• In the Municipality of the County of Antigonish, RECYCLABLES are collected every second week and are delivered to the transfer station at the Beech Hill Solid Waste-Resource Magement Facility.
• Residents are reminded that it is their responsibility to keep garbage/recyclable boxes clean and in usable repair.
• During the winter months, it is extremely important to ensure that snow removal around the garbage/recyclable boxes is undertaken by the residents, to provide easy access for collection.
• Holiday Schedule

Recyclables must be separated into 2 blue bags as indicated below

Notes on Recycling

• All containers MUST be rinsed clean - labels do not need to be removed.
• Lids/caps from glass and plastic jars/bottles MUST be removed - these covers can be placed in the regular household garbage.
• Covers on tin cans do not have to be removed - if removed, please place them on the bottom of the cleaned container.
• All paper fasteners MUST be removed.
• Paper and cardboard MUST be clean and dry - it cannot be recycled if wet and dirty.
• Absolutely NO styrofoam.

For More Information:

• For more information on Recycling in Nova Scotia, please click here
• For information on Garbage Collection in the Municipality of the County of Antigonish, please click here
• For information on Organics Collection in the Municipality of the County of Antigonish, please click here
• For information on Backyard Composting in Municipality of the County of Antigonish, please click here