Garbage & recycling across New Brunswick
When is garbage and recycling collected? Are there bag limits or sorting rules?
29 of 77 municipalities in New Brunswick have an adopted bylaw on garbage & recycling on file. Each row links the municipality's answer page and, where transcribed, the full text of the document.
| Municipality | Adopted document | Key facts | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bathurst City |
By-Law No. 2014-06 — By-Law Respecting Garbage and Recycling Collection and Waste Disposal in the City of Bathurst
adopted 2014-08-18 |
collection schedule: once every two weeks, alternating with the collection of garbage · sorting required: True · container or bag limit: Not more than 1 (one) Container will be collected at any one Dwelling House on any collection day | 2026-06-07 |
| Belledune Village |
Garbage Collection and Waste Disposal: By-law No. 2000-09
+1 more adopted 2000-10-16 |
— | 2026-06-05 |
| Eastern Charlotte Rural community |
By-law 85 — Garbage & Recyclables Collection (Town of St. George / Eastern Charlotte) | sorting required: True · container or bag limit: no more than five (5) garbage bags of waste per garbage collection day · accepted or banned: Banned: asbestos, batteries, dead animals, tree limbs, glassware, styrofoam. Accepted recyclables: newspaper, paper, cardboard, plastics, tin cans. | 2026-06-05 |
| Edmundston City |
04R2023 — Collecte et élimination des ordures et des matières recyclables pour Edmundston | collection schedule: Garbage: every two weeks; weekly (first complete week of June to last complete week of September). Recycling: every two weeks. · sorting required: True · container or bag limit: 1 garbage container and 1 recyclable material container per dwelling unit (max 360 litres, 250 pounds). | 2026-06-05 |
| Fredericton City |
By-Law No. W-4: A Bylaw to Regulate the Collection and Disposal of Garbage and Other Material
adopted 2004-03-08 |
— | 2026-06-05 |
| Fundy Albert Village |
By-Law No. 28: A By-Law Regarding Solid Waste (Riverside-Albert)
+2 more |
collection schedule: weekly and bi-weekly regular pickup · sorting required: True · container or bag limit: max weight 15 kilograms (33 pounds); bags no greater than 35" (89 cm) wide and 47" (120 cm) long | 2026-06-05 |
| Grand Falls Town |
Arrêté P-2 / By-Law P-2: By-Law on Waste Collection and Disposal (Grand Falls)
adopted 2024-06-19 |
collection schedule: four to five times per month; occupants informed by public notice of the day scheduled · container or bag limit: no more than one (1) container per residential unit and/or business per collection day · accepted or banned: Banned: paint, solvents, pesticides, oil, appliances, construction waste, hot ashes, stones, rocks, sand, gravel, trees, automobiles | 2026-06-05 |
| Grand Manan Village |
By-Law No. 20-99 — A By-Law of the Municipality of the Village of Grand Manan Respecting the Municipal Solid Waste Transfer Station | — | 2026-06-05 |
| Hanwell Rural community |
By-Law No. 07-2015 — A By-Law to Regulate the Collection and Disposal of Solid Waste | collection schedule: one (1) collection each week · sorting required: True · container or bag limit: Receptacles max 125 litres/20 kilograms; Bags max 178 litres/20 kilograms | 2026-06-07 |
| Hartland Town |
B-30 — Waste Collection and Disposal | sorting required: True · container or bag limit: Receptacles not less than 50 litres and not more than 240 litres; bag max 23 kilograms or 50 pounds · accepted or banned: Ashes, incombustible material, street rubbish, construction waste, furniture banned from regular garbage collection | 2026-06-07 |
| Harvey Rural community |
By-Law No. 2023-09 — A By-Law to Regulate the Collection and Disposal of Solid Waste (Solid Waste Collection and Disposal By-Law) | collection schedule: one (1) collection each week · container or bag limit: capacity of 178 litres (40 gal.) and a weight of 23 kilograms (50 Ibs.) · accepted or banned: Hazardous Material shall not be placed for collection. Item exceeding 23 kilograms (50 Ibs.) or 90 centimetres (36 in.) length restricted. | 2026-06-07 |
| Haut-Madawaska Town |
Arrêté 2019-07 — Arrêté concernant la collecte et l'élimination des ordures et des matières recyclables pour la Communauté de Haut-Madawaska
adopted 2019-12-10 |
collection schedule: Saint-Hilaire: On Monday's; Baker-Brook: On Wednesday's; Clair/St-François: On Thursday's. Recycling: third week of the month, same day as garbage. · sorting required: True · container or bag limit: Not more than one (1) garbage container and one (1) recyclable materials container per dwelling unit | 2026-06-07 |
| Kedgwick Rural community |
Arrêté no. 8 — Collecte et élimination des déchets et recyclables (Waste Collection and Disposal) | collection schedule: Recyclables and waste collected once every two weeks alternately. Day notified by public notice. · sorting required: True · container or bag limit: Recycling: 1 blue bin (200 à 360 litres). Waste: Max 2 non-blue bins (200 à 360 litres). No loose material. | 2026-06-05 |
| Memramcook Village |
Arrêté no 34 — Un arrêté relatif à la collecte et à l'élimination des déchets dans le Village de Memramcook | sorting required: True · container or bag limit: Each bag or container must not exceed 20 kg (44 lbs); green/blue bags max 35" × 47", min 20" × 22" · accepted or banned: Blue waste (recyclables, glass, metals, paper, plastics) and green waste (organics, food, yard waste) accepted; HHW, construction debris, tires, ashes, radioactive materials banned | 2026-06-07 |
| Miramichi City |
By-Law No. 114 — A By-Law Relating to the Collection and Disposal of Waste in the City of Miramichi
adopted 1921-04-29 |
— | 2026-06-07 |
| Moncton City |
By-Law P-506 – Alternate Waste Collection / Arrêté collecte déchets service parallèle | sorting required: True · container or bag limit: plastic garbage bags no greater than 89 cm (35") wide and 120 cm (47") long... at no time weights more than 20 kilograms (44 pounds) · accepted or banned: Accepted: Wet (food, yard) and Dry (paper, plastic). Banned: HHW, construction waste, medical waste, tires, ash. | 2026-06-07 |
| Nackawic-Millville Rural community |
S-2023-2 – A By-law Respecting the Collection and Disposal of Garbage and Other Material | collection schedule: one collection each week · sorting required: True · container or bag limit: capacity not exceeding 250 liters; place garbage in plastic bags within the receptacle | 2026-06-07 |
| Nashwaak Rural community |
24-04 Garbage Bylaw | collection schedule: at least once a week · sorting required: True · accepted or banned: hazardous or toxic materials, including but not limited to batteries, chemicals, paint, and electronics | 2026-06-07 |
| New Maryland Village |
By-law No. 59-2020 – A By-law Respecting the Collection and Disposal of Garbage and Other Material | collection schedule: 1 (one) collection each week · container or bag limit: capacity of not more than 125 (one hundred twenty-five) litres... weight of not more than 20 (twenty) kilograms · accepted or banned: Ashes, grass clippings, incombustible material, street rubbish, hazardous material, large furniture, construction waste prohibited. | 2026-06-05 |
| Oromocto Town |
By-Law 538 – A By-Law Relating to Collection and Disposal of Garbage and Other Material | collection schedule: once weekly · sorting required: True · container or bag limit: 65 litres to 125 litres container (loaded to less than 20 kg) or 36 litres to 55 litres bag (loaded maximum of 20 kg); 295 litres to 430 litres wheeled | 2026-06-05 |
| Riverview Town |
By-Law 400-15-05 — Collection and Disposal of Waste
adopted 2022-10-11 |
collection schedule: Weekly collection for residential dwellings; three streams (Organics, Recyclables, Garbage) on schedule set in Schedule F · sorting required: True · container or bag limit: Each bag/container must not weigh more than 20 kilograms (44 pounds); one bulky item in addition to Garbage every second week | 2026-06-05 |
| Saint Andrews Town |
By-Law No. 98-02 To Control and Regulate the Collection and/or Disposal of Garbage and Waste Within the Town of Saint Andrews | — | 2026-06-05 |
| Saint John City |
By-Law Number L.G.-7 A By-Law for the Storage, Collection and Disposal of Solid Waste in The City of Saint John
adopted 2025-05-05 |
— | 2026-08-23 |
| Saint-Quentin Town |
NO 2019-05 Arrêté concernant l'opération du service de collecte des ordures et du service de collecte des produits recyclables | collection schedule: aux deux semaines, soit en alternance avec la collecte de produits recyclables · sorting required: True · container or bag limit: récipients ne pesant pas plus de 22,5 kg (50 livres) chacun; bacs bleus prévus à cet effet | 2026-06-05 |
| Salisbury Town |
By-Law No. 47 Collection and Disposal of Waste | — | 2026-06-05 |
| Shediac Town |
By-Law No. 22-23 — Collection and Disposal of Waste | collection schedule: Recyclables and Garbage bi-weekly; collection days set out in Schedule F · sorting required: True · container or bag limit: Bags max 35" (89 cm) wide, 47" (120 cm) long, 20kg; Receptacles max 40" (102 cm) height, 15-20kg | 2026-06-05 |
| Sunbury-York South Rural community |
By-Law 11 — Regulations in Solid Waste Collection and Disposal
adopted 2023-10-17 |
collection schedule: Weekly regular collection; collection must not start before 7:00 a.m. · sorting required: True · container or bag limit: Maximum 45 kg of solid waste per collection day per property; bags/boxes must not exceed 23 kg each and 1.2 m x 0.6 m x 0.6 m | 2026-06-05 |
| Three Rivers Village |
By-Law No. 63 — A By-Law Relating to The Collection and Disposal of Waste In The Village Of Petitcodiac (Ward 2)
adopted 2020-05-27 |
collection schedule: weekly and by-weekly regular pickup for residential Recyclables, Organics and Garbage · sorting required: True · container or bag limit: Bags max 20 kilograms (44 pounds); Organics receptacle max 15 kilograms (33 pounds) | 2026-06-05 |
| Vallée-des-Rivières Town |
Arrêté 07-2023-STL/VDR — Collecte et élimination des ordures (Garbage Collection and Disposal) | collection schedule: Regular garbage collection once per week; occupants notified by public notice of scheduled day · sorting required: True · container or bag limit: Maximum 1 container per dwelling unit per collection day; maximum 3 containers per business per collection day; 1 container per 2 units in an apartment (excluding duplexes and row houses) | 2026-06-05 |
Nothing on file for garbage & recycling
Absence here is explicit, not a gap: each municipality below was checked, and its status says why there is no document.
Other bylaws on file, none on this topic (44) — Alnwick, Arcadia, Beaurivage, Beausoleil, Belle-Baie, Bois-Joli, Butternut Valley, Campbellton, Cap-Acadie, Caraquet, Carleton North, Central York, Champdoré, Dieppe, Doaktown, Fredericton Junction, Fundy Shores, Fundy-St. Martins, Grand Bay-Westfield, Grand Lake, Grand-Bouctouche, Hampton, Hautes-Terres, Heron Bay, Lakeland Ridges, Maple Hills, McAdam, Miramichi River Valley, Neguac, Nouvelle-Arcadie, Rivière-du-Nord, Rothesay, Shippagan, Southern Victoria, St. Stephen, Strait Shores, Sussex, Tantramar, Tobique Valley, Tracadie, Tracy, Valley Waters, Woodstock, Île-de-Lamèque.
No bylaws published online (2, verified negatives) — Campobello Island, Upper Miramichi.
Unconfirmed (2, leads but nothing verified) — Five Rivers, Quispamsis.