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Cape Breton Regional Municipality: Solid Waste Department

 

 

The Solid Waste Department oversees Solid Waste Management in CBRM. The department is responsible for collecting, managing, processing, and the proper disposal and or shipment of solid waste generated by the residential sector. The department is responsible for the receiving, managing,  processing, and proper disposal or shipment of solid waste generated by the Industrial, Commercial and Institutional sectors. A tipping fee is assigned to the materials received by the ICI sector. The department accepts, manages, process and properly ships or disposes of Construction and Demolition Debris. A tipping fee is assigned to the materials received from the C&D debris received from the Industrial, Commercial & Institutional  waste sector.

CBRM's Solid Waste By-Law

View the CBRM Solid Waste Resource Management By-Law (PDF - 211 kb).

Waste Management Facility

145 Sydney Port Access Road (SPAR Road), Sydney
8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Monday to Saturday.

 

Solid Waste Curbside Collection - Keeping You Informed!

 

CBRM Solid Waste Department will provide up to date information on curbside collection notices. These notices will appear in this area and recorded on our Solid Waste Management Hotline 567-1337.

If the Solid Waste Department cancels curbside collection, cancellation notices will be aired on local radio stations.

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To keep up to date with Solid Waste Management Issues please join our news list by contacting us at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . The Solid Waste Department will send you updates and news when available.

    

                                                                    Solid Waste News:

Tuesday, January 24th, 2012

The CBRM Solid Waste Department wishes to advise our residents, who have curside collection today Tuesday January 24th, 2012 that due to slippery road conditions throughout the municipality, collection vehicles may be unable to travel on some roads. 

                                      

Is there Curbside Collection Today?

In the event that the Solid Waste Department is required to change curbside collection due to weather or other unforeseen circumstances, the Solid Waste Departament will rely on the following tools to communicate this information:

A Notice will be posted on the Solid Waste Section of the CBRM website.

Notices will be aired on the local radio stations (if this impacts the entire CBRM)

Residents can also phone the hotline at 567-1337 to obtain information about their curbside collection. 

RRFB Nova Scotia provides funding for a Research and Value-Added Manufacturing projects that improve waste diversion in Nova Scotia.  Whether you are a resident, business, community organization, municipality or student, RRFB Nova Scotia may be able to provide funding in your efforts to reduce or divert material away from the landfill.  For more information, please visit www.rrfb.com/funding.asap

CBRM'S Leaf & Yard Waste:

CBRM LEAF YARD WASTE 2011 Schedule May 09 2011 2.pdf 

Excess leaves and yard debris.pdf

Congratulations CBRM Residents and Businesses

On June 7th, 2011 the CBRM Solid Waste Department was awarded the 2011 Mobius Environmental Award for Municipality of the Year:

CBRM MOBIUS AWARD OF THE YEAR 2011.pdf 

 

 

 

CBRM's Curbside Collection Calendar and Waste Separation Guide and additional information on programs:

Please see below our April 1 , 2011 to March 31, 2012 Curbside Collection Calendar and Separation Guide:

calendar 2011.pdf

sort guide 2011.pdf

Helpful Tips- Green Cart Program (79 KB)

Questions and Answers - Green Cart Program (104 KB)

Questions concerning your area's garbage, green cart, and blue bag recycling collection or other waste management questions can be answered by phoning: CBRM's Waste Management Hotline 567-1337.

Waste Management Facility
145 Sydney Port Access Road (SPAR Road), Sydney
8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Monday to Saturday.

Contact:
Manager of Solid Waste Department:

Francis Campbell
320 Espalande
Sydney, Nova Scotia
B1P 7B9
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