Garbage & recycling — Digby, Nova Scotia

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

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

The Solid Waste Resource Management Bylaw #2020-01 adopted bylaw
collection schedule Residual/recyclables: at least once in every fourteen (14) days, 7:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Organics: fortnightly, weekly June 1st - September 30th. s. 3(K)(IX)(1)-(2)
sorting required True s. 3(M)(I)
container or bag limit Max 10 bags per dwelling unit; residual max 25 kilograms per bag; recyclables max 15 kilograms per bag; organics in carts. s. 3(N)(I)(2); s. 3(N)(I)(7); s. 3(N)(I)(9); s. 3(M)(VI)(1)
accepted or banned Banned from disposal: beverage containers, newsprint, tires, cardboard, organics. Not permitted for collection: hazardous waste, sharps, asbestos. s. 3(A)(1); s. 3(O)(I)
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Governs solid waste resource management and collection for the Town of Digby, Nova Scotia. Amended by Bylaw 2024-01.

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