RRFB

As the agency responsible for promoting waste diversion and reduction in the province, RRFB Nova Scotia’s strategic direction is closely aligned with the Province’s Solid Waste management strategy and the seven (7) solid waste management regions. This alignment enables teamwork between RRFB Nova Scotia and our municipal and provincial partners.

The following is a list of RRFB planning documents as well as related documents from our provincial partners.

Nova Scotia Environment: Solid Waste Management Strategy

• Summary of Nova Scotia's Solid Waste Management Strategy
• Nova Scotia's Solid Waste Management Regulations

Nova Scotia’s Solid Waste Management Regions

To learn more about the RRFB Nova Scotia partnership with the seven solid waste management regions please check out the solid waste region page.

Non-Government Organizations (NGOs)

As part of its mandate to promote waste reduction throughout the province, RRFB Nova Scotia has partnered with the following organizations in combined effort to help divert waste.

The Eco-Efficiency Centre
The Eco-Efficiency Centre is a not-for-profit organization working to improve the environmental and financial performance of small and medium sized enterprises in Nova Scotia. Their goal is to enhance the efficiency of individual companies while encouraging cooperative efforts among businesses. The Centre encourages companies to achieve better environmental and economic performance through resource conservation, pollution prevention, reuse, recycling, and good environmental practices.

Clean Nova Scotia
A not-for-profit, Clean Nova Scotia was established in 1988 as a non-government environmental organization to help Nova Scotians understand the importance of environmental responsibility. Clean Nova Scotia runs many community programs including Home Energy Evaluations, Eddie’s Litterless Road Tour, Quagmire, and the Great Nova Scotia Pick-Me-Up.

Adopt-A-Highway Program
The Nova Scotia Adopt-A-Highway program gives volunteer groups the opportunity to help their communities by collecting litter and beautifying roadsides and interchange areas.

In Nova Scotia, the program was started in 1997 with an initial 18 volunteer groups. Today, there are more than 160 groups who have adopted more than 1,000 kilometers of secondary road and fourteen 100-Series highway Interchange areas (Exits) throughout the province. On average, 5,000-6,000 bags of garbage and recyclable materials are picked up along adopted Nova Scotia highways each year.