The Maple Avenue Compost Facility is open from 12pm to 4pm on Saturdays starting on April 22, 2023. This is a service provided to Wolfville residents only.
Pick-up and drop-off:
- Residents can drop off one half-ton load of leaves and yard waste each Saturday, free of charge. Please be prepared to show proof of residency.
- Residents are permitted to pick up a maximum of one half-ton truck load of compost and/or wood chips, if they are available, each Saturday the site is open. Please be prepared to provide contact details to the attendant.
We can accept the following materials:
- Miscellaneous vegetative materials
- Brush and limbs no larger than 3 inches in diameter
- Grass clippings
- Sod
- Uncontaminated soils
The following materials are not permitted at the compost site:
- Tree stumps
- Rocks
- Other wood products
- Household compost
- Food waste
- Pumpkins
All materials must be clean and free of garbage, or any other contaminants. Plastic bags, tarps and boxes used to transport the compost materials can be disposed of in the refuse barrel provided.
