We’re pleased to share that the Divert NS 2024–2025 Annual Report is now available. This year’s report highlights how the power of people, partnerships, and innovation are driving real progress in waste diversion across Nova Scotia. From impactful community programs to forward-thinking investments in circular solutions, the report celebrates the collective efforts that shaped a successful year.

Nominations are now open for the 2025 Mobius Awards! Help us celebrate Nova Scotians making a difference in waste reduction and sustainability—submit your nomination today.

Cigarette butts are not just found along Nova Scotia roadways; Oceanwise has found cigarette butts to be the most littered items in shoreline cleanups across Canada, and the Great NS Pick Me Up routinely identifies butts as one of the most common items found during their volunteer cleanups across Nova Scotia.

Oberland is a Halifax-based life science company founded in 2017 as a sustainable, zero waste, animal and soil nutrition supplement production facility. Oberland transforms organic waste materials such as pre-consumer waste and food and beverage production byproducts into a nutritious insect feed. That feed is used to rear black soldier fly larvae (BSFL) on an industrial scale.

Every year, Divert NS awards grade 12 students who exemplify dedication in protecting our environment in Nova Scotia with the Champion of the Environment Scholarship. Since 2017, Divert NS has awarded 55 students in Nova Scotia who are environmental champions. Recently, we caught up with two of our past Champion of the Environment Scholarship winners to check out where they are today.

Divert NS has developed a strategic plan to guide management and board priorities for the next five years. PowerUp Leadership was engaged to lead discussions and facilitate consultations with key stakeholders in the development of the plan. Click here to learn about the five focus areas that will direct Divert NS' efforts to improve our environment, economy, and quality of life by reducing, reusing, recycling, and recovering resources in Nova Scotia. 

On March 20 - 21, Divert NS hosted a follow up event to our “Waste and the Climate: A Strategic Conversation” summit. The follow-up summit, titled “Climate Change: No Time to Waste,” built on topics explored in the first summit and provided practical tools to help bridge the gap between the waste and climate sectors.

Divert NS hosted a webinar for producers about the fee setting process for EPR for PPP Oversight on March 19, 2025. During the webinar, Divert NS shared key principles for fee setting, the components of cost recovery and proposed fee rates. Watch the webinar here.

Located inside the Discovery Centre’s Murphy Ocean Gallery, the newly refreshed Divert NS Ocean Action Zone gives visitors the opportunity to explore how trash gets into our oceans, the impact of ocean pollution, and inspiring ways to create change.  

For many years, Halifax C&D has been using end-of-life tires recycled in Nova Scotia to produce tire derived aggregate (TDA) at its processing facility located in Goodwood, NS. The TDA is used in a variety of construction projects ranging from filter beds to highway construction. 

Congratulations to all of the winners ! The number of bottles collected and returned throughout the contest totalled 187,103! That's almost $15,000 going towards schools in Nova Scotia including our awards. Thank you to everyone who participated and helped to keep Nova Scotia clean by recycling responsibly.

Congratulations to our 2024 Mobius Awards of Environmental Excellence winners! On November 13, 2024, Divert NS hosted the 24th annual Mobius Awards of Environmental Excellence Gala at the Halifax Convention Centre to recognize and celebrate innovative Nova Scotians who are leaders in environmental action and waste reduction.