{
 "municipality_id": "gx-000078",
 "municipality": "Merritt",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "waste_collection",
 "label": "Garbage & recycling",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-06-08",
 "official_website": "https://merritt.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Solid Waste Collection, Disposal and Control Bylaw 2183, 2015",
   "category": "waste_collection",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.merritt.ca/wp-content/uploads/bylaws/2183%20solid%20waste.pdf",
   "summary": "Governs solid waste collection, disposal, and control requirements for properties in Merritt.",
   "capture_sha256": "440cfd2d6afbe55ff486a48193e97ac1ba10339bd82777a252520224f5a2003a",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-08T05:38:58+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/440cfd2d6afbe55ff486a48193e97ac1ba10339bd82777a252520224f5a2003a.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "collection_schedule": "one (1) collection, garbage and recycle cans, per week, fifty-two (52) weeks per year",
    "sorting_required": true,
    "container_or_bag_limit": "approved universal container supplied by the City; additional bags require garbage tag",
    "accepted_or_banned": "Hot ashes, liquid wastes, tires, oil, fuel, hazardous waste, offensive waste, special waste will not be picked up",
    "fee": "as per Schedule \"C\" of City of Merritt Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 2176, 2015"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "collection_schedule": "s. 6.3",
    "sorting_required": "\"Residential Solid Waste\" ... does not include ... any recyclable materials.",
    "container_or_bag_limit": "s. 6.1; s. 6.2",
    "accepted_or_banned": "s. 5.7; s. 5.8; s. 8.1",
    "fee": "s. 9.1"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/merritt/garbage-recycling/text-440cfd2d6afb/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/merritt/garbage-recycling/"
}