{
 "answer": "In the Town of Lake Cowichan, British Columbia, garbage & recycling rules are set by Waste Collection Regulations and Rates Bylaw No. 1114-2024, verified 2026-10-26. Fee: Flat rate billing; residential 2025: $17.20/month for 80 L, $25.80/month for 120 L, $51.60/month for 240 L (multi-family only); commercial per pickup. Collection schedule: Garbage bi-weekly; organics at least once every second week; recycling schedule determined annually prior to December 31. Container or bag limit: One regulation garbage receptacle per pickup; extra pickups require a prepaid tag; Town-issued 80/120/240 L totes.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000064",
 "municipality": "Lake Cowichan",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "waste_collection",
 "label": "Garbage & recycling",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-26",
 "official_website": "http://www.town.lakecowichan.bc.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Waste Collection Regulations and Rates Bylaw No. 1114-2024",
   "category": "waste_collection",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2024-11-26",
   "document_url": "http://www.town.lakecowichan.bc.ca/dl/1114-2024%20Waste%20Rates%20and%20Regulations.pdf",
   "summary": "Town collects garbage bi-weekly and organics at least every second week in Town totes (80/120/240 L); totes within 1 m of curb by 7:00 a.m. (s.4.1), stored in wildlife-proof enclosures between pickups (s.4.2); service mandatory (s.9). 2026 residential rates $17.80/month (80 L), $26.70 (120 L) (Sch. A). Fines $1,000-$5,000 (s.20.5).",
   "discovered_by": "bc-wastemaint",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-26",
   "capture_sha256": "0107f2bf5845a1dd340c16da07de0714678150e8c02d1e6b4d753c1665b506a1",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-26T04:19:57+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "1114-2024",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/0107f2bf5845a1dd340c16da07de0714678150e8c02d1e6b4d753c1665b506a1.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "collection_schedule": "Garbage bi-weekly; organics at least once every second week; recycling schedule determined annually prior to December 31",
    "sorting_required": true,
    "container_or_bag_limit": "One regulation garbage receptacle per pickup; extra pickups require a prepaid tag; Town-issued 80/120/240 L totes",
    "accepted_or_banned": "Prohibited: hazardous waste, furniture, appliances, tires, construction waste, dead animals, yard/garden waste, glass/recyclables. Kitchen organics accepted; recyclables separate.",
    "fee": "Flat rate billing; residential 2025: $17.20/month for 80 L, $25.80/month for 120 L, $51.60/month for 240 L (multi-family only); commercial per pickup."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "collection_schedule": "Schedule \"A\"; s. 15.1; s. 16.1",
    "sorting_required": "s. 3.2",
    "container_or_bag_limit": "s. 18.1; s. 18.2; definition \"REGULATION GARBAGE RECEPTACLE\"",
    "accepted_or_banned": "s. 7.1; definition \"PROHIBITED WASTE\"; s. 3.2",
    "fee": "Schedule \"A\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/lake-cowichan/garbage-recycling/regulations-1114-2024/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/lake-cowichan/garbage-recycling/"
}