{
 "answer": "In the Municipality of Centre Hastings, Ontario, garbage & recycling rules are set by Garbage Bag Tags (rules page) and 3 other bylaws, verified 2026-10-26. Fee: Each Bag Tag costs $3.50. Collection schedule: weekly collection. Container or bag limit: up to two clear bags per week.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001458",
 "municipality": "Centre Hastings",
 "status_type": "Municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "waste_collection",
 "label": "Garbage & recycling",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-26",
 "official_website": "http://www.centrehastings.com/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Garbage Bag Tags (rules page)",
   "category": "waste_collection",
   "document_type": "announcement",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.centrehastings.com/living-here/garbage-and-recycling/garbage-bag-tags/",
   "summary": "rules page: Pay As You Throw program from July 1, 2023; each tag $3.50, one per clear bag; two clear-bag limit.",
   "discovered_by": "on-garbage",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-18",
   "capture_sha256": "282dbd2ed9a60a6b9e4da0876e2220d7eac4949b66a6815750ec848d7b367b5d",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-18T15:05:27+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/282dbd2ed9a60a6b9e4da0876e2220d7eac4949b66a6815750ec848d7b367b5d.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "collection_schedule": "weekly collection",
    "container_or_bag_limit": "up to two clear bags per week",
    "accepted_or_banned": "Blue 'clear bags' are not accepted.",
    "fee": "Each Bag Tag costs $3.50."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "collection_schedule": "weekly collection",
    "container_or_bag_limit": "Each week, you can put up to two clear bags",
    "accepted_or_banned": "Blue \"clear bags\" are not accepted",
    "fee": "Each Bag Tag costs $3.50"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/centre-hastings/garbage-recycling/garbage-bag-tags/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Garbage and Recycling (rules page)",
   "category": "waste_collection",
   "document_type": "announcement",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.centrehastings.com/living-here/garbage-and-recycling/",
   "summary": "rules page: Garbage on Tue/Wed/Thu by zone, out by 7 a.m.; clear bags mandatory, max 2 per household, 40 lb; bag tags required since July 1, 2023; private lanes Monday.",
   "discovered_by": "on-garbage",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-18",
   "capture_sha256": "d2363acdf822ab84a733c1807b9dcb6c22de027939ec941782a4e8dd678cbf1a",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-18T15:05:27+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/d2363acdf822ab84a733c1807b9dcb6c22de027939ec941782a4e8dd678cbf1a.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "collection_schedule": "Garbage collection follows the same schedule as recycling pickup: Tuesday: Madoc Village; Wednesday: South of the Village to Slab Street; Thursday: Slab Street and south; Monday - Private Lanes.",
    "container_or_bag_limit": "maximum of 2 clear bags per residential household",
    "accepted_or_banned": "Blue 'clear bags' are not accepted."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "collection_schedule": "Garbage collection follows the same schedule as recycling pickup",
    "container_or_bag_limit": "maximum of 2 clear bags per residential household",
    "accepted_or_banned": "Blue \"clear bags\" are not accepted"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/centre-hastings/garbage-recycling/garbage-and-recycling/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Household Waste and Recycling By-law 2023-16 (Schedule A: Policy ENV-003 Household Waste and Recycling Collection)",
   "category": "waste_collection",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2023-02-15",
   "document_url": "https://centrehastings.civicweb.net/document/50134",
   "summary": "Collection of household garbage and recycling: clear bags max 60 L, privacy bags, bag tags required on every bag, container rules, set-out and holiday collection. Page is the council report with By-law 2023-16 Schedule A policy (rev. Feb 15, 2023).",
   "discovered_by": "on-garbage",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-18",
   "capture_sha256": "3b0e12e0f4d0767c2c635fe5e5343dd54d78461c65fe392c5f06e04e60978eb6",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-18T15:05:27+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "ENV-003",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/3b0e12e0f4d0767c2c635fe5e5343dd54d78461c65fe392c5f06e04e60978eb6.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "collection_schedule": "Once a week for both garbage and recycling; no collection Christmas Day and Boxing Day, collected when regular service resumes following week",
    "sorting_required": true,
    "container_or_bag_limit": "Residential: 2 bags per household per week; I.C./I. Establishment: 6 bags per operation per week; each bag must have a garbage bag tag",
    "accepted_or_banned": "Banned: hazardous waste, medical waste, construction debris, tires, appliances, textiles, liquid waste, carcasses, ashes, propane tanks",
    "fee": "Pay As You Throw Garbage Bag Tag Program; tag required on every bag; excess bags accepted at Landfill depot per current fee schedule"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "collection_schedule": "s. 4.0(c): \"Collectable household garbage and recycling will be collected once a week\"",
    "sorting_required": "s. 5.0(c): \"All recyclable waste shall be separated from household garbage\"",
    "container_or_bag_limit": "s. 4.0(d): \"residential garbage bag limit is set at two (2) bags per household per week\"; s. 4.0(e): \"I.C or I. Establishment garbage bag limit is set at six (6) bags per commercial or industrial operation per week\"; s. 4.0(f): \"Garbage bag tags are required on each and every bag\"",
    "accepted_or_banned": "s. 3.0(p)(i-xviii) defines non-collectable waste list; s. 7.0(a): \"No person shall put any hazardous material out for collection\"; s. 7.0(b): \"No person shall put any non-accepted medical waste out for collection\"",
    "fee": "s. 4.0(f): \"Pay As You Throw Garbage Bag Tag Program\"; s. 4.0(g): \"charged as per the municipality's current fee schedule\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/centre-hastings/garbage-recycling/policy-env-003/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Landfill and Recycling Depot (rules page, 2026 fee schedule)",
   "category": "waste_collection",
   "document_type": "announcement",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.centrehastings.com/living-here/garbage-and-recycling/landfill-recycling-depot/",
   "summary": "rules page: Landfill at 106968 Highway 7; untagged bag $3.50, tagged free; per-tonne fees for construction, shingles, bulky waste; recyclables, scrap metal free; residents only, no hazardous waste.",
   "discovered_by": "on-garbage",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-18",
   "capture_sha256": "6b5fd3941bbf57b2ae47752f474307837d466b9b33689ee557b618cbf2006acf",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-18T15:05:27+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/6b5fd3941bbf57b2ae47752f474307837d466b9b33689ee557b618cbf2006acf.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "accepted_or_banned": "No hazardous waste accepted.",
    "fee": "Untagged clear garbage bags $3.50 per bag; tagged bags no charge; tags $3.50 each."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "accepted_or_banned": "No Hazardous waste will be accepted at this site.",
    "fee": "Schedule G"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/centre-hastings/garbage-recycling/landfill-and-recycling-depot/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/centre-hastings/garbage-recycling/"
}