The province has shifted to a new recycling program, operated by Circular Materials.
HRM says it is part of the province’s extended producer responsibility (EPR) initiative, which comes into effect December 1.
It means the producers who supply packaging and paper products are responsible for what to do with them when they reach the end of their life.
The shift is expected to result in operational savings and get more materials out of landfills.
What does it mean for you?
You still have the same recycling service, however new items are allowed:
multi-layer paper containers, such as:
paper cups (including disposable paper hot and cold beverage cups)
paper bowls
ice cream cartons
cookie dough spiral cans
frozen juice spiral cans
potato chip spiral cans
Plastic tubes, including:
toothpaste
deodorant
hand cream containers
Small item plastic packaging, such as:
bottles/pumps
candy/gum containers
pails
garden pots
seedling trays
The following items will no longer be accepted in the curbside recycling program:
books (which can be donated to community library boxes/thrift shops, or shared with others to be reused); and
pots and pans (which can be donated or taken to a scrap metal depot)
