Garbage & recycling — Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia

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

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

Solid Waste Management Bylaw adopted bylaw
sorting required True s. 4.1
container or bag limit Max 6 residual waste bags, 6 recyclable bags per dwelling unit; compostables require Town-approved wheeled cart. s. 5.1.5, 5.1.6, 5.4.2(a)
accepted or banned Landfill banned: beverage containers, newsprint, tires, cardboard, paint, organics, electronics. Burning banned except brush/wood. s. 3.3, 3.4, 3.2
scout note

Town of Port Hawkesbury bylaw regulating source separation, blue-bag residual waste, recyclables placement, collection times, and container limits; repeals and replaces 2006 solid waste bylaw.

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