{
 "answer": "In the District Municipality of Sparwood, British Columbia, garbage & recycling rules are set by Utility and Solid Waste Management Bylaw 1014, 2009 (consolidated), verified 2026-10-26. Fee: Collection rates and charges are imposed and levied for each quarter, or portion thereof, including vacant Premises, per Schedule \"C\". Container or bag limit: Up to two (2) District-issued carts: one (1) Garbage Collection Cart (240 L or 120 L) and one (1) Recycle Collection Cart (240 L). Accepted or banned: Banned in Recycle Collection Cart: garbage or any non-Accepted Material.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000133",
 "municipality": "Sparwood",
 "status_type": "District Municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "waste_collection",
 "label": "Garbage & recycling",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-26",
 "official_website": "https://sparwood.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Utility and Solid Waste Management Bylaw 1014, 2009 (consolidated)",
   "category": "waste_collection",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2009-12-21",
   "document_url": "https://sparwood.civicweb.net/document/27544",
   "summary": "s.4 Solid Waste: curbside garbage (bear-resistant 120/240 L cart) and single-stream recycling (240 L cart) within the 6 km Regular Service Area, alternating biweekly; carts out by 7 a.m., not before 5 a.m.; prohibited and contamination rules. Schedule C: $107.17 per quarter per single-family home in 2026 ($130 in 2027, $136.50 in 2028).",
   "discovered_by": "refile1026",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-26",
   "capture_sha256": "96b2a2156f61056ed1e6e54041f38ddaa6571b9c459cf999fe8924cb455635bc",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-15T04:50:23+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "notes": "Refile candidate from water_sewer (content scan 97 hits)",
   "document_number": "1014",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/96b2a2156f61056ed1e6e54041f38ddaa6571b9c459cf999fe8924cb455635bc.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "collection_schedule": "Set out and collected in accordance with the District's published collection schedule, which may provide for alternating biweekly collection of garbage and recycling.",
    "sorting_required": true,
    "container_or_bag_limit": "Up to two (2) District-issued carts: one (1) Garbage Collection Cart (240 L or 120 L) and one (1) Recycle Collection Cart (240 L).",
    "accepted_or_banned": "Banned in Recycle Collection Cart: garbage or any non-Accepted Material.",
    "fee": "Collection rates and charges are imposed and levied for each quarter, or portion thereof, including vacant Premises, per Schedule \"C\"."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "collection_schedule": "s. 4(a)(ix)",
    "sorting_required": "s. 4(d)(viii)",
    "container_or_bag_limit": "s. 4(c)(ii)(a)",
    "accepted_or_banned": "s. 4(d)(xiii)",
    "fee": "Schedule \"C\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/sparwood/water-sewer/bylaw-1014/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/sparwood/garbage-recycling/"
}