Compost Giveaway: May 11, 2019 Get 2 Bags Or 1/2 Yard Compost
Paper Liners Are the Best Option If You Line Your Green Cart--Try a Leaf & Yard Waste Bag.
Earth Day Litter Challenge April 24, 2019 - call 902-543-2991
Line Your Kitchen Bin with Newspaper--Food Waste Slides Out Easily.
Empty and Rinse Your Blue Bag Recyclables. Paper Goes in a Separate Bag.
Questions About the App? Call (902) 543-2991
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  •   Compost Giveaway: May 11, 2019 Get 2 Bags Or 1/2 Yard Compost
  •   Paper Liners Are the Best Option If You Line Your Green Cart--Try a Leaf & Yard Waste Bag.
  •   Earth Day Litter Challenge April 24, 2019 - call 902-543-2991
  •   Line Your Kitchen Bin with Newspaper--Food Waste Slides Out Easily.
  •   Empty and Rinse Your Blue Bag Recyclables. Paper Goes in a Separate Bag.
  •   Questions About the App? Call (902) 543-2991
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Spring Weight Restrictions & Waste Collection

Spring weight restrictions are now in effect on many Provincial roads. Look for signs which say your road has been restricted before putting your waste out for collection. Find out more about restricted roads, call Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal at (902) 543-4121or visit their website.

If your road is restricted, place your waste at the nearest unrestricted public road by 7:00 am on collection day. Call the waste hotline at 1-855-530-3324 for details about where to put your waste at the roadside.

Compost Giveaway May 11, 2019

The Community Recycling Centre is celebrating Compost Awareness Week by giving away free compost to Lunenburg County Residents.

The event will be held Saturday, May 11, 2019 from 8:00 am - 1:00 at 908 Mullock Road, Whynott’s Settlement. (Rain date May 18)

Bring: shovels, gloves, elbow grease and tarps.

Resdients get to fill two feed bags of compost per household. Bags hold about 50 lbs each, limited quantity of bags. **OR**

Take home up to a half cubic yard of compost: Supply and fill your own containers — totes, bags. Bring your trailer — it will be loaded for you. Trailer loads of compost must be tarped.

Giveaway Bags 

Compost Awareness Week is May 5 - 11.

Questions, call (902) 543-2991.

Sharps Safety Awareness

Timing is Everything!

Make sure your waste is out on time, to ensure it is collected. When does it have to be curbside?

Municipality of the District of Lunenburg 7:00 am
Town of Bridgewater 8:00 am
Town of Mahone Bay 8:00 am

Collection times can vary from week to week due to weather and road conditions.

Don't know when your collection day is? Try the new on-line collection calendar tool at the top of this page. Find it in seconds!

Two Bag Free Program

Residents of the Municipality of the District of Lunenburg can drop off two bags of garbage free at the Community Recycling Centre. Read more. 

Mahone Bay: Bulky Waste Collection Has Changed

As of January 2018, Mahone Bay residents are permitted to place one bulky item curbside for collection on the regular garbage collection week (Green Week).

For more information, please call Town Hall at (902) 624-8327.

Read the Bulky Waste Collection Notice and the 2018 Solid Waste Collection Schedule.

This does not apply to residents in the Town of Bridgewater or the Muncipality of the District of Lunenburg.