Waste Management Facility: Site Updates

Waste Management Facility: Updates

 

The Solid Waste Department will post important Waste Management Facility NOTICES, UPDATES or CANCELLATIONS in this section. Waste Management Facility information will also be posted using social media or by pressing Option #2 available when you contact the Waste Management Hotline at (902) 567-1337.

Waste Management Facility Information

 

CBRM's Waste Disposal Tipping Fee Schedule 1:  Effective April 1, 2020

Waste Disposl Tipping Fee Schedule  

Northside Drop-Off Site:  Open Saturday, February 6, 2021

The Northside Drop-Off Site located on King Street in North Sydney is open on Saturday, February 6, 2021.

Waste Management Facility on SPAR Road: Now Open to the Public

The Waste Management Facility located on Spar Road in Sydney has resumed regular operating hours Tuesday to Saturday from 8am to 4pm. In an effort to protect our solid waste staff and the public from the Covid-19 virus, we ask you continue to practice proper social distancing of 2 meters and not approach our staff while on site. Please expect delays as there will be a limited number of vehicles permitted on site at one time. To reduce lineups, we encourage those who can store materials until things return to normal, to continue to do this.

Curbside Collection:

The number of garbage bags permitted curbside per week has returned to a five bag limit. However,  during the Covid-19 Pandemic, residents can place two dark bags in the five bag limit.

 

Seasonal Leaf and Yard Drop Off Sites: Open for the Season

The Weekly Seasonal Leaf and Yard Drop-Off sites that operate one day a week in North Sydney, Glace Bay and New Waterford CLOSED for the season in November. The sites will re-op in May 2021.  

North Sydney Leaf and Yard Drop-Off Site, King Street, North Sydney:
OPEN each Thursday 1pm to 6pm.  Final Day Open for the season is Thursday, November 12, 2020.

Glace Bay Leaf and Yard Drop-Off Site, Public Works Yard, West Avenue, Glace Bay:
OPEN each Saturday 9am to 3pm.   Final Day Open for the season is Saturday, November 14, 2020.

New Waterford Leaf and Yard Drop-Off Site: Public Works Yard, Ling Street, New Waterford:
OPEN each Saturday 9am to 3pm.  Final Day Open for the season is Saturday, November 14, 2020.

 

 

 

 

The Leaf and Yard Drop-Off Site located at the Waste Management Facility on Spar Road in Sydney is open year-round.  Residents can drop off leaf and yard waste 8am to 4pm Tuesday to Saturday.

Waste Management Facility:  Waste Disposal Tipping Fees

Waste Disposal Tipping Fee Schedule 1:  Effective April 1, 2020

PRODUCT	TIPPING FEE	COMMENTS
RMW (Residual Mixed Waste)	ICI Sector = $96.35/tonne	Residual mixed waste - RMW (Garbage) tip fee will be charged to the ICI (Institutional/Commercial/Industrial) sectors only.
	Residential - No Charge
C&D Unsorted (Construction & Demolition)	ICI Sector = $96.35/tonne	Construction and Demolition (C&D) waste tip fee will be charged to the ICI (Institutional/Commercial/Industrial) sectors only.
	Residential - No Charge
C&D Wood (Construction & Demolition	ICI Sector = $48.17/tonne	Construction and Demolition (C&D) waste tip fee will be charged to the ICI (Institutional/Commercial/Industrial) sectors only.
	Residential - No Charge
Impacted Soil	ICI Sector = $36.13/tonne	Impacted soil waste tip fee will be charged to the ICI (Institutional/Commercial/Industrial) sectors only.
	Residential - No Charge
Scrap Metal	ICI Sector = $36.13/tonne	Scrap metal waste tip fee will be charged to the ICI (Institutional/Commercial/Industrial) sectors only.
	Residential - No Charge
Organics	ICI Sector = $60.22/tonne	Organics waste tip fee will be charged to the ICI (Institutional/Commercial/Industrial)sectors only.
	Residential - No Charge
Organics Unsorted (Contaminated)	ICI Sector = $90.35/tonne	Unsorted or contaminated Organics waste tip fee will be charged to the ICI (Institutional/Commercial/Industrial) sectors only.
	Residential - No Charge
Asbestos	ICI Sector = Friable $36.13/regulation bag - minimum charge = $600.00 Non-Friable = $96.35/tonne	Prior notice and approval is required before material arrival.  Phone Waste Management Facility Site at (902)563-5590.
	Residential - No Charge
Leaf and Yard Waste	No Charge	No charge for Leaf and Yard Waste

 

Waste Management Facility: Video

Did you ever wonder what happens to your Garbage and Organic material in CBRM? View the link below

 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1z7QDK-79kXrpscye6vmbQVQJLECItjYl/view