Garbage & recycling — Bridgewater, Nova Scotia

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

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

Chapter 203 - Solid Waste By-Law adopted bylaw
collection schedule Recyclables every 2 weeks; organics/residual alternating week; collection weekly s. 5, 6, 7
sorting required True s. 18, 19, 20
container or bag limit Max 8 bags (6 residual); Max 2 green carts; Max 1 non-transparent bag; Green cart required for organics s. 20, 34, 36, 37
accepted or banned Banned: explosives, hazardous waste, tires, electronics (except annual). HHW to depot. No burning. s. 4(u), 80, 98
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Town of Bridgewater solid waste bylaw (replaces Chapter 127) governing collection and disposal of garbage, recyclables and other municipal solid waste within the town.

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