Garbage & recycling — New Glasgow, Nova Scotia

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

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

Refuse Bylaw adopted bylaw
collection schedule at least once every week Every occupant of property in the Town shall have all garbage removed
sorting required True All cardboard boxes or cartons shall be flattened out and they
container or bag limit No more than five containers shall be collected from any one dwelling No more than five containers shall be collected from any one
accepted or banned No person shall place in any container, garbage or a highly combustible, flammable or explosive nature No person shall place in any container, garbage or a highly
scout note

Town of New Glasgow bylaw governing refuse collection, storage and disposal requirements for residential and commercial properties.

Pictou County Solid Waste Management Bylaw

Pictou County solid waste management bylaw hosted on New Glasgow's site; governs source separation, recycling and disposal for the county region including New Glasgow.

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