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Cape Breton Regional Municipality
Solid Waste Management Policy
1. STATEMENT OF POLICY:
It is the Policy of the Cape Breton Regional Municipality (CBRM) to regulate the use of solid waste
management facilities and services, providing for times and conditions under which they may be
used, and setting charges for the use of these facilities operated by CBRM, in accordance with
Section 4g(1)(b) of the Municipal Government Act, and in conjunction with the CBRM Solid Waste
Resource Management By-Law No. S-300.
2. FOURS OF OPERATION:
Facilities operated by CBRM Solid Waste Management will be open for the public Tuesday through
Saturday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 pm.
Hours of operation for seasonal and periodic services (i.e. Leaf& Yard Waste operations and Public
Drop-off areas) will be advertised in local media and notices will appear on CBRM media platforms.
3. FEE SCHEDULE:
3.1 The fees and charges for the depositing of materials by haulers and persons who
transport waste materials acceptable for disposal at any waste management facility
operated by the Municipality, its contractors or its agents as part of the Municipality's
waste management system shall be as prescribed in this Policy as Appendix A,
Schedule 1.
3.2 No waste disposal fee shall apply to collectible waste from eligible premises, as
defined in the Solid Waste Resource Management By-Law, collected through
municipal collection and deposited by collection contractors engaged by the
Municipality at waste management facilities operated by the Municipality, its
contractors or its agents.
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FEE SCHEDULE(CONT'D)
3.3 Beginning in 2020, on April I" of each calendar year, the fees set out in
Appendix A Will be updated to reflect any changes to the Nova Scotia CPI all-in
rate from the preceding 12 month period.
Approved by Council: April 2, 2019
Appendix A:Waste Disposal Tipping Fee Schedule 1
PRODUCTS TIPPING FEES COMMENTS
RMW ICI sector= $113.26/tonne Residual Mixed Waste (Garbage) tip fee will be
(Residual Mixed Waste) charged to the ICI
Residential - no charge (Institutional/Commercial/Industrial) sectors only.
C&D Unsorted ICI sector=$113.26/tonne Construction and Demolition Unsorted waste tip fee
(Construction &Demolition) will be charged to the ICI
Residential - no charge (Institutional/Commercial/Industrial) sectors only.
C&D Wood ICI sector= $56.63/tonne Construction and Demolition Wood waste tip fee will
(Construction &Demolition) be charged to the ICI
Residential - no charge (Institutional/Commercial/Industrial) sectors only.
Impacted Soil ICI sector= $42.47/tonne Impacted Soil waste tip fee will be charged to the
ICI (Institutional/Commercial/Industrial) sectors only.
ICI sector= $42.47/tonne
Scrap Metal Scrap Metal waste tip fee will be charged to the ICI
(Institutional/Commercial/Industrial) sectors only.
Residential - no charge
ICI sector= $70.79/tonne
Organics Organics waste tip fee will be charged to the ICI
(Institutional/Commercial/Industrial) sectors only.
Residential - no charge
ICI sector= $113.26/tonne Organics Unsorted (Contaminated) waste tip fee will
Organics Unsorted be charged to the ICI
Residential - no charge (Institutional/Commercial/Industrial) sectors only.
ICI sector Friable =
$42.47/regulation bag &
minimum charge$600.00
Prior notice and approval is required before material
Asbestos ICI sector non-Friable = arrival. Phone Waste Management Facility site
$113.26/tonne (902)563-5590.
Residential - no charge
Leaf & Yard Waste no charge No Charge for Leaf &Yard Waste
Effective Date: April 1, 2024