Garbage & recycling — Antigonish, Nova Scotia

When is garbage and recycling collected? Are there bag limits or sorting rules?

Town of Antigonish has 1 adopted bylaw on file, verified against the original document on 2026-06-05.

Solid Waste Management By-law (Town of Antigonish, No. 115) adopted bylaw
sorting required True s. 3.1
container or bag limit Residual: non-coloured clear bags; Recycling: unmarked transparent blue bags; Organics: 242 litre wheeled cart s. 4.2(c)(i), s. 4.2(d)(i), s. 4.2(e)(i)
accepted or banned Banned: Schedule B materials (cardboard, organics, electronics); Burning prohibited. s. 2.3, Schedule "B", s. 2.2
fee Annual 'Waste Collection Charge' billed with property tax s. 8.0(a), s. 8.0(c)
scout note

Governs collection and sorting of residential and commercial solid waste in the Town of Antigonish; prohibits burning; sets curbside collection eligibility, source-separation rules, and storage standards. Waste collection charge billed with property tax.

Machine-readable: garbage-recycling.json · Official website: https://www.townofantigonish.ca/ · Last verified 2026-06-05 · Garbage & recycling in other municipalities