{
 "answer": "In the Municipality of Central Manitoulin, Ontario, garbage & recycling rules are set by Curbside Waste and Recycling Collection (rules page) and 2 other bylaws, verified 2026-10-23. Fee: $3.50 per bag tag. Collection schedule: Household garbage weekly on Wednesday; recycling weekly, alternating fibre and co-mingle. Container or bag limit: Residential: two bags per week; commercial: up to eight bags per week.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001457",
 "municipality": "Central Manitoulin",
 "status_type": "Municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "waste_collection",
 "label": "Garbage & recycling",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-23",
 "official_website": "http://www.centralmanitoulin.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Curbside Waste and Recycling Collection (rules page)",
   "category": "waste_collection",
   "document_type": "announcement",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "http://www.centralmanitoulin.ca/living-here/garbage-and-recycling/curbside-pickup/",
   "summary": "rules page: Weekly Wednesday garbage pickup by contractor GFL, out by 6 a.m.; mandatory clear bags max 40 lbs and 30x38 in; recycling alternates fibre and co-mingle; no curbside construction waste.",
   "discovered_by": "on-garbage",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-18",
   "capture_sha256": "5374709ec1517d92f462f7018e4b9cae2c12f0e9b65ec30501bfb8a0b0a1cf1b",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-18T15:05:27+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/5374709ec1517d92f462f7018e4b9cae2c12f0e9b65ec30501bfb8a0b0a1cf1b.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "collection_schedule": "Household garbage weekly on Wednesday; recycling weekly, alternating fibre and co-mingle.",
    "sorting_required": true,
    "container_or_bag_limit": "Residential: two bags per week; commercial: up to eight bags per week.",
    "accepted_or_banned": "Accepted: fibre (newsprint, cardboard, flexible plastics) and co-mingle (cartons, plastic, metal, glass, foam). Banned: organics, toys, diapers, ceramics, books, pots and pans.",
    "fee": "$3.50 per bag tag"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "collection_schedule": "Garbage and Recycling Collection Schedule",
    "sorting_required": "Recycling is mandatory. All waste must be sorted.",
    "container_or_bag_limit": "Curbside Limits",
    "accepted_or_banned": "What can be recycled at curbside?",
    "fee": "Bag tags cost $3.50 per tag."
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/central-manitoulin/garbage-recycling/curbside-waste-and-recycling-collection/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Transfer Station Information (rules page)",
   "category": "waste_collection",
   "document_type": "announcement",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "http://www.centralmanitoulin.ca/living-here/garbage-and-recycling/transfer-station-information/",
   "summary": "rules page: Providence Bay (4077 Government Rd) and Big Lake transfer stations; ID card required; hours Thu/Sat 1-5 pm in off-season, Thu/Sat/Sun 2-6 pm in summer; accepted items list, tagged clear bags.",
   "discovered_by": "on-garbage",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-18",
   "capture_sha256": "a8e5447400c55c74f8913dc9cff15e2dd023c4f7c308326f4f0111ce4fbd1115",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-18T15:05:27+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/a8e5447400c55c74f8913dc9cff15e2dd023c4f7c308326f4f0111ce4fbd1115.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "sorting_required": true,
    "accepted_or_banned": "Hot ashes, leaf compost/yard clippings, animal carcasses, household hazardous waste (except paint/batteries/lightbulbs).",
    "fee": "Bag tags are $3.50 per tag; tipping fees apply."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "sorting_required": "Recycling is mandatory.",
    "accepted_or_banned": "The following items are examples of the types of materials not accepted",
    "fee": "Tipping Fees & Bag Tags"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/central-manitoulin/garbage-recycling/transfer-station-information/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Waste and Recycling By-law No. 2026-07",
   "category": "waste_collection",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://media-001-ca.cdn.govstack.com/centralmanitoulin-003-ca/media/g3tk0rs4/2026-07-waste-management-by-law.pdf",
   "summary": "Municipality of Central Manitoulin by-law regulating waste collection, recycling, transfer-station use and tipping fees: clear bags, bag tags for over-limit/transfer station bags, prohibited wastes, penalties. Adoption date blank in the PDF text.",
   "discovered_by": "on-garbage",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-18",
   "capture_sha256": "26931eb4390e06d11c8215f6941f1f43bf688c86aaf98c97b579312f5063febb",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-18T15:05:27+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "2026-07",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/26931eb4390e06d11c8215f6941f1f43bf688c86aaf98c97b579312f5063febb.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "collection_schedule": "Garbage Wednesdays weekly by 6:00am; recycling co-mingle every other week, fibres opposite weeks.",
    "sorting_required": true,
    "container_or_bag_limit": "Residential: two bags per week; commercial: up to eight bags per week; clear bags max 40 lbs and 30\" x 38\".",
    "accepted_or_banned": "Accepted: clear tagged household waste, sorted co-mingle/fibres; banned: ICI recycling, hot ashes, animal carcasses, hazardous waste.",
    "fee": "Fees payable at Municipal office by purchasing cards stamped per usage; tipping fees per Service Fee By-law."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "collection_schedule": "s. 9.1; s. 6.13",
    "sorting_required": "Schedule \"C\"",
    "container_or_bag_limit": "s. 9.1; s. 10.1; s. 9.2",
    "accepted_or_banned": "Schedule \"B\"",
    "fee": "s. 8.1; s. 8.3"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/central-manitoulin/garbage-recycling/bylaw-2026-07/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/central-manitoulin/garbage-recycling/"
}