Garbage and recycling will be picked up for three consecutive weeks from December 13-31, 2021, as the City of Penticton is offering an additional week of recycle collection over the holiday season. There is often extra recycling during the holidays and only materials placed within your City-issued recycle cart will be collected.
When placing your recycling out for collection, remember to clean and rinse all containers. Products such as toys, electronics, Christmas lights, ribbons and bows and foil wrap are not accepted in the curbside recycle program.
This year, Christmas Day and New Year’s Day fall on a Saturday. As the statutory holidays fall on a weekend, there are no changes to the collection schedule. Residents can place their garbage and recycle carts out for pickup on their regularly scheduled collection day over the holiday season. To ensure your waste is collected, please place your carts at their designated collection point by 7:00am.
If you have extra garbage or recycling that will not fit in the designated cart, you can purchase tag-a-bag stickers from City Hall, City Yards, or the Community Centre. Placing one tag-a-bag sticker on one extra bag of material will ensure that it is collected.
For more information on the City’s recycling program, visit www.penticton.ca/recycling or email publicworks@penticton.ca. Consider signing up for automated garbage, recycling, and yard waste reminders by visiting www.penticton.ca/garbagereminder.