{
 "answer": "In the City of Burlington, Ontario, garbage & recycling rules are set by Halton Region By-law No. 123-12 (consolidated) - Waste Collection, verified 2026-10-28. Fee: Fees or charges for the purchase of Garbage Tags may be set and adjusted by the Commissioner.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001442",
 "municipality": "Burlington",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "waste_collection",
 "label": "Garbage & recycling",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-28",
 "official_website": "https://www.burlington.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Halton Region By-law No. 123-12 (consolidated) - Waste Collection",
   "category": "waste_collection",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2012-11-14",
   "document_url": "https://www.halton.ca/Repository/By-law-123-12-consolidated-Waste-management",
   "summary": "Halton Region collects for Milton. Regional by-law governing curbside waste collection in Halton (incl. Milton); repeals By-law 30-96. Upper tier; Milton has no own waste by-law found.",
   "discovered_by": "regional-collector",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-26",
   "capture_sha256": "cff206a97a78ad405693541760ebc0ab28a4d4c5abf02647ac22dca2016409df",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-18T15:05:27+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "notes": "Regional collector: Halton Region collects waste for Burlington; its by-law governs collection here (Davie rule 2026-10-25). Regional collector: Halton Region collects waste for Milton; its by-law governs collection here (Davie rule 2026-10-25).",
   "document_number": "123-12",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/cff206a97a78ad405693541760ebc0ab28a4d4c5abf02647ac22dca2016409df.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "collection_schedule": "Residential: Garbage every other week; Recyclable Materials weekly. Commercial/Industrial: Garbage once a week; Recyclable Materials once a week. Institutional: Garbage twice a week; Recyclable Materials once a week. Business Improvement Areas: Garbage twice a week; Recyclable Materials twice a week.",
    "sorting_required": true,
    "container_or_bag_limit": "Residential: no more than three (3) Garbage Receptacles per Residential Unit per Scheduled Collection Day; up to three additional with Garbage Tag. Commercial/Industrial/Institutional: six (6) Garbage Receptacles per property.",
    "accepted_or_banned": "Recyclables accepted include aluminum/steel cans, glass bottles/jars, newsprint, fine paper, cardboard, HDPE #1/#2 bottles; plastic bags and hazardous waste banned.",
    "fee": "Fees or charges for the purchase of Garbage Tags may be set and adjusted by the Commissioner."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "collection_schedule": "Schedule \"A\"",
    "sorting_required": "s. 2.13",
    "container_or_bag_limit": "s. 2.2; s. 2.3; s. 3.2",
    "accepted_or_banned": "Schedule \"H\"; Schedule \"G\"",
    "fee": "s. 11.1(i)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/burlington/garbage-recycling/bylaw-123-12/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Halton Region: Curbside Collection and Waste Sorting Guide",
   "category": "waste_collection",
   "document_type": "announcement",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.halton.ca/for-residents/recycling-waste/curbside-collection-and-waste-sorting-guide",
   "summary": "rules page (upper tier, Halton Region collects for Burlington): garbage bag tags 5 for $10, up to 3 tagged bags, 6 bag max, set out by 7 a.m. and not before 5 p.m. prior evening, 23 kg limit, yard waste and appliance rules, green cart.",
   "discovered_by": "on-garbage",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-18",
   "capture_sha256": "7b95f70c6cc5a579fd5a5affe0a0be2b97e93ea6ef547e8fcbe2a351533dc4b3",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-18T15:05:27+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/7b95f70c6cc5a579fd5a5affe0a0be2b97e93ea6ef547e8fcbe2a351533dc4b3.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/burlington/garbage-recycling/halton-region-curbside-collection-and-waste-sorting-guide/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/burlington/garbage-recycling/"
}