{
 "municipality_id": "gx-000437",
 "municipality": "Strathcona County",
 "status_type": "Specialized Municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "Alberta",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "waste_collection",
 "label": "Garbage & recycling",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-06-08",
 "official_website": "https://strathcona.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Bylaw 39-2014 Waste Management",
   "category": "waste_collection",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://storagecdn.strathcona.ca/files/files/at-lls-bylaw_39-2014_waste_management_bylaw_consolidated_april_4_2023.pdf",
   "summary": "Governs solid waste collection, recycling, and disposal services in Strathcona County (consolidated 2023).",
   "capture_sha256": "6ca003a61aa3b0df1bf7f95d8a122a367cc201360830d81950226384425f82c7",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-08T18:48:41+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/6ca003a61aa3b0df1bf7f95d8a122a367cc201360830d81950226384425f82c7.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "collection_schedule": "Waste materials and organic materials: bi-weekly (once every two weeks) on alternating weeks; organic materials weekly mid-May to mid-October in urban service area and hamlets; commingled recyclables weekly",
    "sorting_required": true,
    "container_or_bag_limit": "One waste materials cart (120L or 240L) and one organic materials cart (120L or 240L) per premises; additional carts available; no limit on commingled recyclables per collection day",
    "accepted_or_banned": "Accepted: organic materials, commingled recyclables, yard waste, large items, Christmas trees. Banned: hazardous/explosive materials, ICI waste, radioactive materials, sharps, animal carcasses.",
    "fee": "Rates set in Fees and Charges Bylaw (Bylaw 51-2022); charged via monthly utility bill (urban) or monthly/quarterly (rural); connection fee applies on subscription"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "collection_schedule": "\"collection of waste materials and organic materials shall be bi-weekly\"",
    "sorting_required": "\"Organic materials must be deposited in the organic materials collection cart\"",
    "container_or_bag_limit": "\"a waste materials collection cart having one of the following approximate capacities\"",
    "accepted_or_banned": "\"highly combustible or explosive materials including\"",
    "fee": "\"shall be set out from time to time in the Fees and Charges Bylaw\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ab/strathcona-county/garbage-recycling/text-6ca003a61aa3/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ab/strathcona-county/garbage-recycling/"
}