Cape Breton Regional Municipality

Curbside Collection Schedule

Your Garbage Day and Blue Bag Week schedule

Curbside Collection Information

The Solid Waste Department will post important curbside collection notices in the following section:

Curbside Collection Notices/Cancellations: To view click:  Collection Notices and Cancellations

 

To view CBRM's Waste Separation and Curbside Collection Guides, click the following links:

 

New Sort Guide (English)

New Sort Guide (French)

New Sort Guide (Hindi)

New Sort Guide (Manderian)

New Sort Guide (Ukraine)

 

 

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 Residential Holiday Sorting Guide

 

 

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 Nova Scotia.  Residents can now place even more materials 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!

 

Curbside Collection Updates

Collection Update for Friday, January 30, 2026:  Whitney Pier

 

Curbside collection in the Whitney Pier area is behind schedule today, Friday, January 30.

 

Curbside Collection: Weather Reminder

 

If the weather forecast calls for unfavorable conditions and it is your collection day, you can choose to hold on to your materials until your area’s next regularly scheduled collection day.

• 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.

 

If you decide to place your materials curbside, it is your responsibility to make sure the material remains secure at the curb.

   

If your material is not collected, by 9pm on our collection day, remove it from the curb. It is your responsibility to remove any uncollected materials.

 

 

Reporting Green Cart Damage

Residents are encouraged to check their green cart for damage on a regular basis.

Common Damage to Check For

Cracked front lift	Holes
Broken/missing lid	Missing vents/chewed vents
Cracks	Missing axel/wheels

If you notice any damage, contact the Waste Management Hotline.  An educator will document the damage and add your civic address to the Green Cart Repair/Replacement waiting list.  The department's repair person will visit your civic address to assess the damage.  If your green cart can not be repaired, a replacement green cart will be issued.  

 

To report green cart damage:

• Contact the Solid Waste Hotline (902)567-1337
• Click on Solid Waste Green Cart Repair Form
• Submit an email request toThis email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

 A resident can also mail or drop off the filled out Green Cart Repair Request Form to the Solid Waste Administration Office on Spar Road in Sydney between 8am and 4pm Monday to Friday.

 

 

Waste Management Facility Information

 

Seasonal Leaf and Yard Drop-Off Sites:  Closing for the Season the Week of November 9, 2025

The seasonal leaf and yard waste drop-off sites located in North Sydney, Glace Bay and New Waterford open one day a week are CLOSING the week of November 9.

Seasonal Leaf and Yard Drop-Off Site Schedule

Community	Drop-Off Location	Day	Hours of Operation
North Sydney Leaf and Yard Drop-Off Site	Northside Public Drop-Off site at 93 King Street.	Thursdays Closing Date: Thursday,November 13, 2025	1pm to 6pm
Glace Bay Leaf and Yard Drop-Off Site	Glace Bay Public Works Yard at 24 West Avenue.	Saturdays Closing Date:  Saturday, November 15, 2025	9am to 3pm
New Waterford Leaf and Yard Drop-Off Site	New Waterford Public Works Yard at 455 Ling Street.	Saturdays Closing Date:  Saturday, November 15, 2025	9am to 3pm

 

2025-2026 Solid Waste Tipping Fee Schedule

Solid Waste Tipping Fee Schedule 2025 - 2026

 

2024-2025 Solid Waste Tipping Fee Schedule

 

Site Registration Form

 

Commercial businesses hauling waste to the Waste Management Facility are required to register with the Solid Waste Department.  To save time, download and fill out the Solid Waste Facility Site Registration Form . The completed form can be dropped off at 145 Spar Road in Sydney or emailed to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  

 

 

Disclaimer: The information provided is based on our current records and we do not accept responsibility if the information is incorrect.