Pictou County Solid Waste Management System's Regulations

A. PICTOU COUNTY SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITY (MOUNT WILLIAM)

Operating Hours:
Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and Saturday 8:00 am to 12 noon.
Special Saturday hours for the month of May are 8 am to 4 pm.

Garbage generated outside of Pictou County will not be accepted at the Mount William Transfer Station.

All vehicles transporting waste to the Waste Management Facility MUST be equipped with a cover, which will prevent waste from falling or blowing off the vehicle. Vehicles without proper covers will NOT BE PERMITTED TO DUMP.

All vehicles must stop at the weigh scales. This is a user pay site and all vehicles will be weighed. There is a minimum $5 fee for all vehicles entering the site. Tipping fees per metric tonne are as follows: regular waste weighing 50 kgs and up will be charged $112 per metric tonne. Tipping fees may be adjusted to reflect the cost of living and fuel surcharge. Organic material is $75.00 per metric tonne, construction and demolition is $75, and asbestos is $200.00. Blue Bag recycling is $132.25.

No toxic, hazardous or highly flammable material will be accepted.
No animal carcass larger than a dog will be accepted.
No scavenging or picking is permitted.
No smoking at the site.

The following is a list of materials that are banned from all Landfills & Transfer Stations in Nova Scotia by the Nova Scotia Department of the Environment. Any mixed loads or loads containing banned materials will be charged double tip fees or rejected until properly sorted.

Redeemed Beverage Containers
Corrugated Cardboard
Newsprint
Lead Acid Batteries
Leaf and Yard Waste
Used Tires
Automotive Antifreeze
Waste Paint
Household Hazardous Waste
Compostable Organic Material
Steel/Tin Food Containers
Glass Food Containers
Low Density Polyethylene Bags and Packaging
High Density Polyethylene Bags and Packaging
Electronics ( ie: computers, monitors, audio and video)

Household Hazardous Waste

Household Hazardous Waste can be dropped of at the HHW Facility located at the Pictou County Solid Waste Management Facility in Mount William.

HHW hours are as follows:
Mon. to Fri. 8am to 4 pm. The last Saturday of each month from 8 a.m. to 12 noon.

B. GARBAGE COLLECTION

All garbage, organics and recycling must be at the curb by 7:00 a.m. to ensure pickup. Garbage must be placed as close as possible to the roadway, without obstructing traffic or pedestrians.

Each household is permitted four items of garbage (one solid color bag & 3 clear bags) every two weeks, one organic cart and an unlimited number of bags of material for recycling. Material that is not sorted properly will not be picked up on collection day.

An item of garbage is defined as:

1 plastic nontransparent refuse bag, securely fastened.
1 plastic transparent refuse bag securely fastened.
1 container of refuse, metal or plastic, weighing no more than 75 pounds.
1 box, not exceeding 75 pounds in weight, securely fastened with a stout cord

Weighty or bulky items such as stoves, furnaces, bed springs, mattresses, furniture, water or fuel tanks, auto parts, etc. will not be collected. These items may be taken to the transfer station or metal pile by the owner.

For further information call the Waste Reduction Hotline at 396-1495