Moncton, NB
City of Moncton.
Halifax, NS
Halifax, NS garbage collection by address.
Enter a Halifax, NS street address to check trash, recycling and organics pickup as published by Halifax Regional Municipality.
Trash Day Trends · Halifax, last 30 days
Monday is a trash day for 40% of Halifax homes we checked.
75% of checks here come the day before or the morning of trash day — most on Tuesday. See the national trends.
- 100%Homes we checked with recycling on a trash day82% nationally
- Every 2 wksRecycling every other week at the example address
- 2Published alongside trash: recycling, organics
Verified schedule
Halifax collection days, read from Halifax Regional Municipality.
Trash / garbage: Tuesday, Nov 10; Tuesday, Nov 24; Tuesday, Dec 8; Tuesday, Dec 22.
Recycling: Tuesday, Nov 3; Tuesday, Nov 17; Tuesday, Dec 1; Tuesday, Dec 15.
Organics / compost: Tuesday, Nov 3; Tuesday, Nov 17; Tuesday, Dec 1; Tuesday, Dec 15.
These dates are what one Halifax address returned on November 2, 2026.
Your collection day
Finding your Halifax pickup day.
Halifax sets pickup days address by address. Enter your address above to see yours.
The example days above are read from Halifax Regional Municipality and were last checked on November 2, 2026.
How days are assigned
How Halifax assigns collection days.
Halifax publishes a per-address collection calendar (Halifax Regional Municipality collection calendar) through the ReCollect service. There is no single weekday for all of Halifax to quote: each address has its own dated calendar, which is why the lookup shows upcoming dates for your property.
We last checked Halifax on September 12, 2026: 8 of 8 addresses returned an exact collection day.
Local source
Halifax Regional Municipality sets Halifax's collection days.
Halifax Regional Municipality publishes trash, recycling and organics days for Halifax; this page last read them on November 2, 2026. Service alerts, cart standards and missed-pickup reports belong with Halifax Regional Municipality, not here.
Good to knowChecked against Halifax Regional Municipality in Nov 2026: trash, recycling and organics.
Nearby
Around Halifax: nearby guides and who collects there.
The nearest guides to Halifax are Moncton, Saint John, Fredericton and Cape Breton. Who collects, and on which days, can change at the boundary, so use the guide for the place your address is in.
Saint John, NB
City of Saint John.
Fredericton, NB
City of Fredericton.
Cape Breton, NS
Cape Breton Regional Municipality Solid Waste. Trash routes run Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
Common questions
Questions residents ask.
What day is trash collected in Halifax, NS?
Halifax Regional Municipality sets the pickup day for each address, and the lookup above reads it for yours.
Which collections are published for Halifax?
Halifax Regional Municipality publishes trash, recycling and organics for Halifax.
When is the next Halifax pickup?
The next pickups for the example address are Tuesday, Nov 10; Tuesday, Nov 24; Tuesday, Dec 8; Tuesday, Dec 22. Holiday weeks can shift them — Halifax Regional Municipality is the authority if the two disagree.
Local source
Verify with Halifax Regional Municipality.
The Halifax address result links Halifax Regional Municipality directly.
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- Halifax, NS
- Local source
- Halifax Regional Municipality
- Schedule
- Checked by full address
- Page updated
- Nov 2026
Collection services in Halifax
- trash
- recycling
- organics
Halifax schedule lookup