Garbage & Recycling

Curbside Collection Schedule

Your Garbage Day and Blue Bag Week schedule

CURBSIDE COLLECTION NOTICES, UPDATES OR CANCELLATIONS

The Solid Waste Department will post important Curbside Collection notices, updates or cancellations to the following sections:

Curbside Collection Notices/Cancellations:  https://www.cbrm.ns.ca/collection-notices-cancellations.html

Storm:  Waste Collection Information: http://www.cbrm.ns.ca/storm-waste-collection-information.html

Solid Waste News:  http://www.cbrm.ns.ca/solid-waste-news-2.html

 

To view CBRM's Waste Separation Guide and Curbside Collection Information Guides in English, French, Hindi, Manderian or Ukraine click the following links:

 

Curbside Collection Notice For Saturday, September 30, 2023:  National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

There is NO Curbside Collection on Saturday, September 30, as we honor and respect this important day.

• EXTRA garbage bags and green cart material will be collected on your area’s next regularly scheduled collection day.
• Blue bags will be collected on your area’s next regularly scheduled blue bag collection week.

Waste Management Facility

All Waste Management sites including the seasonal leaf and yard drop-off sites located in New Waterford and Glace Bay are closed on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation Saturday, September 30.

 

FINAL FREE Compost Giveaway for the Season:  Saturday, October 21, 2023

 

The Solid Waste Department will host a FREE Compost Giveaway on Saturday, October 21 at the Waste Management Facility on 149 Spar Road in Sydney. Residents are invited to visit the site to load up with some free nutrient-rich compost. The event takes place from 8am to 3pm RAIN or SHINE.

Compost Giveaway Reminders:

• The compost giveaway begins at 8am and concludes at 3pm RAIN or SHINE.
• Bring your own shovel, gloves, bags, or containers.
• Compost must be covered with a tarp before leaving site. No persons will be permitted to leave site with exposed compost.
• Please do not apply compost directly to grass, plants, trees, or shrubs. For more information on how to use compost, contact the waste management hotline to speak with an educator.

 

FREE Safe Sharps Drop-Off Event:

Carmen Young Walking Track Parking Lot, Monday, October 16, 2023

CBRM Solid Waste is hosting a FREE used safe sharps drop-off event from 10am to 2pm at Carmen Young Walking Track parking lot on 116 King Street, North Sydney on Monday, October 18.   All are welcome to come out with their used needles and other sharps.  Needles do not have to be in a safe sharps containers to accept them.  We want to provide you with a safe way to dispose of them properly. 

Please remember, used needles, lancets and other sharps DO NOT get disposed of in the garbage, blue bags or green cart for disposal.  If you do not have a way to dispose of needles, please give the hotline a call at 902-567-1337.

Be safe with your Used Sharps and Dispose of them Properly!

 Each event will take place Rain or Shine

 

2023 Seasonal Leaf and Yard Drop-Off Site Schedule

The seasonal leaf and yard waste drop-off sites located in North Sydney, Glace Bay and New Waterford is now open one day a week until the Week of November 13, 2023. 

Seasonal Community Leaf and Yard Drop-Off Site Schedule for 2023

Community Leaf and Yard Drop-Off Site Location		Day of the Week	Hours of Operation
North Sydney Leaf and Yard Drop-Off Site on Ferris Street, Off of King Street.		Thursdays	1pm to 6pm
Glace Bay Leaf and Yard Drop-Off Site, Public Works Yard on West Avenue.		Saturdays (CLOSED September 30)	9am to 3pm
New Waterford Leaf and Yard Drop-Off Site, Public Works Yard on Ling Street.		Saturdays (CLOSED September 30.)	9am to 3pm

Year-Round Leaf and Yard Drop-Off Site Schedule

Year-Round Leaf and Yard Drop-Off Site Location	Day of the Week	Hours of Operation
Sydney Leaf and Yard Drop-Off Site, Spar Road in Sydney	Tuesday to Saturday	8am to 4pm

 

Beverage Containers:  Caps can be left on!

 

 

 

Curbside Collection Reminder: Are you Using Clear Garbage Bags?

Residents are reminded a maximum of five garbage bags can be placed out for curbside collection each week. Please remember, only one garbage bag you use should be dark. Any additional garbage bags you place out for collection each week must be CLEAR.

For more information on Garbage collection requirements visit: https://www.cbrm.ns.ca/garbage-collection.html

 

Northside Public Drop-Off Site: OPEN Saturday, October 7, 2023

The Northside Public Drop-Off Site located off King Street in North Sydney will be OPEN Saturday, October 7 from 8 am to 2:45pm. 

 

Reporting a Damaged Green Cart

It is important to regularly inspect your green cart for damage. If you notice holes, openings, cracks, missing vents or wheels, cracked lifts or lid damage, please contact the Solid Waste Department to report the damage. Phoneline educators will record your information and add your civic address to the department’s Green Cart Assessment List. To contact the hotline, phone (902) 567-1337.  Educators are available to respond to inquiries 8:30am to 4pm Monday to Friday.

 

Curbside Collection: Weather Reminder

High winds and blustery weather conditions will make it difficult to secure collection materials curbside. If a weather forecast is predicting unfavorable conditions and it is your collection day, you can choose to hold onto your materials until your area’s next regularly scheduled collection day.

• Extra garbage bags and green cart material will be collected on your area’s next regularly scheduled garbage and green cart collection day.
• Blue bags will be collected on your area’s NEXT regularly scheduled blue bag collection week.

If a resident decides to place materials curbside during a weather event, it is the resident’s responsibility to make sure the material remains secure at the curb.

At the end of the collection day, if material is not collected, please remove it from the curb. It is a resident’s responsibility to remove uncollected materials at the end the day.

 

Important Green Cart Reminder During Windstorms

Please make sure your green cart is secure during wind events. 

 

2023 Curbside Collection Calendar

 

Seasonal Leaf and Yard Drop-Off Sites

The seasonal leaf and yard drop-off sites located in North Sydney, New Waterford and Glace Bay are now open for the season. The sites will remain open until the week of November 13.

 

Residents can continue to bring tree debris and other leaf and yard waste to the Waste Management Site on SPAR road in Sydney year-round 8am to 4pm Tuesday to Saturday.

 

CBRM's Illegal Dumping Program

CBC Land and Sea featured CBRM's Illegal Dumping Program on an episode of Land and Sea aired in January 2022.  The feature focuses on some innovative approaches Maritimers are using to cleanup waste and illegally dumped garbage. Click the link below to view this episode.  

https://gem.cbc.ca/media/land-and-sea-network/s21e08

 

Litter Stands Out

Let's do our part to keep our community clean. 

Litter Cleanups

Are you interested in picking up litter around your neighborhood? If so, contact the Solid Waste Hotline at (902) 567-1337. The solid waste department will provide bags and gloves to individuals and groups interested in doing a litter cleanup.  If we all work together, we can make a difference.  Let's keep CBRM Clean and Beautiful.  For more information on making litter a thing of the past, contact the hotline today! 

 

Waste Management Facility:  2023-2024 Tipping Fee Schedule

  

Updates and Notices

 

Curbside Collection: Inclement Weather Reminder

Is your curbside collection day scheduled to happen during unfavorable weather or road conditions? If so, you can choose to hold onto your materials until your area’s next regularly scheduled collection day.

• EXTRA garbage bags and green cart material will be collected on your area’s next regularly scheduled collection day.
• Blue bags will be collected on your area's next regularly scheduled blue bag collection week.

If you decide to place your materials curbside during inclement weather, it is your responsibility to make sure the material remains secure during heavy winds, if the materials become buried during snow fall, during plowing of your road or street, or placed in an area that may affect vehicle and pedestrian traffic.

At the end of the collection day if your material is not collected, please remove from the curb. It is your responsibility to remove any uncollected materials at the end the day.

 

 

Waste Reduction Education: Free Classroom Presentations by a Waste Reduction Educator

Do you want help teaching about reducing, reusing, and recycling, or want to book a virtual guest speaker for your classroom, business, or community group?

Contact the local waste educator for CBRM. Their services are provided for free through funding from Divert NS.

To contact a waste educator in your area, visit: https://divertns.ca/local-waste-educators

  

Nova Scotia Single-Use Plastic Bag Ban

Single use plastic bags are banned in Nova Scotia.  As of  October 30, 2020, businesses are no longer permitted to place a customers purchases in single-use plastic bags at checkouts. Please remember to bring your own reusable bag.

For more information on the single use plastic bag ban please visit: www.novascotia.ca/single-use-plastic-bag-ban/

 

CBRM's Residential Hazardous Waste Drop-Off Site

Residents are reminded hazardous waste is not accepted during heavy garbage collection or collected during regular curbside collection. If you have hazardous waste items to get rid of, you can take them free-of-charge to CBRM’s Residential Hazardous Waste Drop-off Site.

The HHW Depot is located:
345 Gulf Crescent
Sydport Industrial Park
Edwardsville

Hours of Operation:
Monday to Friday: 8:30 am to 4pm
Saturdays: 8:30am to 3:30pm

HHW materials accepted at the HHW Depot includes:
Thinners, cleaners, pesticides & herbicides, small propane cylinders, kerosene, anti-freeze, solvents, oil, glycol and items containing mercury.

Important Reminder:
In an effort to follow all covid-19 guidelines in place by the province of Nova Scotia, we ask that you continue to practice proper social distancing. Masks are required when entering our building to register the materials you are dropping off for disposal.

  

IMPORTANT Winter Collection Information

During the winter months, high winds, and blustery weather conditions will make it difficult to secure collection materials safely and properly curbside. If a weather forecast is predicting unfavorable conditions and it is your collection day, residents are reminded they can hold on to their materials until their next scheduled collection day.

• Extra garbage bags and green cart material will be collected on your area’s next regularly scheduled garbage and green cart collection day.
• Blue bags will be collected on your area’s NEXT regularly scheduled blue bag collection week.

 

Contact the Solid Waste Department

If you have any questions or comments concerning this information, please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

You are also encouraged to contact the Solid Waste Management Hotline at (902) 567-1337. Educators are available to respond to inquiries 8:30am to 4pm Monday to Friday.

 

 

Disclaimer: The information provided is based on our current records and we do not accept responsibility if the information is incorrect.