Events

Last updated on July 8, 2025.

Mobile Household Special Waste (HSW) Depots

Mobile community events take place between May and October. Bring your unwanted Household Special Waste to the mobile depot to be handled and disposed of by experts. The depot will operate rain or shine. Events are open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Click here for a list of accepted items. Click here for the full schedule.

Community Clean-Up Drop In Events

Join Halifax Solid Waste for a community clean-up. Drop by an event to talk about litter and waste management. Free supplies to pick-up litter outside will be provided.

Halifax North Memorial Public Library

July 3, 2025 - 10:00 am

Stop by Halifax North Memorial Public Library Location (2285 Gottingen Street) anytime between 10:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 3, 2025.

Halifax Commons

July 10, 2025 - 10:00 am

Stop by the Halifax Commons (5816 Cunard St.) anytime between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Thursday July 10.

Gordon R. Snow Community Centre

July 15, 2025 - 10:00 am

Stop by the Gordon R. Snow Community Centre (1359 Fall River Rd.) anytime between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Tuesday July 15.

St. Andrew’s Community Centre

July 16, 2025 - 10:00 am

Stop by St. Andrew's Community Centre (3380 Barnstead Ln. Halifax) anytime between 10:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. on July 16, 2025.

Tremont Plateau Park

July 23, 2025 - 10:00 am

Stop by Tremont Plateau Park (57 Eliza Ritchie Cres ) anytime between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Wednesday July 23.

Sackville Public Library

July 28, 2025 - 1:00 pm

Stop by the Sackville Public Library (636 Sackville Drive) anytime between 12:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. on Monday, July 28, 2025.

DeWolf Park

July 29, 2025 - 10:00 am

Stop by DeWolf Park (150 Waterfront Dr. ) anytime between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Tuesday July 29.

Alderney Gate Public Library

August 18, 2025 - 10:00 am

Stop by the Alderney Gate Public Library (60 Alderney Dr.) anytime between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Monday August 18.

Sheet Harbour Public Library

August 7, 2025 - 2:00 pm

Stop by the Sheet Harbour Public Library (22756 Highway 7) anytime between 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. on Thursday August 7.

Captain William Spry Public Library

August 12, 2025 - 12:00 pm

Stop by the Captain William Spry Public Library (16 Sussex St., Halifax) anytime between 12 p.m. and 3 p.m. on Tuesday August 12.

Woodlawn Public Library

August 21, 2025 - 10:00 am

Stop by the Woodlawn Public Library (31 Eisener Boulevard) anytime between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Thursday August 21.

Curbside Give Away Weekend

Shred Instead Event

Free yourself of clutter and find some great free items of your own during Curbside Give Away Weekend. This event takes place rain or shine, twice a year all across the municipality. Click here for more information.

The next event is October 18 and 19. More information will be published in the fall.

Fall Curbside Give Away Weekend

October 18, 2025 - 8:00 am

The next event is October 18 and 19.

Have sensitive documents you’d like to shred? Bring them to our Shred Instead Event to have them disposed of safely and for free. Shredding documents is a great way to protect against identity theft. Limit of the equivalent of 3 boxes per household. Residential only, no business waste accepted.

Shred Instead Event - July

July 5, 2025 - 10:00 am

When: Saturday, July 5 2025 Where: 450 Cowie Hill Drive in Halifax (Halifax Water office location) Time: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Shred Instead Event - Fall

The date / location will be announced in September 2025.

Event Information & Online Webinars

Halifax Solid Waste staff regularly attend and host events throughout the municipality. If you have an event that you would like our staff to attend please contact us at wasteless@halifax.ca.

Solid Waste Resources offers a full menu of pre-recorded webinars, online presentations and workshops, and in person presentations, workshops, and information booths.

To see a full list of education sessions available or to watch a webinar click the button below.

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