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 "answer": "In the Township of Howick, Ontario, garbage & recycling rules are set by Changes coming to Howick's curbside garbage & recycling pickup and 1 other bylaw, verified 2026-10-26. Fee: No additional cost for the carts. Collection schedule: Collection schedule remains the same. Container or bag limit: Required carts: one waste cart and one recycling cart per household.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001560",
 "municipality": "Howick",
 "status_type": "Township",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "waste_collection",
 "label": "Garbage & recycling",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-26",
 "official_website": "http://www.howick.ca",
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   "title": "Changes coming to Howick's curbside garbage & recycling pickup",
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   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.howick.ca/living-here/garbage-recycling-landfill/changes-coming-to-howicks-curbside-garbage-recycling-pickup",
   "summary": "rules page: Details of 2026 cart transition, cart delivery July 6-25, end of bag tags, extra recycling container requests.",
   "discovered_by": "on-garbage",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-18",
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   "captured_at": "2026-10-18T15:05:27+00:00",
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   "facts": {
    "collection_schedule": "Collection schedule remains the same.",
    "sorting_required": true,
    "container_or_bag_limit": "Required carts: one waste cart and one recycling cart per household.",
    "accepted_or_banned": "Recycling accepts plastics and packaging, metal and aluminum, clear and coloured glass.",
    "fee": "No additional cost for the carts."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "collection_schedule": "Your collection schedule will remain the same.",
    "sorting_required": "The blue cart is exclusively for recycling",
    "container_or_bag_limit": "Each household will receive one waste cart and one recycling cart.",
    "accepted_or_banned": "plastics and packaging, metal and aluminum, clear and coloured glass",
    "fee": "There is no additional cost for the carts."
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/howick/garbage-recycling/changes-coming-to-howick-s-curbside-garbage-recycling-pickup/",
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   "title": "Garbage, Recycling & Landfill - Township of Howick",
   "category": "waste_collection",
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   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.howick.ca/living-here/garbage-recycling-landfill",
   "summary": "rules page: From Aug 3 2026 (west) / Aug 10 (east) cart-based automated collection: 64 gal garbage cart, 95 gal recycling cart, no bag tags; Waste Management contractor; landfill minimum fee $10 once scale operational; Circular Materials recycling.",
   "discovered_by": "on-garbage",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-18",
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   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/howick/garbage-recycling/garbage-recycling-landfill-township-of-howick/",
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 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/howick/garbage-recycling/"
}