Waste Reduction Week Contest

October 21, 2025

Municipality Celebrates Waste Reduction Week with Contest

It’s Waste Reduction Week in Nova Scotia, and the Municipality of the County of Inverness is celebrating with a low-waste prize pack giveaway from Divert Nova Scotia.

Waste Reduction Week takes place each October as part of Circular Economy Month—a time to rethink how we use and reuse everyday items. By swapping, sharing, thrifting, and repairing, Nova Scotians can extend the life of their products and reduce what ends up in the landfill.

“The municipality’s Solid Waste team is always exploring new ways to help residents waste less,” says Solid Waste Educator and Coordinator Nicole Latimer. “We visit schools, host community sessions, and share tools like the Recycle Cape Breton app to make sorting and reducing waste as easy as possible. This contest is a fun way to encourage residents to get involved and stay connected.”

The app, Recycle Cape Breton, helps residents sort waste correctly and stay informed about collection. Available for both iOS and Android, as well as through invernesscounty.ca, the app allows users to:

• Sign up for solid waste collection reminders
• View your collection schedule
• Use the Waste Wizard, a quick search tool to find out where any item belongs

Contest Details

From now until October 31, residents who sign up for waste collection reminders in the Recycle Cape Breton app will be entered to win a low-waste prize pack from Divert Nova Scotia.
The pack includes a sewing kit, tool kit, beeswax wraps, reusable travel straw, reusable water bottle, and shopping bag—everything you need to live a little lighter on the planet.

Visit invernesscounty.ca/services/sortitout or download the Recycle Cape Breton app through linktr.ee/recyclecapebreton to get started.