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Municipal Solid Waste Disposal Sites

Below is a listing of locations and contact information for municipal solid waste disposal sites in Nova Scotia:

Antigonish / Guysborough / Pictou
Disposal Site Contact
Guysborough County Landfill Site

PO Box 79 Guysborough B0H 1N0

disposal details
Bruce Avery
Phone: 232-2316
Cumberland / Colchester / East Hants
Disposal Site Contact
Colchester Balefill Facility

PO Box 697 Truro
B2N 5E7

disposal details
Wayne Wambolt
Phone: 893-4211
Fax: 895-9983
Cumberland Central Landfill

PO Box 549
Amherst
B4H 4A1

disposal details
Stephen Rayworth
Solid Waste Manager
Phone: 667-5141
Fax:667-5873
Halifax Regional Municipality
Disposal Site Contact
Otter Lake Waste Processing and Disposal Facility

Exit 3, Hwy 103
200 Otter Lake Drive

disposal details
HRM
Phone: 490-4000
Fax: 490-6690
Valley
Disposal Site Contact
Eastern Management Centre

100 Donald Hiltz Connector Rd.
Kentiville

disposal details
Phone: (902) 679-1325
Toll free: 1-877-927-8300
Western Management Centre

343 Elliot Rd.
at Exit 19 off 101 North of Lawrencetown

disposal details
South Shore
Disposal Site Contact
West Hants Landfill

1569 Walton Woods Rd.
Scotch Village NS.
B0N 2G0

disposal details
Gilles Doucette - Site Manager
Phone:757-2308
Fax: 757-0292
Kaizer Meadow Landfill

PO Box 369
Chester
B0J 1J0

disposal details
Dave Daniels / Bruce Forest
Phone: 275-1312
Fax: 275-4771
Queens Municipal Landfill

PO Box 1264 Liverpool
B0T 1K0

disposal details
Scott LeBlanc
Phone: 354-3455
Fax: 354-7473

Solid Waste Disposal Site Details

Detailed information on materials accepted, and fees charged by each solid waste disposal site are as follows:

Guysborough County Landfill Site
Waste Type / Source Fee
Organics $38.50
C&D $45.10
Recyclables $210.68
Solid waste $38.50 - $45.10 (contracts)
Government $38.50
Residents of the Municipality of Guysborough no charge
  • 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
  • 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.
  • accepts contaminated soil if approved by Nova Scotia Environment
  • banned items are brought to a recycler
  • cooking oil collection site
Colchester Balefill Facility
Waste Type / Source Fee
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
Cumberland Central Landfill
Waste Type / Source Fee
Residual Waste $143/tonne
Organics $75/tonne
Oily Soils $60/tonne
Mixed CD $66/tonne
Clean Wood $35/tonne
Asphalt Shingles $35/tonne
Recyclables No cost
Scrap Metal No cost
Leaf and Yard Waste No cost
Otter Lake Waste Processing and Disposal Facility
Waste Type / Source Fee
material weighing 100 Kg or more $115/tonne
loads less than 100 Kg $5 flat rate
website
Eastern / Western Management Centre
Waste Type / Source Fee
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
Information

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
Waste Type / Source Fee
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
Waste Type Waste Source Fee
Residual Waste Queens IC&I $72.35 MT
Outside Queens $72.35 MT
Queens Resident Hauled No tip fee
Sorted Construction & Demolition (ie: wood, drywall asphalt shingles) Queens IC&I $32.16 MT
Outside Queens $32.16 MT
Queens Resident Hauled No tip fee
Mixed Construction & Demolition (not to contain Garbage, organics, Recyclables or HHW) Queens IC&I $51.99 MT
Outside Queens $51.99 MT
Queens Resident Hauled $51.99 MT
Recyclables Queens IC&I $159.62 MT
Outside Queens $159.62 MT
Queens Resident Hauled No tip fee
Compostable Organics Queens IC&I Actual
Outside Queens Actual + $5.00 MT
Queens Resident Hauled No tip fee
White Goods / Scrap Metal Queens IC&I $32.16 MT
Outside Queens $32.16 MT
Queens Resident Hauled No tip fee

Contaminated soil is also received at the site. The price is $41.80 MT for material received from Queens Co. or outside of Queens Co.

Leaf & Yard waste may be brought to the Western Head Leaf & Yard Waste site.

Queens Waste Management Facility is located at 3750 Highway #8 at Ten Mile Lake, Queens County. The phone number is 350-1084

The hours of operation are Mon-Fri 8am to 4pm and Saturday 8am to 2pm.

* Queens Resident Hauled noted as “NO TIP FEE” shall be on the basis of four (4) visits in any one month with delivery in a non-commercial vehicle (and/or trailer) of less than one tonne capacity and delivered directly from each resident’s household.

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