{
 "answer": "In the Town of Fort Frances, Ontario, garbage & recycling rules are set by By-law No. 10/04 to establish and maintain a waste management system and 2 other bylaws, verified 2026-10-26. Fee: Bag tags $1.00 each (includes G.S.T.); one type \"A\" container or receptacle free weekly; additional require bag tag. Collection schedule: Residential waste collected five (5) days per week (Monday through Friday); no pick-up on statutory holidays, advances one collection day. Container or bag limit: Any number of proper type \"A\" containers or receptacles; one free weekly, additional require bag tag.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001515",
 "municipality": "Fort Frances",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "waste_collection",
 "label": "Garbage & recycling",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-26",
 "official_website": "https://fortfrances.ca/",
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   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law No. 10/04 to establish and maintain a waste management system",
   "category": "waste_collection",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2004-05-26",
   "document_url": "https://fortfrances.ca/sites/default/files/10~04%20To%20establish%20the%20Waste%20Management%20System%20By-Law%20rev.pdf",
   "summary": "Town of Fort Frances by-law 10/04 (19 pp, scanned, OCR'd) for collection, removal and disposal of garbage; schedules incl. sale of recycling containers. Posted as 'Waste Collection Regulations By-Law 10/04'. Adoption date not read.",
   "discovered_by": "on-garbage",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-18",
   "capture_sha256": "693b2257dc6cbceeffc7f46fbcc10a3c68ce585cc8cb960fd2e088a8b7e42e54",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-18T15:05:27+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "10/04",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/693b2257dc6cbceeffc7f46fbcc10a3c68ce585cc8cb960fd2e088a8b7e42e54.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "collection_schedule": "Residential waste collected five (5) days per week (Monday through Friday); no pick-up on statutory holidays, advances one collection day.",
    "sorting_required": true,
    "container_or_bag_limit": "Any number of proper type \"A\" containers or receptacles; one free weekly, additional require bag tag.",
    "accepted_or_banned": "Accepted recycling: paper, newsprint, office paper, magazines, corrugated cardboard, clean metal cans, #1/#2 plastic. Banned: derelict vehicles, asbestos, household hazardous waste, liquid industrial/gaseous waste.",
    "fee": "Bag tags $1.00 each (includes G.S.T.); one type \"A\" container or receptacle free weekly; additional require bag tag."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "collection_schedule": "Schedule \"D\"",
    "sorting_required": "s. 9.15",
    "container_or_bag_limit": "s. 4.1, 4.2, 4.7",
    "accepted_or_banned": "Schedule \"C\"; Schedule \"B\"",
    "fee": "s. 4.7; Schedule \"E\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/fort-frances/garbage-recycling/bylaw-10-04/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Landfill Site hours and tipping fees",
   "category": "waste_collection",
   "document_type": "announcement",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.fortfrances.ca/town/operations-facilities/landfill-site",
   "summary": "rules page: Mon-Fri 9-5, Sat 10-5; tipping $72.80/tonne, minimum $18/load; free yard waste days and hazardous waste day listed.",
   "discovered_by": "on-garbage",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-18",
   "capture_sha256": "6df57a0733df2a25aec43b84c96ac0899460ec8453e1b3f0d126b3753bf267d2",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-18T15:05:27+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/6df57a0733df2a25aec43b84c96ac0899460ec8453e1b3f0d126b3753bf267d2.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "fee": "$72.80 per metric tonne; minimum charge of $18.00 per load"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "fee": "$72.80 per metric tonne - minimum charge of $18.00 per load"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/fort-frances/garbage-recycling/landfill-site-hours-and-tipping-fees/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Waste Management (collection schedules, bag tags, set-out rules)",
   "category": "waste_collection",
   "document_type": "announcement",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.fortfrances.ca/town/operations-facilities/waste-management",
   "summary": "rules page: Contracted to GFL; five collection areas with 2025-2026 schedules; out by 8:00 am; one Type A container without a tag, extra needs bag tags (sold at Civic Centre, Safeway, Walmart etc.); blue box moves to Circular Materials 2026-01-01.",
   "discovered_by": "on-garbage",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-18",
   "capture_sha256": "3ede1ae0cc784a3e3c7a820f12450bad112e116f73ea3bf0bfba030df67722ef",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-18T15:05:27+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/3ede1ae0cc784a3e3c7a820f12450bad112e116f73ea3bf0bfba030df67722ef.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "collection_schedule": "Five collection areas (Area 1–5) with separate area-specific schedules; garbage and recycling collected on distinct days; set-out by 8:00 a.m. on scheduled pickup day",
    "sorting_required": true,
    "container_or_bag_limit": "One Type 'A' container or receptacle picked up without a tag; excess containers require bag tags affixed to contents or around neck of receptacle",
    "accepted_or_banned": "Glass accepted curbside; clear/blue bags for shredded paper only; single-use plastic bags and single-use food packaging banned (By-Law 11/20)"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "collection_schedule": "\"garbage must be put out no later than 8:00 a.m. of the scheduled day of pickup\"",
    "sorting_required": "\"transitioned the blue box recycle program to Circular Materials Ontario in accordance with new regulations passed by the Province of Ontario\"",
    "container_or_bag_limit": "\"Only one Type 'A' container or receptacle, without a tag, will be picked up\"",
    "accepted_or_banned": "\"Glass containers can now be included with your curbside recycling\"; \"Clear/blue-coloured plastic recycle bags are to be used for shredded paper ONLY\"; By-Law No. 11/20, s. 2.1, 2.3"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/fort-frances/garbage-recycling/waste-management/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/fort-frances/garbage-recycling/"
}