{
 "municipality_id": "gx-000002",
 "municipality": "Abbotsford",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "waste_collection",
 "label": "Garbage & recycling",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-06-08",
 "official_website": "https://www.abbotsford.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Solid Waste Collection Bylaw, 2013 No. 2213-2013",
   "category": "waste_collection",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://abbotsford.civicweb.net/document/31692/",
   "summary": "Governs municipal solid waste collection in Abbotsford including garbage, recycling, and organics; sets collection schedules and resident obligations.",
   "capture_sha256": "d7f351976fa3e1083a1df757ad89444a5c92599852509415f8ea1b9a0296b8ec",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-08T06:16:30+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/d7f351976fa3e1083a1df757ad89444a5c92599852509415f8ea1b9a0296b8ec.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "collection_schedule": "Compostable Waste and Curbside Recyclables collected weekly; Garbage collected bi-weekly; no service on Saturday, Sunday or statutory holiday",
    "sorting_required": true,
    "container_or_bag_limit": "maximum 3 Garbage Containers per unit per scheduled collection day; additional containers require prepaid sticker; maximum 80 litres and 23 kg per container",
    "accepted_or_banned": "Prohibited: explosives, flammable materials, batteries, raw sewage, animal feces (except cat litter in sealed bag), dead animals, biomedical/sharps, petroleum oils, paint, pesticides, rocks, demolition materials, gyproc, wire, heavy metal, Compostable Waste in garbage, Hazardous Waste, items banned at Metro Vancouver Transfer Stations",
    "fee": "Urban and Eastern Rural collection area $220.00 annually; Western Rural collection area $192.00 annually; additional garbage container sticker $2.00"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "collection_schedule": "s.4 Collection Schedule",
    "sorting_required": "s.5 Sorting Requirements",
    "container_or_bag_limit": "s.6 Container Limits — maximum 3 Garbage Containers; max 80 litres/23 kg",
    "accepted_or_banned": "s.7 Prohibited Items",
    "fee": "Schedule B — Collection Fees"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/abbotsford/garbage-recycling/text-d7f351976fa3/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/abbotsford/garbage-recycling/"
}