Municipal Solid Waste Disposal Sites

Disposal Site County or Municipality Contact
Region 1
none
Region 2
Guysborough County Landfill Site
PO Box 79 Guysborough B0H 1N0
District of Guysborough Bruce Avery
ph: 232-2316
Region 3
Colchester Balefill Facility
PO Box 697 Truro
B2N 5E7
Colchester Wayne Wambolt
ph: 893-4211
fax: 895-9983
Little Forks Landfill
PO Box 549
Amherst
B4H 4A1
Cumberland Joint Services Management Authority Tanya MacKenzie
Solid Waste Manager
ph: 667-5141
fax:667-5873
Region 4
Otter Lake Waste Processing and Disposal Facility
PO Box 209 Lakeside
B3T 1M8
Halifax Regional Municipality Robert Orr, HRM Solid Waste
ph: 490-5960 or 876-3407
fax: 453-3489
Region 5
Eastern Management Centre
100 Donald Hiltz Connector Rd.
Kentiville
Western Management Centre
343 Elliot Rd.
at Exit 19 off 101 North of Lawrencetown

Valley Information
ph:679-1325
toll free: 1-877-927-8300
Region 6
West Hants Landfill
1569 Walton Woods Rd.
Scotch Village NS.
B0N 2G0
District of West Hants Gilles Doucette - Site Manager
ph:757-2308
fax: 757-0292
Kaizer Meadow Landfill
PO Box 369
Chester
B0J 1J0
District of Chester Dave Daniels / Bruce Forest
ph: 275-1312
fax: 275-4771
Queens Municipal Landfill
PO Box 1264 Liverpool
B0T 1K0
Region of Queens Brad Rowter
ph: 354-3455
fax: 354-7473
Region 7
none

Solid Waste Disposal Sites - Details
Disposal Site Details
Guysborough County Landfill Site *Organics - $38.50

*C&D - $45.10

*accepts contaminated soil if approved by NSEL

*Recyclables - $210.68

*disposal sites for C&D materials, compostables (leaf & yard & garden waste), white goods, metals, household hazardous waste, waste oil, batteries, propane tanks and asphalt shingles accepted

*Government - $38.50

*banned items are brought to a recycler

*Solid waste - $38.50 - $45.10 (contracts)

*recyclables from ICI generators should be delivered in two streams: paper & containers $35.00/tonne tipping fee for organic materials delivered to on-site dumping facility.

*Residents of the Municipality of Guysborough - no charge

*cooking oil collection site

Colchester Balefill Facility
  • Asbestos Waste (asbestos pit) - $100/tonne
  • Construction & Demolition Debris (c&d borrow pit) - $30/tonne
  • Spools (c&d borrow pit) - $100/tone
  • Construction & Demolition Debris (landfill cell) - $75/metric tonne
  • Commercial Waste (landfill cell) - $75/metric tonne
  • Residential Waste (landfill cell) - $75/metric tonne
  • Tires (landfill cell) - $100/tonne
  • Grit from wastewater treatment plant (landfill cell) - $0/tonne
  • Contaminated Soil (landfill cell) - $60/tonne
  • Organics from Non-Residential Sector (organics tipping floor) - $30/tonne
  • Scrap Metal (salvage yard) - $30/tonne
  • Wood (salvage yard) - $30/tonne
Little Forks Landfill
  • Garbage - $126.50/tonne
  • C&D - $110.00/tonne
  • Organics - $77.00/tonne
  • Recycling - $0/tonne
  • Clean Wood - $77.00/tonne
  • Metal - $0/tonne
  • Leaf &amp Yard Waste - $0/tonne
  • Asbestos - $4/bag
Otter Lake Waste Processing and Disposal Facility *tipping fee is $115 per tonne for loads greater than 100 kg

*$5 flat rate for loads less than 100 kg

*all loads are subject to inspection

Eastern Management Centre

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Western Management Centre
  • minimum charge - $4.00 ($5.00 - non member)
  • Source Separated Organics and Recyclables (leaf and yard waste, other compostable organics - $77/tonne ($103/tonne - non member)
  • Recyclables - $77/tonne ($103/tonne - non member)
  • Source Separated Scrap Metals & White Goods - $52/tonne ($67/tonne - non member)
  • Source-Separated Construction and Demolition Debris (brick, block, concrete, asphalt, asphalt shingles, drywall, wood/brush [up to 6" in diameter]) - Advance arrangements required for more than 10 yd3 (7.6 m3) per day - $52/tonne ($67/tonne - non member)
  • Mixed Construction and Demolition Debris: Advance arrangements required for more than 10 yd3 (7.6 m3 ) per day - $98/tonne ($129/tonne - non member)
  • Residual Waste - $98/tonne ($129/tonne - non member)
  • Special Categories: CFC Removal - $20/unit (member/non member)
    * Household Hazardous Waste - No Charge
    * One Appliance per Day - No Charge
    * Asbestos (Generator must give Valley Waste-Resource Management Office staff 48 hours notice. Material must be bagged and manifested as per Nova Scotia Department of Environment requirements.) - $141.90/tonne ($187.00 - nonmember)
    * Contaminated Soil (Contact Valley Waste-Resource Management Office for disposal locations) - Dependent on disposal location
    * Other Special Wastes (Generators of waste requiring special handling must call Valley Waste-Resource at 679-1325 or 1-877-927-8300 48 hours in advance to make special arrangements.) - To be arranged
  • Other Services: Weighscale Usage (loaded weight and tare weight) - $10.00 per load; Used Wood Pallets (for sale) - $2.00 each
West Hants Landfill

Residential: Residents of West Hants and Windsor bringing their own waste pay $40 per tonne tipping fees. Minimum user fee is $5.00.

No charge for sorted metal, leaf and yard waste, household hazardous waste or fridge/freezer with CFCs.

Businesses: Tipping fees for businesses vary depending on where generated or material. Waste generated in West Hants / Windsor generally accepted at $65 per tonne. Call for current fees.

Kaizer Meadow Landfill

*Asbestos - $86.00/tonne

*Contaminated Soil - Upon Agreement with Council

*Septic Waste - $45.00/tonne

*Residual Waste - $12.50/tonne

*Mixed Waste - $50.00/tonne

*C & D - $15.00/tonne

*Small Commercial (500 kg and under) - free

*Small Commercial (over initial 500 kg) - $5.00/tonne (rounded to nearest 100 kg)

*residents bringing their own waste and HHW to the landfill - free

Queens Municipal Landfill *no tipping fee from IC&I generators located within Queens County - the exception is for contaminated soil which is $25/tonne

*tipping fee for generators outside of Queens County is $48.5/tonne; $25/tonne for contaminated soil

*organic materials can be brought to the site and left at transfer station at no charge for Queens businesses and residents

*no tipping fee for C&D material if properly separated; unseparated material will be rejected

*white goods disposal area - freon is removed after arrival to landfill

*propane storage tank disposal area

*scrap metals disposal area

*leaf and yard waste may be brought to Western Head Leaf and Yard Waste Site

*ICI recyclables should be brought to G.E. All's Trucking Recycling Facility at 56 Harley Humphrey Drive - no tipping fee applies

*Note: "Tipping fee" refers to the cost to deliver waste.
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