{
 "answer": "In the District Municipality of Wells, British Columbia, garbage & recycling rules are set by Garbage Collection Regulation Bylaw No. 138, 2015, verified 2026-10-26. Fee: Annual rates in Schedule \"A\" (e.g., Single Family Dwelling $34.50); invoiced annually on property tax notice; late payment penalty 10%. Container or bag limit: Maximum two (2) Garbage Containers per collection period for a \"Single Family Dwelling\".",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000154",
 "municipality": "Wells",
 "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://www.wells.ca/",
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   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Garbage Collection Regulation Bylaw No. 138, 2015",
   "category": "waste_collection",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2015-04-21",
   "document_url": "https://www.wells.ca/application/files/3815/9373/3083/Bylaw_No._138_2015__Garbage_Collection.pdf",
   "summary": "Owners must use the District garbage system (s.5). Garbage in lidded containers under 100 L or tied bags, max 22 kg, max two per single-family dwelling; set out 6:00-9:00 a.m. on collection day (s.6); no liquids, ashes, explosives. Weekly Thursday collection, businesses twice weekly June-September (Sch. B); annual fee $34.50 per dwelling (Sch. A); fine up to $500 (s.8).",
   "discovered_by": "bc-wastemaint",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-26",
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   "captured_at": "2026-10-26T04:19:57+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "138",
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   "facts": {
    "collection_schedule": "Residential: once a week on Thursdays; business: once a week on Thursdays from October 1st to May 31st, and twice a week on Mondays and Thursdays from June 1st to September 30th; if a regular day is a Statutory Holiday, collection is on the next non-holiday day.",
    "container_or_bag_limit": "Maximum two (2) Garbage Containers per collection period for a \"Single Family Dwelling\".",
    "accepted_or_banned": "Only garbage; banned: explosives, liquids, ashes, wet/saturated garbage unless sealed, Special Waste, ozone-depleting substances; animal excretion only if sealed.",
    "fee": "Annual rates in Schedule \"A\" (e.g., Single Family Dwelling $34.50); invoiced annually on property tax notice; late payment penalty 10%."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "collection_schedule": "Schedule \"B\"",
    "container_or_bag_limit": "s. 6(2)",
    "accepted_or_banned": "s. 6(3)",
    "fee": "Schedule \"A\"; s. 9(2)(c); Schedule \"C\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/wells/garbage-recycling/regulations-138/",
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  },
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   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Garbage & Recycling (District of Wells)",
   "category": "waste_collection",
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   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.wells.ca/residents/garbage-recycling",
   "summary": "Contractor collection; refuse in a bag inside a closed can by 7 am on pickup days; commercial Thursdays; transfer station at 10720 Barkerville Hwy.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-wastemaint",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-26",
   "capture_sha256": "e978b33311b08e5da68a81b39dd6da77565fdc3ed6a6238fc1a8cd5d627ab9cc",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-26T04:19:57+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/e978b33311b08e5da68a81b39dd6da77565fdc3ed6a6238fc1a8cd5d627ab9cc.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/wells/garbage-recycling/garbage-recycling/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "General Regulations Bylaws index",
   "category": "waste_collection",
   "document_type": "bylaw_index",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.wells.ca/district-wells/bylaws/general-regulations-bylaws",
   "summary": "Bylaw listing page; list did not render in static HTML.",
   "discovered_by": "bc-wastemaint",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-26",
   "capture_sha256": "c53b704044ee038568ae71bdacc1360c4737f8a9cff15a90c95b5edfc6892c5b",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-26T04:19:57+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/c53b704044ee038568ae71bdacc1360c4737f8a9cff15a90c95b5edfc6892c5b.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/wells/noise/wells-bylaws-general-regulations-bylaws-page/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/wells/garbage-recycling/"
}