When is garbage and recycling collected? Are there bag limits or sorting rules?
In the Town of Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, collection schedule: Biweekly recyclables (every 2 weeks at 6:00 a.m.); organic materials and residual waste on alternating biweekly week at 6:00 a.m.; results in collection of some stream each week; sorting required: True; container or bag limit: Maximum 6 clear bags of residual waste per eligible premises per collection day; maximum 100 kg residual waste total per eligible premises per collection day; 1 non-transparent bag per eligible premises per collection day; accepted or banned: Non-collectible: fireworks, flares, explosive/combustible materials, pathogenic/biomedical waste, animal carcasses (except food waste), household hazardous waste, designated electronic products, transient waste, liquid waste, soil/rock/stumps, construction/demolition materials, septic pumpings, radioactive materials, passenger tires, industrial waste, manure/kennel waste, lead-acid batteries/propane tanks, landfill-banned liquid wastes. Source: Solid Waste Management By-law No. 963, verified 2026-06-05.
Biweekly recyclables (every 2 weeks at 6:00 a.m.); organic materials and residual waste on alternating biweekly week at 6:00 a.m.; results in collection of some stream each week
s. 3; s. 4; s. 5
sorting required
True
s. 2(f)(i–iv); ss. 15–16
container or bag limit
Maximum 6 clear bags of residual waste per eligible premises per collection day; maximum 100 kg residual waste total per eligible premises per collection day; 1 non-transparent bag per eligible premises per collection day