{
 "municipality_id": "gx-003122",
 "municipality": "Amherst",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Nova Scotia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "waste_collection",
 "label": "Garbage & recycling",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-06-05",
 "official_website": "https://www.amherst.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Town of Amherst Solid Waste By-Law (D-20)",
   "category": "waste_collection",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.amherst.ca/government/bylaws/4440-d-20-solid-waste-bylaw/file.html",
   "summary": "Governs separation, storage, and curbside collection of residential and commercial solid waste in Amherst; sets rules for compostables, recyclables, and residual waste; requires collector licence for commercial haulers.",
   "capture_sha256": "7a266f19459911094fb2f2859d31069132258044236d95fa14e5217e38ac2263",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-08T01:09:19+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/7a266f19459911094fb2f2859d31069132258044236d95fa14e5217e38ac2263.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "sorting_required": true,
    "container_or_bag_limit": "6 bags residual, 3 bags recyclables, 10 bags yard waste, compost bin required",
    "accepted_or_banned": "Banned: hazardous waste, asbestos, tires, dead animals, septic waste. Disposal within Cumberland County."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "sorting_required": "Section 3",
    "container_or_bag_limit": "Section 6(3), 6(4), 6(5)",
    "accepted_or_banned": "Section 6(7), Section 18"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/ns/amherst/garbage-recycling/text-7a266f194599/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/ns/amherst/garbage-recycling/"
}