Princeton garbage collection: schedule, carts and limits
When is garbage collected in Princeton, and what are the rules for carts, limits, and extra bags?
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.
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.Curbside (Blue Box) Recycling; Municipal Services, Solid Waste Management · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wording2026 Curbside Pickup Schedule Curbside collection map Click here to see a map of Curbside Collection for Princeton |
| 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).Municipal Services, Solid Waste Management; Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 1026, 2022, Schedule A, Schedule A, A08 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingEvery 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) A08 – Recycling Container Replacement, billed per container |
| 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.Wildlife Attractant Bylaw No. 985, 2020, ss. 4, 5 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordinga 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.; |
| 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.Municipal Services, Solid Waste Management · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingPrinceton 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" |
| 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)Municipal Services, Solid Waste Management; Wildlife Attractant Bylaw No. 985, 2020, title · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingBylaw No. 298, 1977 Garbage Collection Bylaw No. 570, 1991 Garbage Collection Amends 298 WILDLIFE ATTRACTANT BYLAW NO.985, 2020 |
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 and municipal services page 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). 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
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Sources
- Curbside (Blue Box) Recycling, Town of Princeton (read 2026-11-08)
- Municipal Services, Town of Princeton (read 2026-11-08)
- Wildlife Attractant Bylaw No. 985, 2020 (PDF), Town of Princeton (read 2026-11-08)
- Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 1026, 2022, Schedule A (PDF), Town of Princeton (read 2026-11-08)
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