When is garbage and recycling collected? Are there bag limits or sorting rules?
In the District municipality of St. Mary's, Nova Scotia, sorting required: True; container or bag limit: Residual waste: clear bags approx 35in x 47in; each may include one privacy bag max 20in x 22in; weight limit 23kg per container. Recyclables: unmarked transparent blue bags approx 25in x 35in; weight limit 23kg; accepted or banned: Banned from disposal: beverage containers, corrugated cardboard, newsprint, used tires, lead-acid batteries, leaf/yard waste, waste paint, compostable organics, steel/tin food containers, glass food containers, LDPE/HDPE plastic bags (per Schedule B). Source: Solid Waste-Resource Management By-law, verified 2026-06-05.
Residual waste: clear bags approx 35in x 47in; each may include one privacy bag max 20in x 22in; weight limit 23kg per container. Recyclables: unmarked transparent blue bags approx 25in x 35in; weight limit 23kg
4.1(c)(i), 4.1(d)(i)
accepted or banned
Banned from disposal: beverage containers, corrugated cardboard, newsprint, used tires, lead-acid batteries, leaf/yard waste, waste paint, compostable organics, steel/tin food containers, glass food containers, LDPE/HDPE plastic bags (per Schedule B)
2.3, Schedule B
scout note
Solid Waste-Resource Management By-law of the Municipality of the District of St. Mary's (circa 2010).