Welcome to the Official Website of the Eastern Region Solid Waste Management Committee.
Eastern Region Solid Waste Management was established in 1996 as a committee with a representative from each of the six municipal councils in Antigonish and Guysborough counties. The Eastern Region, along with six other solid waste-resource regions, was formed by the Province of Nova Scotia to help Nova Scotians reach waste diversion mandates required through provincial regulation.
We recently celebrated the achievement of Nova Scotia Recycles School Contest winners from Antigonish and Guysborough counties. The celebration was held at Charles V. Keating Millenium Centre, St FX Campus. The event was co-hosted with Pictou County Solid Waste Management and sponsored by RRFB Nova Scotia. Seen here is a group picture of some of the winner and runner-up students. Over 200 people attended the celebration. Congratulations to all!
The Province of Nova Scotia has recently passed new legislation that requires the regions in the province to reach a new disposal target of 300kg/capita/year by 2015. This target includes all waste disposed from residents, businesses and as a result of construction and demolition activities. The target requires an approximate decrease in the amount of waste disposed by 100 kg/person/year. All Nova Scotians will have to work together to achieve this goal at home, work and play!