Solid Waste Collection and Schedules

NEW! R6RECYCLES Mobile App
Don't miss a waste collection day again! The R6RECYCLES app can be downloaded to Apple and Android devices through your handheld's store. It includes your Collection Calendar, the "What Goes Where?" tool, and the Waste Sorting Game.

Don't have a smartphone or computer? Call 902-543-2991 to sign up for automated phone call reminders about your collection day.

Special and holiday collections for residents of the Town of Bridgewater are published in the collection calendar distributed to residents annually in December by mail.

You can access colleciton calendars for the entire Lunenburg County region, including the Town of Bridgewater, at https://www.communityrecycling.ca/collection/collection-calendars.

For a waste collection issue, please call the Waste Collection Hotline:  1-855-530-3324

Please note, collection times can change due to staffing, weather, traffic, construction, etc. Cancellations are advertised with local media and on social media. Residents are reminded all items must be to the curb prior to 8:00 a.m. on collection day.

Please click here for sorting brochures.

E-Waste:

An Electronic Products Recycling Association (EPRA) depot has opened at the South Shore Waste Solutions at 908 Mullock Road, Whynott's Settlement. Most electronics are banned from landfill in Nova Scotia. Unwanted electronics are accepted through the EPRA stewardship program, to oversee responsible recycling of these items. The depot is open during regular hours of operation at the LRCRC.

Electronic items are free to drop off for recycling. Electronics cannot be accepted through curbside collection. Televisions, stereos, computers, printers and audio/video systems are accepted. To view a complete list of accepted items, click here. For more information, call 902-543-2991.

Printed Town collection information and orders for compost carts can be obtained by contacting:
Town of Bridgewater - Engineering Department
60 Pleasant Street, Bridgewater, NS  B4V 3X9
Tel:  902-541-4370
Fax:  902-543-0421 

Useful and Interesting Links:

Clean Nova Scotia - Ship to Shore Program

Short Documentary on Waste Management within the Fishing Industry

https://southshorewaste.ca/ (formerly Lunenburg Regional Community Recycling Center)

Recycle My Electronics