Cape Breton Regional Municipality

Residential Heavy Garbage Collection Schedule

Heavy Garbage Collection Notice

CBRM’s residential heavy garbage collection begins on Monday, April 28, 2025. Residents at eligible properties must have large, heavy, or bulky household items at the curb by 6:00 a.m. that day.

Material Accepted for Heavy Garbage Collection

Bulky, heavy or large items:

Sofas, chairs, upholstered furniture, mattresses, box springs, carpeting, flooring, vinyl windows or vinyl doors will be collected.

• Panes of glass from windows should be removed. Collectors are not responsible for cleaning up broken glass or loose debris.
• Carpet should be rolled and tied with string or rope. Please make sure the rolled carpet has no nails, staples or other sharp objects sticking out.  
• Floor tiles must be bundled and tied. Floor tiles can also be placed inside a container or a box. 

Wood Items:

Chairs, tables, dressers, doors, desks, window and door frames and shelving will be collected.

• Wooden items must be disassembled.
• Table legs should be removed.
• Long items should be cut down to 4 foot lengths or smaller.

Appliances and Metal Items:

Refrigerators, stoves, deep freezers, dryers, dishwashers, and humidifiers and other household appliances will be collected.

Other metal items, including empty oil tanks, empty hot water tanks, steel bath tubs, sinks and metal household radiators, will also be collected.

• Appliances containing Freon will be collected separately.
• It is recommended the doors on a refrigerator and/or deep freezer be removed and placed next to the refrigerator or freezer.
• Empty oil tanks 1140 L (250 gallons) or less in size and empty hot water tanks will be collected. Make sure no liquid or residue remains inside these tanks.

Material Not Accepted for Heavy Garbage Collection 

Please contact the hotline (902) 567-1337 for proper disposal options for materials listed above.  Unacceptable items will not be removed from the curb.  Residents will be required to remove uncollected materials and dispose of it properly.

Residential Heavy Garbage Collection- Important Reminders

• Residents are encouraged to wait until the weekend of April 25 to 27 to place heavy garbage materials out for collection.
• All areas of CBRM must have heavy garbage materials out for curbside collection no later than 6 a.m. on Monday, April 28.
• Collectors do not have a set starting point. Trucks will be removing materials in different areas across the municipality.
• Residents are responsible for keeping their heavy garbage piles neat while waiting for heavy garbage collection in their neighborhood.
• Make sure material not intended for heavy garbage such as hockey sticks, hockey nets, basketballs, basketball nets, bicycles, scooters, skateboards, lawn mowers or waste containers are not placed near your heavy garbage pile. Items removed by collectors, not intended for heavy garbage, is not the responsibility of the municipality.
•  Please do not place heavy garbage items on the sidewalks or block access to sidewalks.
• Collectors will only remove heavy garbage placed at the curb. Items left on porch steps, near homes, or visible in backyards will not be removed. 
• Streets and roads will be visited once.
•  Large materials should be cut or broken down into 4-foot lengths or smaller.
• Keep your regular household garbage, blue bags and green cart in a separate pile from your heavy garbage.