{
 "answer": "The City of Nanaimo, British Columbia has 2 adopted bylaws on file: Checkout Bag Regulation Bylaw 2020 No. 7283; Municipal Solid Waste Collection Bylaw 2011 No. 7128, verified 2026-08-23.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000084",
 "municipality": "Nanaimo",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "waste_collection",
 "label": "Garbage & recycling",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-23",
 "official_website": "https://nanaimo.ca",
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   "title": "Checkout Bag Regulation Bylaw 2020 No. 7283",
   "category": "waste_collection",
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   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2021-02-22",
   "document_url": "https://www.nanaimo.ca/bylaws/ViewBylaw/7283.pdf",
   "summary": "Restricts businesses from providing single-use plastic checkout bags to customers, part of the City's waste-reduction regulation.",
   "discovered_by": "bigcity-depth",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-23",
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   "captured_at": "2026-08-23T23:44:06+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/1fd3d58db421aad7d9ea9a3437bfebd6bf5dccfb3ff3be7883061dbd69f23740.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/nanaimo/garbage-recycling/text-1fd3d58db421/",
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  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Municipal Solid Waste Collection Bylaw 2011 No. 7128",
   "category": "waste_collection",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.nanaimo.ca/bylaws/ViewBylaw/7128.pdf",
   "summary": "Governs curbside garbage/recycling/organics cart collection service, set-out rules and prohibited waste materials for the City of Nanaimo; consolidated 2025-DEC-15 (17 amendments).",
   "discovered_by": "bigcity-depth",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-23",
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   "captured_at": "2026-08-23T23:44:06+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/8867c58e003a41f8ed208075389910a1a0b4a84fff7846c07d69dc28c794489d.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
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 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/nanaimo/garbage-recycling/"
}