Contact & Facility Information

Waste Management Hotline: 902-567-1337

Email: SolidWasteHotline@cbrm.ns.ca

Office hours: Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.

Mailing address:

Solid Waste Department
Cape Breton Regional Municipality
320 Esplanade
Sydney, NS B1P 7B9

• Address: 145 Sydney Port Access Road (SPAR Road), Sydney, NS B1P 7J1
• Hours of operation: Tuesday - Saturday, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.

• Address: the end of Ferris Street (off 93 King St.), North Sydney
• Hours of operation: 8 a.m.-2:45 p.m., first Saturday of each month.
• The site opens on the following Saturdays in 2026: 
  • May 2
  • June 6
  • July 4
  • August 1
  • September 5
  • October 3
  • November 7
  • December 5

Small amounts of leaves can go in your green cart. Larger volumes should be taken to one of the Seasonal Leaf and Yard Drop-Off Sites or the Waste Management Facility. Learn more in the Sorting & Disposal Guide.

These facilities open one day a week between mid-May and mid-November.

• Address: Public Works Yard, 24 West Ave., Glace Bay 
• Saturdays, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
• Open: May 16, 2026
• Close: November 21, 2026

• Address: Public Works Yard, 455 Ling St., New Waterford
• Saturdays, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
• Open: Saturday, May 16, 2026
• Close: Saturday, November 21, 2026

• Address: Ferris Street (off 93 King St.), North Sydney
• Thursday, 1-6 p.m.
• Open: May 14, 2026
• Close: November 19, 2026