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Backyard Composting
Composting is recycling too!
Contact: Mike O'Leary, Director, Public Works
Contact: Daryl Myers, Landfill/Road Maintenance Supervisor
285 Beech Hill Road | RR 7 STN MAIN | ANTIGONISH NS B2G 2L4 | Canada
Phone: (902) 863-4744 | Fax: (902) 863-5751
E-mail: landfill@antigonishcounty.ns.ca
Solid Waste Management > Backyard Composting
 The Municipality of the County of Antigonish will begin curb/roadside collection of compostable organic material starting in mid-October.
The curb/roadside organics collection program is meant to complement backyard composting by diverting the compostable organic material that cannot be backyard composted.
All compostable organic material is banned from landfill disposal province-wide, however,
the Municipality of the County of Antigonish does accept Leaf and Yard Waste (organic material only), for composting purposes, at the designated area of the Solid Waste Resource Management Facility.
| Food Waste |
Leaf & Yard Waste |
An item such as:
- fruit & vegetable scraps
- baked goods, including bread
- rice and other grains
- pasta
- tea leaves and bags
- coffee grounds and filters
- egg shells
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An item such as:
- leaves & grass clippings
- sawdust, wood shavings & woodchips
- small branches and twigs (broken into smaller pieces)
- plants & plant trimmings (non-diseased and without pesticides)
- weeds (with seed heads removed)
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| Paper Products |
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An item such as:
- soiled paper towels and napkins
- shredded paper (newspaper, cereal boxes, paper packaging, etc.)
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For additional information:
consult the RRFB's 'What's In and What's Out'
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Remember: NO meat, fish, bones, dairy products or other oily food products.
They are compostable, but, may attract unwanted pests.
These items can be placed in the green collection carts.
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Backyard Composting Resource Guides:
For More Information:
 For more information on Residential Backyard Composting and Curbside Collection/Centralized Composting in Nova Scotia, please click here.
For more information on Composting Yard Trimmings and Leaves in Nova Scotia, please click here.
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