Garbage 101
Separate Your Waste
- Blue Bag Recycling: Items to be recycled go in blue garbage bags that can be purchased in the garbage bag section of the supermarket. Recycled items include glass, cans, plastics and cartons. Go to the聽聽to learn more.
- Paper Recycling: Newspaper and dry, clean paper can also go out for recycling every week. Paper must be placed in a separate grocery bag or clear garbage bag.聽
- Green Cart Composting: All your organic waste, including food waste, cereal boxes and paper towels, go in your green cart or compost bin. Go to the聽聽to learn more.
- 骋补谤产补驳别:听Any waste you can't recycle or compost is garbage. It goes in a black, green or brown garbage bag. Go to the聽聽to learn more.
- Household Hazardous Waste: Hazardous waste, including batteries, paint and motor oil, must be taken to a household hazardous waste disposal depot. Go to the聽聽to learn more.
Collection Day and Schedules
- Garbage聽is collected one week and聽Green Cart聽the following week.
- Ask your neighbours which day garbage is collected on your street or check and print out the聽聽provided聽on the HRM website. The downtown and peninsular area of Halifax is listed as Area 1.
- Download the to set reminders and find out what goes where.
All unpacked?
Please do not leave empty corrugated cardboard boxes piled up on the sidewalk. Your empty cardboard boxes must be flattened, cut into armload sizes and tied in bundles for collection. The cardboard must be kept dry until placed at the curb on collection day.