Last updated on June 25, 2026
Shred Instead Event
Have sensitive documents you’d like to shred? Bring them to our Shred Instead Event to have them disposed of safely and for free. Shredding documents is a great way to protect against identity theft. Limit of the equivalent of 3 boxes per household. Residential only, no business waste accepted.
Summer Shred Event | Dartmouth
July 11, 2026 - 10:00 am
Litter Events
Join Halifax Solid Waste for a community clean-up. Stop by anytime during these events to talk about litter and waste management and grab some free supplies to pick-up litter outside.
Gordon R. Snow Community Centre
Location: 1359 Fall River Rd, Fall River
Date & Time: Wednesday, July 15, 2026 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Rain or Shine
Canada Games Centre
Location: 26 Thomas Raddall Dr, Halifax
Date & Time: Saturday, July 25, 2026 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Rain or Shine
North Preston Community Centre
Location: 44 Simmonds Rd, North Preston
Date & Time: Friday, July 17, 2026 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Rain or Shine
The North Grove
Location: 6 Primrose St Unit 115, Dartmouth
Date & Time: Wednesday, July 22, 2026 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Rain or Shine
Mobile HSW Depots
Mobile community Household Special Waste (HSW) depots take place between May and October. More depots will be added to the 2026 schedule once dates and locations have been confirmed. Bring your unwanted Household Special Waste to the mobile depot to be handled and disposed of by experts. The depot will operate rain or shine. Events are open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.. Click here for a list of accepted items.
Please note: due to safety reasons jerry cans used to transport gasoline cannot be decanted at mobile events, and will not be returned to you. If you have gasoline in a jerry can and would like the jerry can back, the HSW Depot at 20 Horseshoe Lake Drive can accommodate.
SMU Campus
Date: Saturday, June 27, 2026
Address: 960 Tower Rd, Halifax (Use Inglis St Entrance)
Brookside Jr. High School
Date: Saturday, July 11, 2026
Address: 2239 Prospect Rd, Hatchet Lake
Lockview High School
Date: Saturday, July 25, 2026
Address: 148 Lockview Rd, Fall River
Marine Drive Academy
Date: Saturday, August 8, 2026
Address: 479 Church Point Rd, Sheet Harbour
Cole Harbour District High School
Date: Saturday, August 22, 2026
Address: 2 Chameau Cr, Cole Harbour
NSCC Leeds St Campus
Date: Saturday, September 26, 2026
Address: 5684 Leeds St. Halifax (Use Robie St Entrance)
NSCC Akerley Campus
Date: Saturday, July 4, 2026
Address: 21 Woodlawn Rd, Dartmouth
Horizon Community School
Date: Saturday, July 18, 2026
Address: 168 Redoubt Way, Eastern Passage
Musquodoboit Valley Education Centre
Date: Saturday, August 1, 2026
Address: 12046 NS-224, Middle Musquodoboit
St. Margaret's Bay Elementary
Date: Saturday, August 15, 2026
Address: 24 Ridgewood Dr, Head of St. Margaret's Bay
Eastern Shore Community Centre
Date: Saturday, September 5, 2026
Address: 67 Park Rd, Musquodoboit Harbour
Curbside Give Away Weekend
Free yourself of clutter and find some great free items of your own during Curbside Give Away Weekend. This event takes place rain or shine, twice a year all across the municipality.
The next event is October 17 and 18. Click here for more information.
Fall Curbside Give Away Weekend
October 17, 2026 - 8:00 am
Event Information & Online Webinars
Halifax Solid Waste staff regularly attend and host events throughout the municipality. If you have an event that you would like our staff to attend please contact us at wasteless@halifax.ca.
Solid Waste Resources offers a full menu of pre-recorded webinars, online presentations and workshops, and in person presentations, workshops, and information booths.
To see a full list of education sessions available or to watch a webinar click the button below.