{
 "municipality_id": "gx-003307",
 "municipality": "Fogo Island",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Newfoundland and Labrador",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "waste_collection",
 "label": "Garbage & recycling",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-06-05",
 "official_website": "http://www.townoffogoisland.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Garbage Collection Bylaw",
   "category": "waste_collection",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2025-04-30",
   "document_url": "http://www.townoffogoisland.ca/home/files/policies_regulations/garbage_collection_bylaw.pdf",
   "summary": "Bylaw No. 2025-03 regulating residential and commercial garbage collection in Fogo Island. Sets collection schedules, container requirements, and obligations of property owners for waste disposal. Effective April 30, 2025.",
   "capture_sha256": "913055aded2e3c05941a1155299ca2bf8e85fe80af5d3d2b2c15cda7c8f29bc0",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-06T14:18:25+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/913055aded2e3c05941a1155299ca2bf8e85fe80af5d3d2b2c15cda7c8f29bc0.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "collection_schedule": "weekly; Tuesday (Stag Harbour, Little Seldom, Seldom, Island Harbour, Deep Bay & Central), Wednesday (Fogo), Thursday (Tilting, Joe Batts Arm, Barr'd Islands, Shoal Bay); waste must be placed curbside by 8:00 am",
    "sorting_required": true,
    "container_or_bag_limit": "Standard clear refuse bags 66cm x 87.5cm (26\"x32.5\"), max 22kg (50lbs); cardboard bundles max 50cm x 50cm x 75cm, max 22kg; recyclables in clear blue bags",
    "accepted_or_banned": "Not collected: wet containers, cardboard containers, soot/ashes (separate depot), highly combustible materials, household hazardous waste, garbage sprayed with chemicals",
    "fee": "$79.00 per household (collection fee); transfer station: $132.00/tonne residential/commercial; non-compliance $70.00/tonne extra"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "collection_schedule": "The garbage collection schedule is",
    "sorting_required": "Regular household waste must be put in CLEAR standard size refuse bags",
    "container_or_bag_limit": "Standard size refuse bags are 66cm x 87.5cm",
    "accepted_or_banned": "SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS",
    "fee": "New Collection Fee's $79.00 / household"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/nl/fogo-island/garbage-recycling/text-913055aded2e/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/nl/fogo-island/garbage-recycling/"
}