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What Goes Where Guide - Businesses & Restaurants (pdf)
What Goes Where Guide - Apartment Buildings (over 6 units) (pdf)
Factsheets
Information for Restaurant Owners & Managers (pdf, 695 KB)
Information for Business Owners & Managers (pdf, 72 KB)
Information for Apartment Building Owners & Managers (pdf, 91 KB)
Halifax Regional Municipality has an internationally recognized and award winning solid waste resource management system. As part of this system, blue bag recyclables, fibre recyclables and organic material are unacceptable for landfill disposal. Therefore, a source separation program for these materials is required by law at all commercial properties in HRM.
Property owners are required to comply with provisions of By-Law S-600 (PDF, 63 KB), respecting the collection of source separated commercial waste and are required to provide space for containers. All collection bins should be located in a central area and/or in the same area as the regular garbage.
Property owners are asked to contact their waste hauler to review collection services to include separate collection for fibre recyclables, blue bag recyclables and organic material, as well as a bin for other mixed waste.
Signage Requirements
Signage of sufficient size and number is required to be posted to provide occupants with specific recycling and organics instructions for proper sorting of blue bag recyclables, fibre recyclables and organic material.
The following signs (in pdf format) can be downloaded and printed:
In cases where apartment buildings have a garbage chute, a sign must be posted telling residents where to find bins for recycling and organics collection.
What Do I Separate?
IC&I Source Separation Guide (PDF, 627 KB)
Guide for Apartment Buildings - over 6 units (PDF, 4,306 KB)
Blue Bag Recyclables - glass bottles and jars, aluminum, steel and tin cans, HDPE (#2), LDPE plastic bottles and containers (#1), milk and juice cartons, tetra packs and mini-sip containers.
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Organic Material - food waste, leaf and yard waste, box board, soiled and non-recyclable paper, branches and bushes and natural Christmas trees without decorations and stands. |
Paper - dry & clean paper, newspapers, flyers, glossy magazines, catalogues, paper egg cartons, paperbacks, phone books & shredded paper.
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Hazardous Waste
Hazardous Waste Products must be collected by a specialized contractor to ensure safe handling and disposal. Refer to Hazardous Materials - Handling, Storage & Training in the Yellow Pages for more information.
C&D Debris
Construction, Demolition and Renovation (C&D) debris such as lumber, old roofing, gyproc, concrete, etc. must be brought to a C&D processing facility. Check our section on Construction & Demolition Material for more information.
Fat, Oil & Grease
Used cooking oil and trap grease must be collected by a rendering service for recycling. Currently there are two cooking oil/grease recyclers who serve HRM:
The following companies provide services to clean grease traps:
- Atlantic Industrial Cleaners (902) 468-9011
- Night Hawk Maintenance (902) 384-3108
- Super Clean Services (902) 468-5660
- BlueBio Green Solutions (902) 476-2063 www.bluebio.ca
Waste Haulers
Work with your waste hauler to ensure you have an effective waste management program. A list of haulers can be found under Garbage Collection and Recycling Services in the Yellow Pages.
Waste Management Facilities
Businesses, institutions, waste haulers and residents can take acceptable waste, recyclables and organics to processing facilities in HRM. Fees may apply. Check our website for hours of operation and materials accepted.
Recycling & Composting Container Suppliers
Your hauler will typcially provide bins for the outside of your building in accordance with the type of equipment they use. If you are looking to buy compost bins or recycling containers for inside your business, many retailers now carry a selection of containers to choose from.
Please note: Cracker boxes or other box board packaging (acceptable for composting), ice cream containers and coleslaw or plastic laundry pails are inexpensive and re-usable countertop mini-bin alternatives.
- Many retailers offer mini-bins for sale in their cleaning supply aisle. These stores include (but are not limited to): WalMart, Kent, Home Depot, Lee Valley & Canadian Tire.
109 Ilsley Ave, Unit 15
Dartmouth
468-1880
Other Resources
A partial list of Alternatives to Landfill is found on our website. It includes disposal options for items such as electronics, paint, tires, rechargeable batteries, inkjet printer cartridges, etc.
Education & Training: HRM Solid Waste Resources staff is available to provide guidance and advice on how to set up an effective source separation program. We also have a variety of brochures, educational pamphlets and signage.
The Eco-Efficiency Centre has many fact sheets on recycling options and program set up information.
Sorting It Out : A Guide to Waste Reduction, Recycling & Composting in Quick Service Restaurants. Prepared by RRFB Nova Scotia.
What's in The Black Bag? Waste Audit Results
A random sampling of commercial loads, at the Otter Lake Waste Management Facility found that 68% of what is being thrown in the trash is actually valuable reusable, recyclable or compostable material. As seen in this chart, the top three items identified were recyclable paper, compostables and blue bag recyclables. |
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Garbage - 32% |
Fibre/Paper - 25% |
Organic Material - 21% |
Recyclables - 11% |
C&D - 8% |
Other - 3% |
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