Waste Check
303 Forest St. B5A 4B6 Yarmouth, NS, Canada

Illegal dumping is not necessary! Did you know that you can take up to 200 kgs to the disposal site at no charge? If caught, Illegal dumping carries fine of up to $5000 and you will be responsible for the cleanup. Don't let this be you!... Locations and hours of operation for the disposal sites: http://www.wastecheck.ca/facilities.html Divert NS Municipality of Argyle / Municipalité d'Argyle Municipalité de Clare - Municipality of Clare Municipality of the District of Digby Municipality of the District of Yarmouth Town of Digby Town of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia

Tomorrow is the day! Plastic bags will be banned at check-outs in Nova Scotia https://novascotia.ca/single-use-plastic-bag-ban/

The single-use shopping bag ban is coming into effect on Friday. Are YOU ready? How many reusable bags do you have? Businesses will no longer be able to provide single-use plastic bags at the checkout. There are some exceptions, please visit https://novascotia.ca/single-use-plastic-bag-ban/ to find out more. This DOES NOT apply to household garbage/recycling bags.... Divert NS Municipality of Argyle / Municipalité d'Argyle Municipalité de Clare - Municipality of Clare Municipality of the District of Digby Municipality of the District of Yarmouth Town of Digby Town of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia

The Province is banning the plastic bag - make sure to remember your reusable bags

Take the time to nominate your favourite enviro depot https://divertns.ca//events-conte/enviro-depot-of-the-year

Did you miss the last FREE webinar We're offering it again! Need a refresher or new to the area? This 30 min webinar will cover the basics of the recycling & organics programs for Yarmouth & Digby Counties. Where: Zoom (FREE video conferencing tool)... Create your free account today at https://zoom.us Date: Tuesday November 3rd, 2020 Time: Noon to 12:30 PM How: email [email protected] today to register and reserve your spot or follow this link to the facebook event for updates and reminders https://www.facebook.com/events/642140103171294 Divert NS Municipality of Argyle / Municipalité d'Argyle Municipalité de Clare - Municipality of Clare Municipality of the District of Digby Municipality of the District of Yarmouth Town of Digby Town of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia

Where to store food in your fridge so that it can last longer. #reducefoodwaste #WasteReductionWeek

Here from 1 to 2pm giving away free reusable bags courtesy of Divert NS! Municipality of the District of Digby Town of Digby Sissiboo Landing

Happy Waste Reduction Week! Waste Check has been in different locations throughout Digby and Yarmouth County this week giving away FREE reusable bags courtesy of Divert NS in celebration of Waste Reduction Week! Today is our last pop up give-away! TODAY (October 23rd), Waste Check staff will be in the parking lot at Sissiboo Landing, 4575 Hwy 1, Weymouth Municipality of the District of Digby from 1 - 2 p.m.... Thank you for participating! Keep watching our Facebook page for valuable information on waste reduction, composting and recycling programs in the Region. Municipality of Argyle / Municipalité d'Argyle Municipalité de Clare - Municipality of Clare Municipality of the District of Yarmouth Town of Digby Town of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia

A great tip to help remember to bring them along when you are getting groceries

See the contest below with Radio CIFA for Waste Reduction Week