Cape Breton Regional Municipality

Collection Notices/Cancellations

The Solid Waste Department will post important Curbside Collection NOTICES in this section. 

 

Curbside Collection Updates

 

Curbside Collection Cancellation for Tonight's Overnight Collection Late Monday, February 2/Early Tuesday, February 3, 2026

 

Curbside collection for areas receiving overnight collection is cancelled for Late Monday, February 2/Early Tuesday, February 3.  These areas include Grand Lake Road, Roads Off Grand Lake Road, Kytes Hill Subdivision, Gardiner Mines and Reserve Mines.

 

Rescheduled Collection Date for the Late Monday February 2/Early Tuesday February 3, Overnight Run

 

The re-scheduled collection date for the cancelled Late Monday/Early Tuesday Overnight Run is Late Wednesday, February 4/Early Thursday February 5. The rescheduled areas for this collection include Grand Lake Road, Roads Off Grand Lake Road, Kytes Hill Subdivision, Gardiner Mines and Reserve Mines.

• Only extra garbage and green cart materials will be collected during this rescheduled collection date. 

• Blue bags will be collected on the area’s next regularly scheduled blue bag collection week. (Week of February 8)

 

 

Curbside Collection Update for Monday, February 2, 2026

 

Curbside collection is cancelled for Monday, February 2.

• EXTRA garbage bags and green cart material will be collected on your area’s next regularly scheduled collection day.

• Blue bags will be collected on your area’s next regularly scheduled blue bag collection week.

 

 

CBRM's Blue Bag Program Expands To Include More Materials

Circular Materials—the producer-led, not-for-profit organization operating in Nova Scotia—launched Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for paper and packaging on December 1 across the province.  Residents can now place more materials than ever in their Containers and Paper Products blue bags.

Check out the list below to see some of the new items now accepted for recycling in your blue bags!

 

Disposal of Hazardous Waste

 

Batteries, chemicals, and other hazardous waste must not be placed in the garbage, green cart or blue bags. These items are hazardous and pose a serious risk during collection, processing, or storage of waste materials at our facilities.

 

Examples of hazardous materials that must not be placed in the garbage, green cart or blue bags:

 

• Batteries (including lithium-ion, alkaline, and button cell)
• Flammable liquids (like gasoline or solvents)
• Paint and paint thinners
• Cleaning products and pesticides
• Mercury-containing items (such as thermometers or light bulbs)

 

 

A load of blue bags emptied onto street following a blue bag collection vehicle fire that started in the hopper.

 

 

 

A container of chlorine tablets, mixed in with garbage, that ignited while stored at the Mixed Waste Transfer Station 

   

Important Green Cart Reminder 

 

Please make sure your green cart is secure when placed curbside.