Departments - Town of Yarmouth

The Regional Emergency Management Office is charged with ensuring the safety and security of the residents of Yarmouth Town, the Municipality of Yarmouth, and the Municipality of Argyle, their property, and the environment, by providing for a prompt and coordinated response to an emergency.

Most emergencies are small and localized in nature, affecting a single person or a small group of people. These are handled by the appropriate emergency services organizations, such as the police or fire services.

But when the impact is broader, affecting a large number of people, the Emergency Management Office steps in. Their role is to plan ahead before an emergency occurs, coordinate the provision of the Town and Municipal resources when an emergency occurs, and assist with analysis and evaluation after an emergency.

When there is an emergency, like a bad winter storm, a hurricane, or a fire, you need to be ready to get by on your own for at least the first 72 hours. Are you ready for an emergency? Download the brochure, How to Prepare for an Emergency.

For more information on emergency management, please visit Nova Scotia Emergency Management website.

Local Emergency Management Office Contact Information:
5 J.E. Hatfield Court / PO Box 10
Tusket, Nova Scotia B0W 3M0
Phone: 902-742-8558
Email: emc@munargyle.com or maxs@munargyle.com
Website: Yarmouth County REMO (Argyle / Yarmouth)

EMO Facebook Page

To help protect our environment, hazardous products cannot be disposed of in regular garbage – they require special disposal at the Yarmouth County Solid Waste Park. A product is considered household hazardous waste (HHW) if it bears one of the symbols shown here:

hazard

Or if words such as Danger, Poisonous, Caution, or Warning appear on the label. Some examples are:

large propane tanks
motor oil and other automotive fluids
pool chemicals
pesticides

Note: empty, dry paint cans can go in the garbage, with covers removed.

Please drop off these products at our permanent household hazardous waste depot at:

Yarmouth County Solid Waste Park
1932 Hardscratch Road
8AM-4PM Mon–Fri
9AM-3PM Sat

Check My Waste App

Looking for an easier way to manage your household waste? Download the free Waste Check My Waste smartphone app:

What if your table scraps could enrich the earth and create new jobs? It's happening right now – by transforming organic waste into valuable compost. As part of Nova Scotia's Solid Waste-Resource Management Strategy, we're helping to keep these valuable materials out of disposal sites. That means:

fewer and safer disposal sites
leachate reduction (i.e. landfill run-off)
methane reduction (a global warming gas)
job creation
a product to enhance soil (creating stronger, healthier plants)

Learn more about separating your compost from other forms of waste at Waste Separation.

For green cart replacement or repair, contact:

Waste Check
309 Forest Street
P.O. Box 577
Yarmouth NS B5A 4B6
Phone: (902) 742-1312
Toll-Free: 1 (800) 569-0039
info@wastecheck.com

Or place an order through Wastecheck Orders.

Ever wonder what happens to the things you throw out? Nova Scotia’s Solid Waste Resource Management Strategy includes a disposal ban on items that can be diverted from the landfill and made into valuable resources – enriching our society and the environment.

Everyone, including all residents and businesses in our region, is required by law to sort their waste into proper streams. Every apartment building is required to have a recycling program – with bins for garbage, recyclables, organics (green cart), paper, and cardboard available for tenants to use. In turn, tenants are responsible for sorting waste in their units, and putting them in the proper collection bins.

In our area, you can access curbside collection for recyclables, organics, and garbage, provided through Waste Check. Here's a quick guide to separating your waste and keeping Nova Scotia beautiful.

Compost

You can recycle compostable food, yard waste, and some paper. Here's a full list:

Food

Vegetable and fruit trimmings/peelings
Raw, cooked or baked food leftovers
Coffee grounds, filters, tea bags
Solid dairy products, cheese, egg shells
Meat, fat, bones, fish, shellfish/shells
Bread, rice, pasta
Table scraps
Cooking oil and fat

Paper

Paper towels
Paper plates and cups (no Styrofoam)
Paper bags (flour, sugar, pet food, and potato)
Soiled pizza boxes and fast food wrappers
Wax paper
Waxed cardboard (no milk cartons)
Damp, soiled newspaper and flyers

NOTE: Some pet food bags & fast food wrappers are lined with plastic/foil and are garbage

Yard Waste

Grass, leaves and brush
House and garden plant waste
Branches (3' x 1") – tied in bundles and placed alongside your green cart
Excess leaf and yard waste can be placed alongside the green cart in heavy paper bags.

Other

Sawdust and wood shavings

Note: For organic cart repair, call Waste Check at (902) 742-1312.

Recycling Program

Place all recyclables in a blue 2-bag system: paper/cardboard and metal/plastics.

Bag #1 - Paper Products

Unsoiled corrugated cardboard (flattened, bundled, and tied)
Newsprint, phone books, magazines, flyers, catalogues, office and computer paper
Paper egg cartons and box board(cereal, crackers, tissue boxes, etc.)

Bag #2 - Beverage Containers, Glass, Metal & Plastics #1-7 (no styrofoam)

Beverage containers (liquor containers, pop bottles, and tetra packs)
Milk containers
Metal and glass food containers (including aluminum foil and plates)
Rinse and remove covers from jars and bottles, and don't leave the lids on
Plastic bags (all sales receipts removed)
Detergent, shampoo, and cooking oil containers
Tim Horton's cup lids
Crates, boxes, pails and lids
Frozen vegetable, bread and milk bags
Ice cream, margarine, yogurt tubs and ketchup bottles
Non-hazardous household cleaner containers
Pallet wrap
Cereal box liners

NOTE: All recyclables must be clean and dry

Pharmaceutical Waste & Needles

Please do not place pharmaceutical waste in your green cart, blue bag, or with your regular garbage. Please check with your local Pharmacy for safe disposal.

Regular Garbage Program

The following items are placed in your garbage (clear bag):

Ashes (must be cold)
Broken toys
Empty aerosol cans
Fabric dryer sheets and dryer lint
Personal hygiene products
Pet litter and animal waste
Plasticized paper and cardboard
Soiled disposable diapers and Kleenex
Styrofoam, plastic dishes and cutlery, snack food bags
Thermal fax paper, carbon paper
Toothpaste tubes
Vacuum cleaner bags and floor sweepings
Wallpaper
Waxed candles
Window glass, mirrors, china drinking glasses, ceramics, incandescent light bulbs (please wrap items to avoid injury to the refuse collector)