{
 "answer": "In the Village of Port Alice, British Columbia, garbage & recycling rules are set by Village of Port Alice Garbage Removal and Rates Bylaw No. 484, 2003, verified 2026-10-26. Collection schedule: Residential maximum once per week; commercial & multi-family maximum twice per week; days designated by the Garbage Collector and approved by the Village. Accepted or banned: Accepted: food waste, crockery, glass/metal food containers. Banned: liquids/free water, explosives, white goods, car parts, construction waste, garden refuse.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000103",
 "municipality": "Port Alice",
 "status_type": "Village",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "waste_collection",
 "label": "Garbage & recycling",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-26",
 "official_website": "http://www.portalice.ca",
 "documents": [
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   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Village of Port Alice Garbage Removal and Rates Bylaw No. 484, 2003",
   "category": "waste_collection",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2003-11-12",
   "document_url": "https://portalice.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Bylaw-No.-484.pdf",
   "summary": "Mandatory use of the Village-appointed garbage collector (s.2); residential receptacles within 1 m of curb 8 a.m.-5 p.m. on collection day (s.5); residential pickup max once a week, max two lidded 3.5 cu ft receptacles, plastic bags not receptacles (s.14-15); Schedule A $10/month residential, $1.50 per excess bag/can; fine up to $150 (s.17).",
   "discovered_by": "bc-wastemaint",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-26",
   "capture_sha256": "bceb4ef31ad00c007ec2cf297902927a343412343c6352a851b4105973c47ab9",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-26T04:19:57+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "484",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/bceb4ef31ad00c007ec2cf297902927a343412343c6352a851b4105973c47ab9.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "collection_schedule": "Residential maximum once per week; commercial & multi-family maximum twice per week; days designated by the Garbage Collector and approved by the Village.",
    "sorting_required": true,
    "container_or_bag_limit": "Residential: maximum two (2) regulation receptacles; Commercial: maximum two (2) commercial standard containers or three (3) regulation garbage receptacles; Apartments/Townhouses: maximum twelve (12) standard containers total.",
    "accepted_or_banned": "Accepted: food waste, crockery, glass/metal food containers. Banned: liquids/free water, explosives, white goods, car parts, construction waste, garden refuse.",
    "fee": "Single Family Dwelling, Strata Units, Mobile Homes, Jeune Landing Homes $10.00 per month; Rental Units (Hume Investments) $14.00 per bin/pickup; Commercial/Institutions small $17.00 per month, large $14.00 per bin/pickup; billed semi-annually."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "collection_schedule": "s. 5; s. 14(a)-(b)",
    "sorting_required": "s. 6",
    "container_or_bag_limit": "s. 15(a)-(b)",
    "accepted_or_banned": "s. 1 'garbage'; s. 6",
    "fee": "Schedule 'A'; s. 12"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/port-alice/garbage-recycling/bylaw-484/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Waste Management (Village of Port Alice page)",
   "category": "waste_collection",
   "document_type": "other",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://portalice.ca/resident-services/waste-management/",
   "summary": "Weekly residential garbage collection; bins under 50 lb, no recyclables, bear-resistant receptacle guidance, holiday schedule.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-wastemaint",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-26",
   "capture_sha256": "d24f2853473438ca9cd125360ed2269417489eee33f1d672e7745afb405b72de",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-26T04:19:57+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/d24f2853473438ca9cd125360ed2269417489eee33f1d672e7745afb405b72de.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/port-alice/garbage-recycling/waste-management/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/port-alice/garbage-recycling/"
}