Garbage & recycling — Richmond, Nova Scotia

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

County municipality of Richmond has 1 adopted bylaw on file, verified against the original document on 2026-06-05.

By-Law #17 — Solid Waste Management By-Law adopted bylaw
sorting required True s. 19(1)(d)
container or bag limit No more than 3 bags residual waste, 3 bags general recyclables, 3 bags/bundles paper recyclables s. 27(7), 27(9), 27(11)
accepted or banned Prohibited for collection: hazardous waste, asbestos, septic waste, tires, compostables, dead animals, industrial waste s. 29(1)-(11)
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Municipality of the County of Richmond bylaw governing solid waste collection, source separation, composting, and disposal at the Waste Management Facility in West Arichat; revised October 2013.

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