{
 "answer": "In the Town of Marathon, Ontario, garbage & recycling rules are set by Garbage and Recycling (Town of Marathon) - rules page and 2 other bylaws, verified 2026-10-26. Fee: Bag tags required on all curbside containers/bags; WTS tipping fee $133.00 per tonne; minimum charge at WTS: 6 bag tags. Collection schedule: Recycling pickup every second week; garbage collection days per printed calendar (not reproduced in transcript). Accepted or banned: Banned curbside: explosives, liquids, appliances, hazardous waste, vehicles, propane tanks, batteries, electronics.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001619",
 "municipality": "Marathon",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "waste_collection",
 "label": "Garbage & recycling",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-26",
 "official_website": "http://www.marathon.ca/",
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  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Garbage and Recycling (Town of Marathon) - rules page",
   "category": "waste_collection",
   "document_type": "announcement",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.marathon.ca/living-here/garbage-and-recycling/",
   "summary": "rules page: curbside max container 189 L, 20 kg, bagged, set out by 7 AM; bag tags sold at Town Hall and local stores; transfer station hours; 2026 tipping fee $133/tonne, out-of-area $199.50/tonne.",
   "discovered_by": "on-garbage",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-18",
   "capture_sha256": "ff03044e3d195d85b86a462e1996b7a0564eb6d8a5bd3a72f8066b1b622e0e71",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-18T15:05:27+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/ff03044e3d195d85b86a462e1996b7a0564eb6d8a5bd3a72f8066b1b622e0e71.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "collection_schedule": "Recycling pickup every second week; garbage collection days per printed calendar (not reproduced in transcript)",
    "sorting_required": true,
    "accepted_or_banned": "Banned curbside: explosives, liquids, appliances, hazardous waste, vehicles, propane tanks, batteries, electronics",
    "fee": "Bag tags required on all curbside containers/bags; WTS tipping fee $133.00 per tonne; minimum charge at WTS: 6 bag tags"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "collection_schedule": "\"Recycling pick up is every second week\"",
    "sorting_required": "\"Metals, plastics and foil is to be sorted into one bag and fibers into another bag\"",
    "accepted_or_banned": "\"please do not place the following items in your curbside garbage\"",
    "fee": "\"Waste Transfer Station Tipping Fee - $133.00 per tonne\"; \"Untagged receptacle bags or Type \\\"A\\\" containers will not be collected\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/marathon/garbage-recycling/garbage-and-recycling-rules-page/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Waste Management Amending By-law No. 1980",
   "category": "waste_collection",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2020-05-25",
   "document_url": "https://media-002-ca.cdn.govstack.com/marathon-010-ca/media/rj2fzymf/1980amend-waste-management.pdf",
   "summary": "Amends Waste Management By-law 1890; read and passed 25 May 2020.",
   "discovered_by": "on-garbage",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-18",
   "capture_sha256": "49725b8cd42e78cd77f7e70b3ce5f7df25b6fce6043570150784ca7def5e1ae9",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-18T15:05:27+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "1980",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/49725b8cd42e78cd77f7e70b3ce5f7df25b6fce6043570150784ca7def5e1ae9.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {},
   "fact_citations": {},
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/marathon/garbage-recycling/bylaw-1980/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Waste Management By-law No. 1890 (Town of Marathon)",
   "category": "waste_collection",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2016-12-19",
   "document_url": "https://www.marathon.ca/media/nwmewrma/1890waste-management.pdf",
   "summary": "Regulates storage, handling, collection and disposal of waste and recyclables in Marathon: bag tags, collectable materials, recycling receptacles, prohibited waste. Enacted by Marathon council; amended by By-law 1980 (2020-05-25).",
   "discovered_by": "on-garbage",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-18",
   "capture_sha256": "21dde8e6143094e626f41d60aa61b566db487b0b1ed87e10546f23a3c504b257",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-18T15:05:27+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "1890",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/21dde8e6143094e626f41d60aa61b566db487b0b1ed87e10546f23a3c504b257.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "collection_schedule": "Waste collection zones on Wednesday and Friday; residential recyclable material collection is bi-weekly; business recyclable material collection is weekly on Monday and Thursday.",
    "sorting_required": true,
    "accepted_or_banned": "Accepted: plastic containers, cans, foil, cartons, fibres, cardboard, glass jars/bottles at depot. Prohibited: hazardous waste, W.E.E.E., yard material, recyclables in transfer bins.",
    "fee": "Bag tags required for residential receptacles; commercial/institutional collection by Customer Service Agreement and Fees and Charges By-Law; tipping fees at disposal sites."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "collection_schedule": "Schedule \"A\"",
    "sorting_required": "s. 9.2",
    "accepted_or_banned": "Schedule \"B\"; Schedule \"D\"",
    "fee": "s. 6.8; s. 8.3; s. 8.4; s. 10.12"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/marathon/garbage-recycling/bylaw-1890/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/marathon/garbage-recycling/"
}