Garbage & recycling — East Hants, Nova Scotia
When is garbage and recycling collected? Are there bag limits or sorting rules?
In the District municipality of East Hants, Nova Scotia, collection schedule: Biweekly solid waste; recyclables and organics collected on alternating biweekly schedule; collection commences at 7:00 a.m.; sorting required: True; container or bag limit: Single-family: maximum 5 regulation containers solid waste, 8 recyclables bags/bundles, 1 organics cart per collection day per unit; accepted or banned: Non-collectible includes: highly combustible/explosive materials, pathogenic/biomedical waste, trade waste, carcasses (except food waste), hazardous waste, auto bodies, septic pumpings, radioactive materials, soil/rock/stumps, construction/demolition waste, mixed waste, landfill-banned materials. Source: Solid Waste Resource Collection and Disposal Bylaw IO-400 (amended by IO-400-1), verified 2026-06-05.
Solid Waste Resource Collection and Disposal Bylaw IO-400 (amended by IO-400-1)
adopted bylaw
| collection schedule |
Biweekly solid waste; recyclables and organics collected on alternating biweekly schedule; collection commences at 7:00 a.m. |
s. 10.1(a)(b)(c) |
| sorting required |
True |
s. 4.1(i) |
| container or bag limit |
Single-family: maximum 5 regulation containers solid waste, 8 recyclables bags/bundles, 1 organics cart per collection day per unit |
s. 6.1(a)(i) |
| accepted or banned |
Non-collectible includes: highly combustible/explosive materials, pathogenic/biomedical waste, trade waste, carcasses (except food waste), hazardous waste, auto bodies, septic pumpings, radioactive materials, soil/rock/stumps, construction/demolition waste, mixed waste, landfill-banned materials |
s. 2(gg) |
scout note
Municipality of East Hants bylaw governing solid waste and recyclable collection and disposal. Amendment IO-400-1 passed by Council April 24, 2019.