The Pugwash Transfer Station will be closed Tuesday, Oct.8, 2024 and Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024.
This closure is necessary to complete changes to the site to meet Nova Scota Department of Environment and Climate Change’s new regulations for construction and demolition (C&D) transfer stations and the handling of chemically treated wood.
Chemically treated wood (i.e. pressure treated lumber) will be required to be separated from construction and demolition debris before arriving at site.
Mixed loads of C&D and chemically treated wood will not be permitted and will be rejected.
To meet the provisions of the approved operating permit for the facility, roll-off dumpsters will be placed on site to receive materials from residents. Construction and demolition (C&D) debris will be required to be placed directly into the appropriate dumpster at the transfer station site. Users will not be permitted to dump any C&D debris directly onto the ground.
There are no changes planned related to the disposal of brush at the site.
The Pugwash Transfer Station will resume normal operating hours, with the new regulations in place, on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024.