Refuse collection during the Festive Season

GEORGE NEWS - Households may put out 7 black, 4 green, and an unlimited number of blue bags on their weekly collection day.

Additional tied bundles of branches are allowed if they are shorter than a metre in length and can be picked up by one person.?

Please take note of household refuse removal schedule over the Festive Season

16 December – Collection as per normal schedule - Tuesday
25 December - Collection as per normal schedule - Thursday
26 December – Collection as per normal schedule – Friday
1 January 2026 – Collection as per normal schedule - Thursday

All business refuse will be collected on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, including Christmas day.

Any business that wants extra refuse collection due to waste volumes, can contact the refuse removal offices to make such arrangements and make payment arrangements.

Blue bags are for non-soiled recyclable materials, including plastic, paper, cardboard, glass, etc.

Green bags are for green waste, including organic kitchen waste such as fruit and vegetable peels, as well as garden waste, including grass cuttings, leaves, etc. No soil is allowed in green bags.

Black bags are for ‘wet’ waste, things that cannot be recycled.

All refuse bags must be put out by 07:00 on removal day. Please don’t put bags out the day or night before removal.

Please wrap broken glass in newspaper before placing it in bags to prevent injuries to workers.

A pack of 26 black bags is distributed to households quarterly.

Black and green bags are removed by George Municipality trucks, and blue bags are removed by service provider Henque Waste trucks, all on the same day.

Participating households will receive a maximum of two blue and two green replacement bags per week.

Households or businesses that are actively recycling and require additional blue bags can collect from the municipality's Environmental Services department or Henque Waste at the addresses listed below.

Households that regularly generate more than four green bags per week are advised to make use of a private garden or waste removal service.

Photo: George Municipality

Refuse removal days

Monday: Blanco, Riverlea, Heatherpark, Heatherlands, Glen Barrie, Kraaibosch, Groenkloof, Blue Mountain Village, Herold’s Bay, Victoria Bay, Rondevlei area (George side)

Tuesday: Levallia, Rosemoor, Conville, Protea Park, Parkdene, Ballotsview, Borchards, Lawaaikamp, Thembalethu, Wilderness, Constantia Kloof, Kleinkrantz

Wednesday: Camphersdrift, Fernridge, Denneoord, Bo-Dorp, Blommekloof, Tweerivieren, Hoogekraal, Hoekwil, Touwsranten farm areas

Thursday: Wilderness Heights, Dormehlsdrift, George South, Le Grand, Bos en Dal, Groeneweidepark, Sinksabrug, Herold, Geelhoutboom, Eselsjacht, Hansmoeskraal, Jonkershoek, Rooirivierrif, Pacaltsdorp, Rosedale, Waboomskraal, Touwsranten village

Friday: Glenwood, Loerie Park, Eden George, Genevafontein, Denver Park, Bergsig, Eastern Extension

Businesses: Monday, Wednesday, and Friday