When is garbage and recycling collected? Are there bag limits or sorting rules?
In the District municipality of Guysborough, Nova Scotia, sorting required: True; container or bag limit: Maximum eight (8) bags, containers or bundles. Total weight not exceeding seventy kilograms (70 kg) (150 lb.). Individual containers max 23 kg. (50 lbs.), 78 liters.; accepted or banned: Hazardous waste, explosives, toxic materials banned. Wrecked motor vehicles, parts not included. Tires >20 inch excluded from bulk.. Source: Collection of Solid Waste & Recyclables Bylaw – By-Law #4 (Amended 2022), verified 2026-06-05.
Maximum eight (8) bags, containers or bundles. Total weight not exceeding seventy kilograms (70 kg) (150 lb.). Individual containers max 23 kg. (50 lbs.), 78 liters.
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accepted or banned
Hazardous waste, explosives, toxic materials banned. Wrecked motor vehicles, parts not included. Tires >20 inch excluded from bulk.
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scout note
Governs collection of solid waste and recyclables in the Municipality of the District of Guysborough; most recent amendment dated 2022.