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Waste Collection Services in Nova Scotia

Author.Name IBISWorld Canada Last Updated: August 2025 NAICS NS56211CA

Waste Collection Services in Nova Scotia industry analysis

Revenue for the Waste Collection Services industry in Nova Scotia is expected to grow an annualized x.x% to $x.x million over the five years to 2025, while revenue for the national industry will likely grow at x.x% during the same period. The number of industry establishments has increased an annualized x.x% to xx locations over the past five years. Industry employment has decreased an annualized -x.x% to x,xxx workers during the period, while industry wages have decreased an annualized -x.x% to $x.x million.

Over the five years to 2030, provincial industry revenue is expected to grow an annualized x.x% to $x.x million, while revenue for the national industry will likely grow x.x%. The number of industry establishments is forecast to decline -x.x% to xx locations over the next five years. Industry employment is expected to decrease an annualized -x.x% to x,xxx workers during the outlook period, while industry wages likely decrease -x% to $x.x million.

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About the Waste Collection Services in Nova Scotia Market Research Report

What’s Included in the Waste Collection Services in Nova Scotia Market Research Report

Definition of the Waste Collection Services in Nova Scotia?

Businesses in this industry collect hazardous and nonhazardous waste and recyclable materials. Nonhazardous waste includes municipal solid waste (household waste) and industrial and commercial waste. The industry also includes transfer stations, where waste is transferred from local vehicles to long-distance vehicles for transport to disposal facilities.

What’s included in the Waste Collection Services in Nova Scotia?

The Waste Collection Services in Nova Scotia includes nonhazardous residential waste collection, nonhazardous nonresidential waste collection, nonhazardous waste transfer facility services, nonhazardous consolidation, storage and preparation services and hazardous waste collection and environmental emergency response services. Related terms covered in the Waste Collection Services in Nova Scotia industry report includes owning different parts of the supply chain, either in the form of forward integration (owning upstream suppliers) or backward integration (owning downstream buyers), waste that poses substantial or potential threats to public health or the environment, regular waste generated by households, businesses and institutions, excluding industrial and construction waste, building or processing site for the temporary deposition of waste by local vehicles, where waste is later transferred to long-distance vehicles for transport to disposal facilities, the most common form of collection service provided to the municipal household market in urban and suburban areas, a disposal site for nonhazardous, municipal solid waste and discarded electric equipment, appliances or electronic devices.

Industry Performance of the Waste Collection Services industry in Nova Scotia

Benchmark the Waste Collection Services in Nova Scotia industry performance with all NS Census Metropolitan Area and national performance.

Waste Collection Services in Nova Scotia

#6 in Highest Revenue 3.3% of province's GDP
Revenue (2025)
Annual Growth (2020-25)
Annual Growth (2025-30)

Waste Collection Services in Canada


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Key Drivers of the Waste Collection Services industry in Nova Scotia

See how key industry drivers, such as population, net migration, private investment in residential construction, population, value of residential construction and value of nonresidential construction are impacting Waste Collection Services in Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia Economic Indicators

Population
Net Migration
Private Investment in Residential Construction

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Canada Key External Drivers

Population
Value of residential construction
Value of nonresidential construction

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Census Metropolitan Area Data of the Waste Collection Services industry in Nova Scotia

Access proprietary data on Census Metropolitan Area in the Waste Collection Services in Nova Scotia, such as Halifax, Cape Breton and Truro. Data includes figures on revenue, establishments, employees and wages by Census Metropolitan Areas.

Key Statistics of the Waste Collection Services industry in Nova Scotia

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What is the market size of the Waste Collection Services industry in Nova Scotia in 2025?

The market size of the Waste Collection Services industry in Nova Scotia is $259.5m in 2025.

How many businesses are there in the Waste Collection Services industry in Nova Scotia in 2025?

There are 73 businesses in the Waste Collection Services industry in Nova Scotia, which has been growing at an average annual rate of 0.8% from 2020 to 2025.

Has the Waste Collection Services industry in Nova Scotia grown or declined over the past 5 years?

The market size of the Waste Collection Services industry in Nova Scotia has been growing at an average annual rate of 1.2% from 2020 to 2025.

How many employees in the Waste Collection Services industry in Nova Scotia in 2025?

There are 1,102 employees in the Waste Collection Services industry in Nova Scotia, which has been declining at an average annual rate of -9.3% from 2020 to 2025.