{
 "answer": "In the Town of Qualicum Beach, British Columbia, garbage & recycling rules are set by Regional District of Nanaimo Bylaw No. 1802, 2020 - Residential Curbside Collection of Garbage, Food Waste and Recyclables (consolidated to 1802.01), verified 2026-10-26. Collection schedule: Garbage collection every two weeks; Recyclables collection every two weeks. Container or bag limit: Required Collection Carts: single family dwelling unit one 100L garbage, one 240L recyclables, one 100L food waste; no excess volumes exceeding cart capacity. Accepted or banned: Banned Recyclables include glass containers, plastic bags and overwrap, foam packaging, and other flexible plastic packing.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000115",
 "municipality": "Qualicum Beach",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "waste_collection",
 "label": "Garbage & recycling",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-26",
 "official_website": "https://www.qualicumbeach.com/",
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   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Regional District of Nanaimo Bylaw No. 1802, 2020 - Residential Curbside Collection of Garbage, Food Waste and Recyclables (consolidated to 1802.01)",
   "category": "waste_collection",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2020-03-24",
   "document_url": "https://www.rdn.bc.ca/sites/default/files/inline-files/1802%20%28consolidated%20to%20.01%29_0.pdf",
   "summary": "Regional collector: RDN, not the Town. Garbage and recycling collected every two weeks, food waste weekly, in RDN carts; amended 2022-02-08 (1802.01); cart set-out rules, prohibited materials, fees.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-wastemaint",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-26",
   "capture_sha256": "25453b7d98b555386d0a7644333ab0ca0dbd49d461452bbd50af2bdfedd1986f",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-26T04:19:57+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "1802",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/25453b7d98b555386d0a7644333ab0ca0dbd49d461452bbd50af2bdfedd1986f.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "collection_schedule": "Garbage collection every two weeks; Recyclables collection every two weeks",
    "sorting_required": true,
    "container_or_bag_limit": "Required Collection Carts: single family dwelling unit one 100L garbage, one 240L recyclables, one 100L food waste; no excess volumes exceeding cart capacity",
    "accepted_or_banned": "Banned Recyclables include glass containers, plastic bags and overwrap, foam packaging, and other flexible plastic packing",
    "fee": "Annual charges and fees set out in Schedule A, payable by the Owner and recoverable as overdue taxes; Electoral Areas invoiced annually in advance on or about June 1"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "collection_schedule": "s. 14(a)-(b)",
    "sorting_required": "s. 24(a)",
    "container_or_bag_limit": "s. 17; s. 19",
    "accepted_or_banned": "glass containers; plastic bags and overwrap; foam packaging; other flexible plastic packing",
    "fee": "s. 32; s. 34; Schedule \"A\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/qualicum-beach/garbage-recycling/bylaw-1802/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Garbage, Recycling and Food Waste (Town page)",
   "category": "waste_collection",
   "document_type": "other",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://qualicumbeach.com/town-services/garbage-recycling-food-waste/",
   "summary": "Town page: RDN contractor Waste Connections of Canada collects carts; collection window 8:00 am-6:00 pm.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-wastemaint",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-26",
   "capture_sha256": "2aadf27e069dc35cbddce5fd176b6fea7465018ebda71beba864baec7201a438",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-26T04:19:57+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/2aadf27e069dc35cbddce5fd176b6fea7465018ebda71beba864baec7201a438.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/qualicum-beach/garbage-recycling/garbage-recycling-and-food-waste/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/qualicum-beach/garbage-recycling/"
}