Skip to content. Accessibility info.

News Archives

Media Room

Public Service Announcement

Solid Waste Collection and Facility Operations

UPDATE PROVIDED, Thursday, October 2, 2003 11:00 a.m

HRM Residents are advised that the Otter Lake Refuse Processing Facility, the Compost and Recycling plants are all OPEN. Regular residential waste/greencart/recycling collection is scheduled as usual for Thursday and Friday. Residents who had their collection services cancelled on Monday, September 30, will be collected on SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2003. Residents who had GARBAGE collection services cancelled on Wednesday, October 1 will have their garbage and recycling collected on SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2003. Please ensure materials are curbside for collection by 7:00 am on SATURDAY.

For residents with green cart collection for the period from Sept 29 to October 10, the municipality will be collecting your green cart as usual along with bundles of branches. However, due to the volume of materials generated due to the storm, we are asking residents to please HOLD clear and orange bags of leaf and yard waste until a later green cart collection week.

The HRM Household Hazardous Waste Depot normally scheduled for this Saturday, October 4, 2003 has been CANCELLED and RESCHEDULED for SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2003, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., 50 Chain Lake Drive, Bayers Lake Park.

We ask for the residents continued patience and watch for updates as services return to normal.

-30--

Above content last modified Tuesday, September 24, 2024 at 4:06pm.