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Recycling


Recyclables in Guysborough County are collected every week and delivered to the transfer station at the Guysborough County Waste Management Facility. Our recyclables are then trucked to the Colchester Recycling Facility.


RECYCLABLES MUST BE PLACED IN TWO TRANSPARENT BLUE OR CLEAR BAGS AS INDICATED BELOW.

Bag #1
(Paper Products)                                         		 Bag #2 
(all other recyclables)             
Newspaper                          Plastic pop bottles     
Advertising flyers Aluminum Cans
Magazines Aluminum plates
Periodicals (i.e. Autotrader) Glass bottles and jars
Game books (crossword puzzles) Milk and juice cartons        
Pocket novels, TV guide All liquor containers
Catalogues, telephone books Plasic containers (#1 through #7)
Paper egg cartons No styrofoam
Envelopes Plastic grocery and bread bags (#4 only)
Cores from paper towel & bathroom tissue Tin cans
Boxboard (i.e. cereal boxes, cracker boxes) Pallet wrap
Letter, office, school paper Tetra Paks
Corrugated cardboard, bundled 4' x 2' x 2'
(no waxed cardboard)



The following is a list of items that MUST NOT be put in your recyclables bag. This material can be placed in with your regular garbage for collection.

  • Styrofoam (meat trays, etc.)
  • Bathroom waste
  • Contaminated paper products (oil or food)
  • Pizza or fast food boxes
  • Cigarette butts and ashes
  • Waxed cardboard
  • Automotive oil containers not cleaned thoroughly
  • Tim Horton cups
  • Clothes and shoes
  • Cookware appliances
  • Biomedical waste-syringes, intravenous bags
  • Household hazardous waste
  • Potato chip and cookie bags
  • Plastics without a number
  • Cereal and cracker box inserts
  • Diabetic needles *
  • Paint **
  • Batteries **
  • Organic food waste **
  • Building material **

* Check with your local pharmacy, ask for details about the SHARPS PROGRAM.
** These materials must be delivered to the Waste Management Facility by the generator.

Easy to be Green Sorting Guide.pdf

Recycling Rules.pdf


Recycling Tips

  • All containers must be rinsed clean.
  • Labels do not have to be removed.
  • Paper and cardboard must be clean and dry.  It cannot be recycled if wet and dirty.
  • Covers on tin cans do not have to be removed.  If removed, please place them inside can.
  • Plastic and metal caps on bottles/jars must be removed.  These covers can be placed in the regular garbage.  Some plastic covers may be recycled.

All our recyclables are transported to the Colchester recycling facility to be processed. It is very important to ensure that your recyclable bags contain only recyclables; rinsed clean, placed in the proper bags (do not mix bag 1 with bag 2), caps must be removed from bottles and jars; cardboard must be clean, and please do not place used needles in your recyclables bags.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the Guysborough County Waste Management Facility HOTLINE at 1-888-232-2316.

FAQ


Q1. Can all plastic containers be recycled?

A1. Only plastic containers with the number #1 through #7 can be recycled at our processing facility. To find the number, check the bottom of the container for the recycling symbol with a number inside. If you do not see the recycling symbol, it is not recyclable and may be placed in the regular garbage.

Q2. Can all my recyclables be placed in the same bag?

A2. Recyclables must be placed in two separate transparent or clear bags. Bag #1 should contain paper products only as indicated at the top of this page. Bag #2 should contain all other recyclables as indicated at the top of this page.

Q3. Can I recycle all plastic bags?

A3. Like plastic containers, only those bags with the number #4 can be recycled at our processing facility. To find the number on the plastic bags, look for the recycling symbol with the number inside. Examples of recyclable bags are; grocery bags, bread bags and frozen food bags. Also pallet wrap can be recycled but will not have a recycling symbol or number.

Q4. Can I recycle paper with plastic liners or windows, and where do milk and juice cartons go?

A4. Windows do not have to be removed from envelopes. The plastic liners in Kleenex boxes do not have to be removed. Milk and juice cartons are recycled in Bag #2 and not with the paper products.

Office Paper


Office Paper Fact Sheet.pdf 

 


Enviro Depots


For information on Enviro Deports, please visit www.rrfb.com.


Recycling Tonnages 2008-2009

April 2008 - 34.51 tonnes
May 2008 - 47.23 tonnes
June 2008 - 41.79 tonnes
July 2008 - 39.42 tonnes
August 2008 - 34.82 tonnes
September 2008 - 44.17 tonnes
October 2008 - 37.46 tonnes
November 2008 - 38.47 tonnes
December 2008 - 32.19 tonnes
January 2009 - 30.57 tonnes
February 2009 - 24.95 tonnes
March 2009 - 30.27 tonnes

Recycling Tonnages 2009-2010


April 2009 - 36.24 tonnes
May 2009 - 32.35 tonnes
June 2009 - 36.84 tonnes
July 2009 - 36.84 tonnes
August 2009 - 35.13 tonnes
September 2009 - 37.27 tonnes
October 2009 - 34.82 tonnes
November 2009 - 31.29 tonnes
December 2009
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March 2010



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