{
 "answer": "In the Town of Creston, British Columbia, garbage & recycling rules are set by Town of Creston Solid Waste Management and Curbside Collection Regulations Bylaw No. 1959, 2022, verified 2026-10-25. Collection schedule: Garbage: every second week; Recyclables: every second week. Accepted or banned: Yard Waste: no plastic bags or non-compostable material; Schedule 'B' materials prohibited; dead rodents allowed if double-bagged.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000028",
 "municipality": "Creston",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "waste_collection",
 "label": "Garbage & recycling",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-25",
 "official_website": "https://www.creston.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Town of Creston Solid Waste Management and Curbside Collection Regulations Bylaw No. 1959, 2022",
   "category": "waste_collection",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2022-06-28",
   "document_url": "https://www.creston.ca/sites/default/files/2023-08/Solid%20Waste%20Management%20and%20Curbside%20Collection%20Regulations-1959.pdf",
   "summary": "Sections 5.1.8–5.1.9 allow set-out after 5 a.m. and require removal by 9 p.m. Section 5.2.5 allows one 120-litre garbage container or two regular bags every second week, weekly food waste, and unlimited recycling every second week.",
   "document_number": "1959",
   "notes": "",
   "discovered_by": "thin-cities",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-25",
   "capture_sha256": "4e427378e3d06c107ad926d82cd419dfa7a0e2ab37846fd6249502468d7c5eea",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-26T01:27:53+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/4e427378e3d06c107ad926d82cd419dfa7a0e2ab37846fd6249502468d7c5eea.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "collection_schedule": "Garbage: every second week; Recyclables: every second week.",
    "sorting_required": true,
    "container_or_bag_limit": "Garbage: max 1 Garbage Container (120L) or 2 regular black bags every second week; Food Waste: max 1 Town-owned container/week; Recyclables: unlimited Town-owned containers every second week; Yard Waste: unlimited tri-annually; Town provides 45L Food Waste and 83L Recyclables containers.",
    "accepted_or_banned": "Yard Waste: no plastic bags or non-compostable material; Schedule 'B' materials prohibited; dead rodents allowed if double-bagged.",
    "fee": "Fees set by Schedule 10 - Solid Waste Fees of Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 1763, 2011; payable annually on or before December 31st; 3% discount if paid in full on or before January 31st."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "collection_schedule": "s. 5.2.5(b)-(c)",
    "sorting_required": "s. 5.2.5",
    "container_or_bag_limit": "s. 5.2.5; s. 5.2.12",
    "accepted_or_banned": "Part 6; s. 5.8.1-5.8.2",
    "fee": "s. 7.1; s. 7.3; s. 7.4"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/creston/garbage-recycling/regulations-1959/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/creston/garbage-recycling/"
}