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Curbside Collection Schedule

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Curbside Collection:  2019 Holiday Collection Schedule

Christmas Day, Wednesday, December 25, 2019: All Garbage, Blue Bags & Green Carts normally collected on Wednesday December 25, 2019 will be collected on Monday, December 23, 2019.

Boxing Day, Thursday, December 26, 2019: All Garbage, Blue Bags & Green Carts will be collected as normally scheduled on Thursday, December 26, 2019.

New Year’s Day, Wednesday, January 1, 2020: All Garbage, Blue Bags & Green Carts normally collected on Wednesday, January 1, 2019 will be collected on Monday, December 30, 2019.

 

Solid Waste Management Facility:  Holiday Schedule

ALL Solid Waste Management Sites will be CLOSED the following days during the holiday season:

Christmas Day,   Wednesday, December 25, 2019:    CLOSED
Boxing Day,        Thursday, December 26, 2019:        CLOSED
New Year’s Day, Wednesday, January 1, 2020:          CLOSED

 

Curbside Collection Update for Tuesday, December 10, 2019

Curbside collection for Tuesday, December 10, 2019 will take place as regularly scheduled. Please note, due to the high winds forecasted, you may choose to hold onto your materials until your area’s next regularly scheduled collection day.

Residents are reminded:

• Extra garbage and green cart material will be collected on your area’s next regularly scheduled collection day.

• Blue bags will be collected on your area’s next regularly scheduled blue bag collection week.

 

IMPORTANT Winter Collection Information

 

During the winter months, high winds and blustery weather conditions will make it difficult to secure collection materials safely and properly curbside. If a weather forecast is predicting unfavorable conditions and it is your collection day, residents are reminded they can hold on to their materials until their next scheduled collection day.

The collectors will collect:

• Extra garbage bags and green cart material on your area’s next regularly scheduled garbage and green cart collection day.

• Blue bags will be collected on your area’s NEXT regularly scheduled blue bag collection week.

 

2019-2020 Curbside Collection:  Blue Bag Collection Schedule 

The Blue Bag collection schedule for CBRM follows a 2 week collection rotation across the municipality.  To determine if your area's blue bag collection week is during a GRAY WEEK OR WHITE WEEK, please fill in your civic address in the fields above. 

 

Blue Bag Schedule:  Month of November 2019 to Month July 2020

 

Month of November 2019:  Blue Bag Collection Schedule

Tuesday, October 29, 2019  to Saturday, November 2, 2019                        GRAY WEEK

Tuesday, November 5, 2019 to Saturday, November 9, 2019                       WHITE WEEK

Tuesday, November 12, 2019 to Saturday, November 16, 2019                   GRAY WEEK

Tuesday, November 19, 2019 to Saturday, November 24, 2019                   WHITE WEEK

Tuesday, November 26, 2019 to Saturday, November 30, 2019                    GRAY WEEK

Month of December 2019:  Blue Bag Collection Schedule

Tuesday, December 3, 2019 to Saturday, December 7, 2019                         WHITE WEEK

Tuesday, December 10, 2019 to Saturday, December 14, 2019                     GRAY WEEK

Tuesday, December 17, 2019 to Saturday, December 21, 2019                     WHITE WEEK

Tuesday, December 24, 2019 to Saturday, December 28, 2019                     GRAY WEEK

Tuesday, December 30, 2019 to Saturday, January 4, 2020                           WHITE WEEK

Month of January 2020: Blue Bag Collection Schedule

Tuesday, January 7, 2020 to Saturday. January 11, 2020                               GRAY WEEK

Tuesday, January 14, 2020 to Saturday, January 18, 2020                             WHITE WEEK

Tuesday, January 21, 2020 to Saturday, January 25, 2020                             GRAY WEEK

Tuesday, January 28, 2020 to Saturday, February 1, 2020                              WHITE WEEK

Month of February 2020:  Blue Bag Collection Schedule

Tuesday, February 4, 2020 to Saturday, February 8, 2020                              GRAY WEEK

Tuesday, February 11, 2020 to Saturday, February 16, 2020                           WHITE WEEK

Tuesday, February 18, 2020 to Saturday, February 22, 2020                           GRAY WEEK

Tuesday, February 26, 2020 to Saturday, February 29, 2020                           WHITE WEEK

Month of March 2020:  Blue Bag Collection Schedule

Tuesday, March 3, 2020 to Saturday, March 7, 2020                                        GRAY WEEK

Tuesday, March 10, 2020 to Saturday, March 14, 2020                                    WHITE WEEK

Tuesday, March 17, 2020 to Saturday, March 21, 2020                                    GRAY WEEK

Tuesday, March 24, 2020 to Saturday, March 28, 2020                                    WHITE WEEK

Month of April 2020:  Blue Bag Collection Schedule

Tuesday, March 31, 2020 to Saturday, April 4, 2020                                          GRAY WEEK

Tuesday, April 7, 2020 to Saturday, April 11, 2020                                             WHITE WEEK

Tuesday, April 14, 2020 to Saturday, April 18, 2020                                           GRAY WEEK

Tuesday, April 21, 2020 to Saturday, April 25, 2020                                           WHITE WEEK

Tuesday, April 28, 2020 to Saturday, May 2, 2020                                              GRAY WEEK

Month of May 2020:  Blue Bag Collection Schedule

Tuesday, May 5, 2020 to Saturday, May 9, 2020                                                 WHITE WEEK

Tuesday, May 12, 2020 to Saturday, May 16, 2020                                             GRAY WEEK

Tuesday, May 19, 2020 to Saturday, May 23, 2020                                             WHITE WEEK

Tuesday, May 26, 2020 to Saturday, May 30, 2020                                              GRAY WEEK

Month of June 2020:  Blue Bag Collection Schedule

Tuesday, June 2, 2020 to Saturday, June 6, 2020                                                 WHITE WEEK

Tuesday, June 7, 2020 to Saturday, June 13, 2020                                               GRAY WEEK

Tuesday, June 16, 2020 to Saturday, June 20, 2020                                             WHITE WEEK

Tuesday, June 23, 2020 to Saturday, June 27, 2020                                             GRAY WEEK

Month of July 2020:  Blue Bag Collection Schedule

Tuesday, June 30, 2020 to Saturday, July 4, 2020                                                 WHITE WEEK

Tuesday, July 7, 2020 to Saturday, July 11, 2020                                                   GRAY WEEK

Tuesday, July 14, 2020 to Saturday, July 18, 2020                                                 WHITE WEEK

Tuesday, July 21, 2020 to Saturday, July 25, 2020                                                 GRAY WEEK

Tuesday, July 28, 2020 to Saturday, August 1, 2020                                              WHITE WEEK

 

Please remember,  Blue Bags are collected every second week on your area's scheduled collection day.

CURBSIDE COLLECTION NOTICES, UPDATES OR CANCELLATIONS

The Solid Waste Department will post important Curbside Collection NOTICES, UPDATES or CANCELLATIONS in the section titled Curbside Collection Notices/Cancellations and in the section titled Solid Waste News.

Collection information will also be posted using Social Media or by pressing Option #2 available when you contact the Solid Waste Management Hotline at (902) 567-1337.

If you have any questions or comments concerning this information, please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

You are also encouraged to phone the Solid Waste Management Hotline at (902) 567-1337.

Seasonal Leaf and Yard Drop-Off Sites: 

The weekly seasonal leaf and yard drop-off sites that operate one day a week in North Sydney, Glace Bay and New Waterford will close for the season the week of November 10, 2019.  The sites will re-open mid-May 2019.

Residents are reminded leaf and yard waste can be dropped of year-round at the Waste Management Facility on SPAR Road from 8am to 4pm Tuesday to Saturday.

 

 

 

 

Disclaimer: The information provided is based on our current records and we do not accept responsibility if the information is incorrect.