: "Click here to see a map of Curbside Collection for Princeton"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Carts:** 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).
  - Source: [Municipal Services, Solid Waste Management](https://www.princeton.ca/p/municipal-services)
  - Official wording: "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)"
  - Source: [Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 1026, 2022, Schedule A, Schedule A, A08](https://princeton.civicweb.net/document/53137/)
  - Official wording: "A08 – Recycling Container Replacement, billed per container"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Setting carts out:** 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.
  - Source: [Wildlife Attractant Bylaw No. 985, 2020, ss. 4, 5](https://princeton.civicweb.net/document/39583/)
  - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Limits and extra garbage:** 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.
  - Source: [Municipal Services, Solid Waste Management](https://www.princeton.ca/p/municipal-services)
  - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Fee:** Not confirmed. Not found in the official sources that were read.
- **Bylaw:** 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)
  - Source: [Municipal Services, Solid Waste Management](https://www.princeton.ca/p/municipal-services)
  - Official wording: "Bylaw No. 298, 1977 Garbage Collection" … "Bylaw No. 570, 1991 Garbage Collection Amends 298"
  - Source: [Wildlife Attractant Bylaw No. 985, 2020, title](https://princeton.civicweb.net/document/39583/)
  - Official wording: "WILDLIFE ATTRACTANT BYLAW NO.985, 2020"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08

## How it works

The 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.

## Good to know

- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- A replacement recycling container is $25 per container.
- No garbage collection charge was found.
- Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen Area H property owners get free garbage bag tags from Town Hall for use at the landfill.
- To confirm your pickup day, call Town Hall at 250-295-3135.

## Official forms and pages

- [Curbside (Blue Box) Recycling, Town of Princeton](https://www.princeton.ca/p/curbside-recycling)
- [Municipal Services, Town of Princeton](https://www.princeton.ca/p/municipal-services)

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## Sources

- [Curbside (Blue Box) Recycling, Town of Princeton](https://www.princeton.ca/p/curbside-recycling) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Municipal Services, Town of Princeton](https://www.princeton.ca/p/municipal-services) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Wildlife Attractant Bylaw No. 985, 2020 (PDF), Town of Princeton](https://princeton.civicweb.net/document/39583/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 1026, 2022, Schedule A (PDF), Town of Princeton](https://princeton.civicweb.net/document/53137/) (read 2026-11-08)

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