THE SOLUTION IS CLEAR!

Starting October 1, 2010, we are enforcing our new "Clear Bag for Garbage" program and our new bag limit. Please know that each household can still put ONE BLACK GARBAGE BAG out for collection. Any garbage bags over and above ONE BLACK BAG must be clear (with no colour). Also, our sorting and recycling program is UNCHANGED. 

Please continue to separate your garbage like you always have. Continue to use blue bags for recyclables if you like. Continue to put your paper in a grocery bag if that's what you are used to doing. Continue to compost as usual.

The new bag limits are 6 GARBAGE, 10 RECYCLABLE BAGS, 1 COMPOST CART.

If you have some difficulty sorting your garbage or have any questions about using clear bags, please contact us by calling 275-2330 or 275-5321.

The Municipality of the District of Chester, in response to new legislation introduced by the Province of Nova Scotia, has opted for clear bag waste collection.

 The Municipality must, by law, decrease their per capita waste by 2015.  The target that the Province has set is 300 kg per person per year.  Currently, the Municipality sits at approximately 330kg/person/year; whereas, the average for the Province is 430 kg/person/year.  Therefore, we need to decrease out waste by 10%.  The least expensive and most effective method for the Municipality is to implement a program such as clear bag for garbage.  That means residential and commercial garbage is put in transparent (or clear) bags instead of opaque (black, green, brown, etc.).

Although clear bags are prevalent across Nova Scotia, this is a program that is new to our Municipality.  With a program such as this, there are some frequently asked questions as well as questions that may be only answered through contacting the Municipality.  Please call us at 275-5321 or 275-2330 with any questions that you may have and we will be happy to help.

If this new goal is met prior to the 2015 deadline, and the Municipality can remain at or under the target, the Resource Recovery Fund Board will provide an incentive that will assist the Municipality in offsetting the cost of processing increased recyclables and compost that will come as a result of a clear bag program.

In conjunction with this initiative, the Municipality is also introducing changes to their bag limit.  The new bag limits will be six for garbage (including one "privacy" opaque bag) and ten for recyclables.

For a more detailed description of our program, please click here.  If you have any questions, please call Kaizer Meadow Environmental Management Centre at 275-2330 or the Municipality of 275-5321.  You may also send inquiries to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it