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SORTING IT OUT IN RICHMOND COUNTY
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All waste must be placed in clear bags. A limit of one non-transparent bag per week will be permitted in one clear bag for personal waste. A maximum of 3 clear bags can be placed curbside for collection each week. The weight of each bag must not exceed 25 kg, and should be placed curbside before 8 am on the day of collection.
The following items are garbage: styrofoam, coffee cups, chip & cookie bags, broken glass (wrap in newspaper), bathroom waste, diapers, kitty litter, light bulbs, aerosol cans (empty), plastic toys, dishes, and photographs.
Recyclable containers & paper products must be clean & dry and placed in separate blue bags. The weight of each bag must not exceed 25 kg. Cardboard boxes may be bagged or may be flattened and tied in bundles. A maximum of 6 blue bags (or cardboard bundles) for containers and paper products can be placed curbside for collection each week.
All materials must be dean & dry to be shipped to manufacturer for processing. Do not place food in blue bags. Contaminated blue bags containing garbage or food in containers that have not been washed will be rejected at curbside.
Organic waste including fruit & vegetable peelings, bread & baked goods, rice, grain, pasta, tea bags & coffee grounds must be placed in a backyard composter. Composters are available for purchase at the Richmond Solid Waste Management facility. Note: Meat, poultry, fish, shellfish, bones, dairy, oils & pet waste do not compost well in a backyard composter - place these items in your clear bag.
Milk Cartons should be placed with containers in a blue bag - don’t take milk containers to the Enviro-Depot (no deposit for milk containers) and do not place milk containers with papers in a blue bag; milk cartons must be empty and rinsed clean or they cannot be recycled.
Broken glass cannot be recycled it is a health risk to workers and can damage processing equipment. Please wrap broken glass in a sheet of newspaper and place in garbage.
Needles, lancets & syringes must be placed in a safe sharps collection container available free of charge at local pharmacies. Filled containers can also be returned free of charge to pharmacies for proper disposal.
Passenger vehicle tires should be dropped off for recycling at a tire retailer; tires must be off the rim and free of mud and debris. Off-road tires are accepted at the Richmond Solid Waste Management Facility.
Used motor oil, antifreeze and oil / DEF / antifreeze containers should be brought to your nearest UOMA collection facility (https://ns.uoma-atlantic.com/). Vehicle batteries may be returned to the nearest recycling depot (https://www.call2recycle.org/locator/).
Waste paint can be taken to the nearest Enviro-Depot to be recycled (https://www.productcare.org/products/paint/). Empty dry paint cans, lids removed, should be placed in garbage.
For information on how to recycle your household electronics please visit https://recyclemyelectronics.ca/ns/
Household Hazardous Waste such as cleaning products, pesticides and herbicides, solvents and thinners, propane tanks, fluorescent bulbs, and fire extinguishers may be brought to the Richmond Solid Waste Management Facility. Commercial / Business enterprises should contact the nearest hazardous materials handling company for disposal.
Heavy garbage collection will take place annually. Please contact the Municipality for exact date(s).