{
 "answer": "In the City of Vernon, British Columbia, garbage & recycling rules are set by Solid Waste Management Bylaw No. 5911, verified 2026-10-26. Fee: Additional cart/service rates per City Fees and Charges Bylaw; extra garbage stickers available for a fee. Accepted or banned: Garbage: only Schedule D Table D-1; banned include hazardous waste, bio-medical, liquids, hot ashes, recyclables, organics.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000150",
 "municipality": "Vernon",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "waste_collection",
 "label": "Garbage & recycling",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-26",
 "official_website": "https://vernon.ca/",
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  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Solid Waste Management Bylaw No. 5911",
   "category": "waste_collection",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2023-06-12",
   "document_url": "https://www.vernon.ca/sites/default/files/docs/bylaws/5911_Solid_Waste_Management_Bylaw.pdf",
   "summary": "Cart collection of garbage, organics and recycling; carts out between 4:00 and 7:00 a.m. on collection day; downtown BIA businesses use laneways 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.; prohibited materials, commercial rules, enforcement and fines. Amended by Bylaw 5983 (2024).",
   "discovered_by": "bc-wastemaint",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-26",
   "capture_sha256": "f612100c9aa0ade9ba3c7224e4f069c0f8121c84b4c00ba4d6ca9a5ecfeec03b",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-26T04:19:57+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "5911",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/f612100c9aa0ade9ba3c7224e4f069c0f8121c84b4c00ba4d6ca9a5ecfeec03b.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "collection_schedule": "Residential Garbage: once every two weeks as advertised by the City; Commercial Garbage: once per week (regular collection is Wednesdays); Commercial Recyclable Material: once or twice per week (regular collection is Wednesdays and registration is required for Fridays).",
    "sorting_required": true,
    "container_or_bag_limit": "Residential: City-supplied cart required; 1 x 120 litre garbage and organics cart per unit per collection period; extra garbage bags max 25 kg. Commercial garbage: max eight 25 kg bags per scheduled collection date.",
    "accepted_or_banned": "Garbage: only Schedule D Table D-1; banned include hazardous waste, bio-medical, liquids, hot ashes, recyclables, organics.",
    "fee": "Additional cart/service rates per City Fees and Charges Bylaw; extra garbage stickers available for a fee."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "collection_schedule": "Schedule E",
    "sorting_required": "s. 3.32-3.34; s. 3.38-3.40; s. 9.21-9.22",
    "container_or_bag_limit": "s. 3.5; s. 3.27; s. 3.36; s. 3.28; s. 9.7",
    "accepted_or_banned": "s. 3.32; s. 10.5; Schedule D, Table D-2",
    "fee": "s. 3.24; Schedule A 'Extra Garbage'"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/vernon/garbage-recycling/bylaw-5911/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Residential garbage (city page)",
   "category": "waste_collection",
   "document_type": "other",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://vernon.ca/homes-building/waste-management/residential-garbage",
   "summary": "Garbage collected every second week; one 240L cart, max 46 kg; Tag-a-Bag $2.50 for extra bags.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-wastemaint",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-26",
   "capture_sha256": "8546813f6dd37862aef41cc026648b8a2e14a0a447d59201f00d35308112fb6c",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-26T04:19:57+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/8546813f6dd37862aef41cc026648b8a2e14a0a447d59201f00d35308112fb6c.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/vernon/garbage-recycling/residential-garbage/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/vernon/garbage-recycling/"
}