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!

Residents and businesses of the Municipality of the District of Lunenburg are advised that waste may be collected differently at times during January and February 2019.

How is waste collected now? Garbage, organics, blue bag recyclables, paper and cardboard are collected at the same time, by one truck.

What could change? One truck will collect garbage only, and another truck will collect organics, blue bag recyclables, paper and cardboard.

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

The Community Recycling Centre will be open Saturdays 8:00 am - 12:00 pm from December 1 - March 31. The site will be open 8:00 am - 4:30 pm on weekdays. 

The Household Hazardous Waste Depot will be closed from December 1 - March 31. Residents may call (902) 543-2991 if they have items to dispose of during the winter months.
Items accepted at the depot. 

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.