With March Break quickly arriving, the trail hikes that will be hosted on the trails are listed below. If you have an opportunity to participate it would be wonderful. To register, please call the Recreation Department: 902-625-2591.

Did you know that where you store food in your fridge matters? To help keep food fresher longer, check out this graphic by Love Food Hate Waste to see where to store what foods to increase shelf life and decrease food waste! Photo: Love Food Hate Waste Canada #reducefoodwaste

n Canada, over 2.2M tonnes of edible food is wasted each year & costs the avg. household roughly $1100/year Before you shop: 🍊Take inventory of what you have 🍊Note the best before date & make an ‘eat me first” section in your fridge. 🍊Best before date ≠ expiration date.

Join us next week, March 1st – March 5th as we highlight ways to reduce food waste!! From meal planning to shopping and food storage tips, the importance of reducing food waste will be the focus of the week.

Today is National Battery Recycling Day! 🔋🔋🔋 Battery recycling not only prevents potentially hazardous materials in batteries from harming the environment. To learn more or find a drop off location please visit call2recycle.ca/nationalbatt…

Waste Wise Wednesday An estimated 1.56 billion face masks entered our oceans in 2020, according to a report by OceansAsia. The face masks entering the marine environment as a result of the pandemic will constitute an additional 4,680 to 6,240 metric tons of plastic pollution.

Each year over 1 billion cards are purchased, 200 million flowers are sold and delivered, and 36 million heart shaped boxes of chocolate are sold for this single day. Let’s take time to show the environment a little extra love this Valentine’s Day. Check out our sorting guide❤️🌎

Show the environment a little extra love this Valentine’s Day: ❤ Spend some quality time together ❤ Make your own card or letter ❤ Get away for the night ❤ Make them some homemade baked goods ❤ Indoor potted plants, succulents and cactuses are a great alternative to flowers

Waste Wise Wednesday With Valentine's Day coming up, we wanted to remind you not to release balloons into the air. When balloons are released they can travel thousands of kms before they eventually fall & land in the environment as pollution & pose a huge threat to wildlife.

Our Solid Waste Program Coordinator spent some time with the lovely people at the Maritime Inn PH and Miller's talking about waste management. If your business is interested in having us visit your site for an education session, please contact us at 902-625-7888. #WasteManagement

Confused on liner bags for your green bins? Let us clarify: Use only paper bags or the certified compostable bags (with the logo) in the green bin; these do compost. What not to use: regular plastic bags or bio-degradable bags; these do not compost.

Waste Wise Wednesday About 26% of waste from disposable foodservice items comes from napkins. In our efforts to reduce waste, one small step you can take is to say no to side items. Reduce your takeout waste by asking them not to include napkins, sauce packages & plastic cutlery

Diabetes Canada has been collecting clothing and small household donations for over 30 years. Each year, 100 million pounds of donated items are collected, diverted from landfill and used to help fund research.

Recycling is an easy way to divert waste from landfills. In 2020, Nova Scotia was in the top 3 for return rates in Canada! In Port Hawkesbury, recyclables are collected curbside on a bi-weekly basis and refundables can be returned to a local Enviro-Depot.

Congratulations Port Hawkesbury residents! After this week's collection our diversion rate was greater than 50%, this means that the weight of organics composted exceeded the weight of garbage sent to the landfill.

You may see these stickers appear on your bags or green cart. In stickering your waste, we hope to help you understand what was improperly sorted to ensure in the future it is properly sorted and collected.