When is garbage and recycling collected? Are there bag limits or sorting rules?
In the District municipality of Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, collection schedule: At least once every fourteen (14) days commencing at 7:00 a.m.; special collections for electronics, wood/metal, and Christmas trees annually; sorting required: True; container or bag limit: Maximum 140 kg total per dwelling unit per collection day; maximum 4 cubic metres total volume per dwelling unit per collection day; 2 bulky waste items every 14 days; 1 wheeled aerated cart per dwelling unit; accepted or banned: Unacceptable: combustible/explosive materials, pathogenic/biomedical waste, whole/part carcasses of domestic ruminants, hazardous waste (except HHW), electronics (except annual collection), transient waste, liquid waste, soil/rock/stumps, construction/demolition materials, septic pumpings, radioactive materials, contaminated soil, passenger tires, industrial waste, manure/kennel waste, lead-acid batteries/propane tanks, landfill-banned materials. Source: By-law No. 039 — Solid Waste Collection & Disposal By-law, verified 2026-06-05.
At least once every fourteen (14) days commencing at 7:00 a.m.; special collections for electronics, wood/metal, and Christmas trees annually
s. 4(1)(a)
sorting required
True
s. 4.1(i) (source-separate); s. 6(1)
container or bag limit
Maximum 140 kg total per dwelling unit per collection day; maximum 4 cubic metres total volume per dwelling unit per collection day; 2 bulky waste items every 14 days; 1 wheeled aerated cart per dwelling unit