Garbage & recycling — Stellarton, Nova Scotia

When is garbage and recycling collected? Are there bag limits or sorting rules?

In the Town of Stellarton, Nova Scotia, sorting required: True; container or bag limit: Organics: required cart max 100 kg. Recyclables: clear blue bags max 15 kg. Residuals: cans max 20 kg or bags max 15 kg.; accepted or banned: Landfill/incinerator disposal banned for provincially regulated materials. Burning prohibited except brush/wood. Exporting unsorted waste prohibited.. Source: Solid Waste Management, verified 2026-06-05.

Solid Waste Management adopted bylaw
sorting required True s. 4.1
container or bag limit Organics: required cart max 100 kg. Recyclables: clear blue bags max 15 kg. Residuals: cans max 20 kg or bags max 15 kg. s. 5.4.1.1, s. 5.4.2.1, s. 5.4.3.1, s. 5.4.3.2
accepted or banned Landfill/incinerator disposal banned for provincially regulated materials. Burning prohibited except brush/wood. Exporting unsorted waste prohibited. s. 3.3, s. 3.4, s. 3.5
scout note

Town of Stellarton by-law governing solid waste management and garbage collection.

Machine-readable: garbage-recycling.json · Official website: https://www.stellarton.ca/ · Last verified 2026-06-05 · Garbage & recycling in other municipalities