Town of Lunenburg

Garbage Collection

Collection of Solid Waste

The Town's Solid Waste By-law #38 provides details of how waste is to be stored, sorted and disposed of in the Town of Lunenburg.  Waste must be sorted into four streams and placed at or near the curb for collection on your collection day.  Two streams (recyclables and paper) are collected one week and the other two streams (organics and other non-reusable waste) are collected the following week.  Place recyclables in blue bags, paper in either grocery store or clear bags, organics in the compost cart and other non-reusable waste in black or green bags.  Waste that is not properly sorted will not be picked up by the Town's collection contractor.  .

Collection Schedule, Days and Routes and Program

A solid waste collection schedule (calendar) is prepared yearly and mailed to residents in the Town of Lunenburg.  If you did not receive a collection schedule, they can be picked up at the Finance Department in the Town Hall.  The solid waste collection schedule can be viewed at the following link Garbage Collection Schedule. 

A Town map showing the days of the week when solid waste is collected and showing the collection routes can be viewed at the following link Garbage Collection Routes.

Town of Lunenburg Four Stream Solid Waste Collection Program Guide

Town of Lunenburg Spring and Fall Clean Up

Compost Carts

Compost carts were supplied to all residents when the recycling program began in the Town of Lunenburg.  Compost carts are assigned to the property where they were delivered and must stay on that property.  If you recently purchased a property in the Town, please check to ensure the previous owner did not take the compost cart in error.  Mini bins were also provided to store and transfer organics from the kitchen to the compost cart.  Property owners that require a compost cart or mini bin should contact the Public Works Superintendent at 634-8992 (ext 245).  Charges apply for replacement carts or mini bins.

Compost Site

The Town of Lunenburg operates a compost site which is located on Star Street.  Town residents are welcome to dispose of leaves, limbs and garden waste at this site.  The site is open from mid-April to mid-November on Wednesday evenings from 4:30 pm to 8:00 pm (or at dusk when it gets dark prior to 8:00 pm) and on Saturday mornings from 8:00 am to 12:00 pm (noon).  Public Works employees are available to assist in the proper disposal of organics.  The site is only to be used by Town of Lunenburg residents.

Kaizer Meadow Environmental Management Centre

Starting on April 1, 2012 the Town of Lunenburg will be disposing of our residential curbside waste at Kaizer Meadow Environmental Management Centre (“Kaizer Meadow�) which is located at 450 Kaizer Meadow Road along Highway 14 in Lunenburg County.  Curbside waste put out for collection by residents including Household Waste, Blue Bag Recyclables, Paper and Compostable Material, Christmas Trees, Clean-Up Waste, Leaf and Yard Waste will be collected and transported by the Town’s collection contractor to Kaizer Meadow. To find out more about this facility click on the following link http://www.kaizermeadow.ca/about-us.html .

Other Useful Links

Region 6 Solid Waste Management

Nova Scotia Environment

Nova Scotia Environment - Recycling and Waste

Recycling Electronics

Recycling Mobile Devices

Waste Sorting Guide and Composting Tips