Contact & Facility Information

Waste Management Hotline: 902-567-1337

Email: SolidWasteHotline@cbrm.ns.ca

Office hours: Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.

Mailing address:

Solid Waste Department
Cape Breton Regional Municipality
320 Esplanade
Sydney, NS B1P 7B9

• Address: 145 Sydney Port Access Road (SPAR Road), Sydney, NS B1P 7J1
• Hours of operation: Tuesday - Saturday, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.

• Address: 345 Gulf Crescent, Edwardsville, NS B2A 4V2
• Hours of operation:
  • Monday to Friday: 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.
  • Saturday: 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.

You can drop off the following items for free at this site:

• Small 1-pound or picnic-size propane tanks
• Used batteries
• Mercury-containing products
• Used motor oil and glycol
• Used lights

The site opens the following Saturdays in 2025: November 1, December 6.

• Address: Ferris Street (off 93 King St.), North Sydney, NS B1A 2T3
• Hours of operation: 8 a.m.-2:45 p.m., first Saturday of each month.

Small amounts of leaves can go in your green cart. Larger volumes should be taken to one of the Seasonal Leaf and Yard Drop-Off Sites or the Waste Management Facility. Learn more in the Sorting & Disposal Guide.

These facilities open one day a week between May and mid-November.

• Address: Public Works Yard, 24 West Ave., Glace Bay, NS B1A 6E9 
• Hours of operation: 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Saturdays 
• Closed starting Saturday, November 15, 2025

• Address: Public Works Yard, 455 Ling St., New Waterford, NS B1H 4W6
• Hours of operation: 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Saturdays
• Closed starting Saturday, November 15, 2025

• Address: Ferris Street (off 93 King St.), North Sydney, NS B1A 2T3
• Hours of operation: 1-6 p.m., Thursdays
• Closed starting Thursday, November 13, 2025