Dispose of filled or partially filled aerosol cans properly!

Filled or partially spray cans still contain pressurized gas which could explode if compressed by a waste collection truck! Residents may drop off filled or partially filled cans at the Lunenburg Regional Community Recycling Centre's Household Hazardous Waste Depot, 908 Mullock Road, Whynott's Settlement.

Completely empty aerosol cans may be placed in the blue bag.

An explosion recently occurred on a waste collection truck, as the result of filled aerosol spray cans being improperly disposed during regular waste collection. To read a newspaper article about the incident, click here.

Spring and Fall Clean Up will be collected a bit differently this year. Metal will collected with other bulky landfill items, in the same pile during the first week of Municipal Clean Up. Wood only will be collected instead of metal during the second week of Clean Up.

Residents in the Towns will be asked to place their metal in their landfill pile and to make a separate pile for wood only on their scheduled Clean Up day for their area. To read more, click here.

The 2012 Waste Collection Calendar for the Municipality of the District of Lunenburg has been mailed to residents during December. To view an online version, click here. Municipal residents may find their waste collection day by checking the Municipality's waste collection route map.

PLEASE NOTE: Shading for the month of July is incorrect in the printed calendar. The other months are shaded correctly. The on-line version is correctly shaded. For more information, call 543-2991.

Visit the Collection Schedules page for the 2012 Waste Collection Calendars for the Municipality of the District of Lunenburg and the Towns of Bridgewater and Mahone Bay.

Please note, as of April 1, 2012, there will be several changes at the Lunenburg Regional Community Recycling Centre regarding:

Tipping fees for residents and businesses outside the Unit Partner Waste Disposal Agreement

Requirements for all waste materials to be weighed, whether materials being disposed of are billable or non-billable

Construction and Demolition waste materials to be weighed separately from landfill

To read more, please click here.

As of April 1, 2012, residents of the Municipality of the District of Lunenburg and the Towns of Mahone Bay and Bridgewater will be directed to call the new waste collection issue hotline number at 1-855-530-3324 instead of the Lunenburg Regional Community Recycling Centre or their Town office.

General recycling questions may be answered by calling 543-2991.

This number is administered by GEs All Trucking, the contracted residential waste hauler for the Municipality and the two Towns. Please call this number if your waste has been missed. If your waste has been rejected, please read the rejection sticker. The Recycling Guide is a great reference for separating all of your waste at home and work. The Blue Bag Guide informs residents and businesses of what belongs in their blue bags. Blue Bag recyclables MUST BE RINSED. Bottle brushes and a quick soak with left over dish water can get even sticky and oily foods off bottles and containers. 

When placing your waste for collection, please remember:

All waste must be placed at the curb by 7:00am on the day of collection in the Municipality and by 8:00am in the Towns of Bridgewater and Mahone Bay to ensure collection. Routes may be collected differently due to road and weather conditions, so waste may not always be collected at the 'usual time' in your area. These designated times are when waste collection trucks begin collecting. 

Waste must be bagged and prepared properly - all organics go in the aerated green cart, recyclables go in a transparent blue bag, paper (including boxboard) goes in a clear bag or plastic shoppping bag, garbage goes in a black bag and cardboard must be broken down and tied in bundles no larger than 3 feet by 2 feet by 2 feet.

Clean Across Nova Scotia is a brand new initiative that aims to bring together 25,000 volunteers from across Nova Scotia for the most impressive act of collective stewardship in our province’s history.  Please consider hosting your community cleanups on June 8 & 9 this year, as this initiative is meant to highlight the fantastic work that is already happening through the ongoing Great Nova Scotia Pick Me Up and related activities across the province.  It’s meant to connect volunteers, communities, government and organizations to tackle waste issues at a whole new level.  And it’s going to be the most exciting volunteer action going.

Clean Across Nova Scotia is part of the global cleanup movement called ‘Let’s do it!: World Cleanup 2012’, and 85 countries have already committed to massive cleanups in their own regions – with more joining all the time.   Over 300 million people in more than 100 countries are expected to take part this year – the biggest volunteer action in the modern world. To learn more about Clean Across Nova Scotia, click here. To register your group. click here.

Please be advised that compost will not be available for purchase this season.

Available compost will continue to be used for landfill remediation that will protect the new cover that permanently closes our landfill cells. Its use will be less expensive than more conventional methods of landfill remediation. For more information about this project and why we use compost, click here, or contact the Lunenburg Regional Community Recycling Centre at 543-2991.

Have you experienced illegal dumping on your property? Residents of the Municipality of the District of Lunenburg can take advantage of the Illegal Dumping Tipping Fee Waiver program. It allows residents who've cleaned up illegally dumped waste from their property to dispose of it free charge. Property identification information must be provided. For more information, call 543-2991.

Residents within Lunenburg County may report illegal dumping and burning to the Nova Scotia Department of Environment at 543-4685 for investigation.

A recent article was published in the Progress Bulletin concerning illegal dumping. The article focuses on a particular dumpsite within the Municipality of the District of Lunenburg and provides information from the Nova Scotia Department of Environment's District Manager about reporting illegal dumping. To read more, click on the link below:

http://www.southshorenow.ca/archives/2011/122811/news/index021.php

Adopt a Highway

Community groups can channel their energy into beautifying their area by joining the Adopt a Highway Program. The program engages groups in the collection of litter along roadsides and route interchanges. The Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal provide groups with equipment and assists with the pick up and disposal of collected litter in Lunenburg County. Approximately 31 groups from the Lunenburg and Queens county area participate yearly!

During the 2011 Spring litter clean up, groups collected 3695 bags of garbage and 253 bags of recyclables which amounted to 59.6 tonnes of litter!

The program is entering its 20th year. For more information about the Adopt a Highway program,  click here. 

The Appliance Retirement Program provides Nova Scotians with a convenient alternative for getting rid of old, inefficient appliances in their homes. By calling Efficiency Nova Scotia, residents can schedule an appointment to have their appliance picked-up from their home for disposal for free. In addition, homeowners will receive a rebate of up to $35 for their appliance.

Call them today at 1-877-808-4549 or visit them online for more information or to set up an appointment.