Municipality of the County of Cumberland

Solid Waste Newsletter Spring 2014

Inside this issue

HHW Events 2

Battery Recycling 2

Cottage Collection 2

Compost Corner 3

Transfer Station Guide 3

Facility Tour 4

Recycling Right 4

Collection Reminders 4

Landfill Information 4

What’s In Bulky Items Box springs, mattresses, furniture, sofas & chairs, toys, etc.

Metals Fridges & freezers (doors removed), washers & dryers, BBQs, etc.

Construction & Demolition Doors, windows, siding, flooring, lumber, drywall, toilets, etc.

Must be in a single pile no larger than 8ft x 4ft x 4ft.

No individual item shall exceed 80 kg in weight.

What’s Out Engine Blocks

Electronics- computers, printers, TVs, CD players, etc.

Hazardous waste- oil, propane tanks, etc.

Household garbage

Tires

Leaf & Yard Waste

For more information call 667-5141.

Items such as appliances, furniture, and construction & demolition (C&D), etc. can be placed out once a year to be

collected as part of the Municipality of the County of Cumberland’s Special Collection.

If your regular

collection day is:

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Your Special Collection

takes place on:

June 16th - June 20th

June 23rd - June 27th

June 30th, July 2nd - 5th

July 7th - July 11th

July 14th - July 18th

Special Collection Schedule

Special Collection

IMPORTANT REMINDERS:

Special Collection items MUST be placed curbside by 6:30am on the first

day of your scheduled week.

Construction & Demolition Debris, metals, and bulky items MUST be in

separate piles.

The contractor will not pick up items if the items are not properly separated.

Do not use cardboard boxes to store materials; materials in boxes will not be

collected.

Pick up will not necessarily take place on your scheduled collection day.

Household Hazardous Waste

QUESTIONS?? Call Cumberland Joint Services @ 667-5141 or toll free 1-888-711-5925 or visit www.cjsma.ns.ca

Household Hazardous Waste can be disposed of at events held by Cumberland Joint Services.

These events are FREE for residents and ensure proper disposal of this waste material.

Parrsboro Town Garage - 654 Main St. May 24th & Sept. 6th 8:30am - 9:30am

Pugwash Transfer Station - 1031 Irishtown Rd May 24th & Sept. 6th 11:30am - 12:30pm

Oxford Transfer Station - 6279 Hwy 321, Roslin May 24th & Sept. 6th 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Springhill Community Center - overflow parking lot May 24th & Sept. 6th 3:30pm - 4:30pm

Amherst Fire Hall - 62 Albion St. June 21st& Sept. 27th 9:00am - 12:00pm

Battery Recycling

Program Wondering what to do with your used batteries

and old cell phones? CJSMA has joined

Call2Recycle®, a no cost battery and cellphone

recycling program. CJSMA is now a registered

drop off site for the disposal of single-use and

rechargeable batteries (up to 5kg), in addition to

cellphones.

Where can I take my unwanted batteries/cellphones? These items can be taken to the

Scalehouse in Little Forks, Monday - Friday

7:00am - 3:00pm and Saturday 8:00am - 12:00noon.

Not heading out to Little Forks? In Amherst,

batteries and cellphones can also be taken to the

Canadian Tire customer service desk.

Is there a cost to drop off program material? There is no fee to drop off your unwanted batteries

and cellphones as Call2Recycle® is funded by

product manufacturers across the globe.

What’s Accepted?

Acids Batteries Pesticides

Aerosols Gasoline Propane tanks

Antifreeze Herbicides Pool cleaners

What’s not?

Explosives Pathological waste

Radioactive waste PCB containing products

No commercial waste will be accepted.

Cottage

Collection

Attention Cottagers! The Municipality of the

County of Cumberland is pleased to announce that

the annual summer cottage collection season begins

May 20th and runs through to Thanksgiving Day.

PLEASE BE ADVISED: Garbage and organics are collected on the same

day.

Recycling is collected on alternating weeks. The cycle begins with garbage/organics

collection on May 20th.

Organics can be placed in compostable or paper

bags. NO PLASTIC.

Please check the Solid Waste Collection

Schedule for your collection day.

QUESTIONS?? Call Cumberland Joint Services @ 667-5141 or toll free 1-888-711-5925 or visit www.cjsma.ns.ca

Purchasing Compost

CJSMA sells Grade A compost year round. Compost can

be purchased by the bag for $2.50 or in bulk for $40.00

per metric tonne (HST Included). We recommend calling

667-5141 to ensure availability!

No Plastic Please

Staff receive calls from residents asking if they can use

plastic bags to store organic material. Plastic bags are not

permitted, however compostable and paper bags are great

alternatives. These bags break down quickly and leave

little to no residue. When purchasing compostable bags

make sure the package has “compostable” stamped on it.

There are bags on the market labeled biodegradable

however these bags do not break down quickly and do

not work well in our facility.

Transfer Station Guide & Schedule

The Advocate, Pugwash, and River Hebert Transfer

Stations will accept the following materials:

Scrap Metal

Leaf & Yard Waste

Clean Wood

Asphalt Shingles

Construction & Demolition Debris

Compost Corner

Hours of Operation

Advocate

Friday & Saturday 8:30am - 4:30pm

Pugwash

Tuesday & Saturday 8:30am - 4:30pm

River Hebert

Friday & Saturday 8:30am - 4:30pm

How to Make Sure Your Waste Gets Collected Materials must be set out on time; all materials must be placed curbside by 6:30am. A lot of factors may

affect the driver’s schedule (the weather, a new driver, how busy the day is, etc.).

All materials must be sorted properly. When in doubt call 667-5141 or visit www.cjsma.ns.ca.

Absolutely no plastic in the green cart; compostable/paper bags are allowed but not necessary.

Make sure your pets are tied.

Do not store garbage or recyclables in your cart.

Make sure you have the right material out for collection. Check your collection schedule if you are not sure.

Come and join the staff of Cumberland Joint

Services Management Authority for their 8th annual

facility tour! Enjoy a guided tour of the Recycling

& Composting Facilities in addition to our Landfill.

When: Saturday, June 7th, 2014

Where: Cumberland Central Landfill

2052 Little Forks Road

Time: 11:00am

Recycling Right

Recyclables must be clean prior to placing

them in the recycling bag.

Use clear non-coloured or transparent blue

bags for recyclables.

Styrofoam™ is not recyclable and should be placed in the garbage.

Residents are asked to place all recyclables loose in their

recycling bag.

Place wet paper such as paper towel in the green cart.

CUMBERLAND

CENTRAL LANDFILL

Location:

2052 Little Forks Road

Little Forks

Hours:

Monday – Friday

7:00am – 3:00pm

Saturday

8:00am – 12:00noon

(residential drop off)

Questions?

Call 667-5141

Toll free: 1-888-711-5925

E-mail: solwaste@cjsma.ns.ca

www.cjsma.ns.ca

NOTE: Cash, interac, and credit

cards, with the exception of

American Express, are acceptable

methods of payment.

For more information please call 667-5141

Materials must be set out for collection by 6:30am,

within 3 meters of the curb.

Garbage must be placed in clear non-coloured bags.

One privacy bag, 20” by 22”, per clear bag is permitted. Residential bag limit: Garbage - 4 bags (bi-weekly), Recycling - no limit One bulky item (i.e. furniture) per garbage collection is permitted.

This does NOT include construction and demolition debris such as toilets and metal items such as washers/dryers, etc.

Residential Collection Reminders

This newsletter was sponsored by Cumberland Joint Services

Management Authority & RRFB Nova Scotia.