{
 "answer": "In the City of Mississauga, Ontario, garbage & recycling rules are set by Peel Waste Collection By-law 35-2015, verified 2026-10-28. Fee: Commissioner may set fees for Tags; excess on-site garbage may be subject to a collection fee; White Goods require paid fee.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001641",
 "municipality": "Mississauga",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "waste_collection",
 "label": "Garbage & recycling",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-28",
 "official_website": "https://www.mississauga.ca/",
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   "title": "Peel Waste Collection By-law 35-2015",
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   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2015-06-25",
   "document_url": "https://peelregion.ca/by-laws/by-law-number-35-2015",
   "summary": "Region of Peel By-law 35-2015 (collects Mississauga's waste): s.3.4 set out no earlier than 7 p.m. the day before and no later than 7 a.m. on collection day; carts and leftovers off the curb by 8 p.m. s.3.5 garbage carts collected every two weeks; extra garbage needs a tag (s.3.1); three exemption periods a year (s.3.2).",
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   "discovered_at": "2026-10-25",
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   "captured_at": "2026-10-26T01:39:11+00:00",
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   "snapshot_source": "https://peelregion.ca/by-laws/by-law-number-35-2015",
   "capture_note": "HTML page captured directly (earlier capture followed the Schedules PDF link)",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/b492511597fdbbdcb90baab5b79caee1c28faff1243c2510de177dee2f0910a5.html",
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   "facts": {
    "collection_schedule": "Garbage Carts: once every two weeks; Recyclable Materials: every two weeks (curbside); garbage bags: once per week; front-end garbage: twice per week; front-end recycling: once per week.",
    "sorting_required": true,
    "container_or_bag_limit": "One Organics Cart and one Garbage Cart alternating every other week with one Organics Cart and one Recycling Cart per Residential Unit per Scheduled Collection Day; excess Garbage Receptacles must be Tagged.",
    "accepted_or_banned": "Recyclable Materials, Organics, Yard Waste, Bulky Items, White Goods must be separated from Garbage; Hazardous/Municipal Hazardous or Special Waste must not be Set Out.",
    "fee": "Commissioner may set fees for Tags; excess on-site garbage may be subject to a collection fee; White Goods require paid fee."
   },
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    "collection_schedule": "s. 3.5(a)-(c); s. 3.6(a)-(b)",
    "sorting_required": "s. 7.17",
    "container_or_bag_limit": "s. 3.1(b), (d)",
    "accepted_or_banned": "s. 7.17; s. 7.18",
    "fee": "s. 3.1(e); s. 7.2; s. 7.13"
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   "title": "Peel Waste Collection By-law 35-2015 Schedules A–J",
   "category": "waste_collection",
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   "status": "adopted",
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   "document_url": "https://peelregion.ca/sites/default/files/2024-05/bl-35-2015_Schedules_A_to_J.pdf",
   "summary": "Schedules identify bulky items, service areas, excluded waste and collection requirements; read with subsequent amendments deleting white-goods collection and excluding grass clippings.",
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   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Peel Waste Collection By-law 35-2020",
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   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2020-04-23",
   "document_url": "https://peelregion.ca/by-laws/by-law-number-35-2020",
   "summary": "Section 16.1.1 allows the Commissioner to adjust waste services and waive requirements during a declared emergency.",
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   "title": "Peel Waste Collection By-law 36-2021",
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   "document_url": "https://peelregion.ca/by-laws/by-law-number-36-2021",
   "summary": "Amends collection rules, introduces walk-up collection and removes white goods and grass clippings from accepted curbside waste.",
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   "title": "Peel Waste Collection By-law 57-2026",
   "category": "waste_collection",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2026-09-10",
   "document_url": "https://peelregion.ca/by-laws/by-law-number-57-2026",
   "summary": "Amends sections 2–7 and 12 after Blue Box producer responsibility. Requires separation of organics, regional recyclables, Blue Box material, yard waste and bulky items from garbage; recycling provisions govern Region-managed materials only.",
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 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/mississauga/garbage-recycling/"
}