{
 "answer": "In the Town of Oakville, Ontario, garbage & recycling rules are set by Halton Region By-law No. 123-12 (consolidated) - Waste Collection, verified 2026-10-28. Fee: Garbage Tag fees/charges may be set and adjusted by the Commissioner.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001678",
 "municipality": "Oakville",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "waste_collection",
 "label": "Garbage & recycling",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-28",
 "official_website": "http://www.oakville.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Halton Region By-law No. 123-12 (consolidated) - Waste Collection",
   "category": "waste_collection",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2012-11-14",
   "document_url": "https://www.halton.ca/Repository/By-law-123-12-consolidated-Waste-management",
   "summary": "Halton Region collects for Oakville. Regional by-law governing curbside waste collection in Halton (incl. Milton); repeals By-law 30-96. Upper tier; Milton has no own waste by-law found.",
   "discovered_by": "regional-collector",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-26",
   "capture_sha256": "cff206a97a78ad405693541760ebc0ab28a4d4c5abf02647ac22dca2016409df",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-18T15:05:27+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "notes": "Regional collector: Halton Region collects waste for Oakville; its by-law governs collection here (Davie rule 2026-10-25).",
   "document_number": "123-12",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/cff206a97a78ad405693541760ebc0ab28a4d4c5abf02647ac22dca2016409df.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "collection_schedule": "Residential: Garbage every other week; Recyclable Materials weekly. Commercial/Industrial: Garbage once a week; Recyclable Materials once a week. Institutional: Garbage twice a week; Recyclable Materials once a week. Business Improvement Areas: Garbage twice a week; Recyclable Materials twice a week.",
    "sorting_required": true,
    "container_or_bag_limit": "Residential: no more than three (3) Garbage Receptacles per Residential Unit; up to three additional with Garbage Tag. Commercial/Industrial/Institutional: six (6) Garbage Receptacles per property.",
    "accepted_or_banned": "Recyclables include aluminium/steel cans, glass bottles/jars, newsprint, fine paper, cardboard, HDPE symbols 1 and 2 bottles; plastic bags not accepted; Hazardous Waste is Non-Complying Waste.",
    "fee": "Garbage Tag fees/charges may be set and adjusted by the Commissioner."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "collection_schedule": "Schedule \"A\"",
    "sorting_required": "s. 2.13",
    "container_or_bag_limit": "s. 2.2; s. 2.3; s. 3.2",
    "accepted_or_banned": "Schedule \"H\"; Schedule \"G\"",
    "fee": "s. 11.1(i)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/oakville/garbage-recycling/bylaw-123-12/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Halton Region - Curbside Collection and Waste Sorting Guide",
   "category": "waste_collection",
   "document_type": "announcement",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.halton.ca/for-residents/recycling-waste/curbside-collection-and-waste-sorting-guide",
   "summary": "Upper tier (Halton Region) runs Oakville curbside: green cart weekly (out by 7 a.m., 23 kg limit), garbage, bulk, yard waste; garbage and organics must be bagged and tied. Blue box moved to Circular Materials Ontario from 2026-01-01. Regional Waste Collection By-law governs set-out.",
   "discovered_by": "on-garbage",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-18",
   "capture_sha256": "5199fc1ef065c1e1953b92071d62dd871169a254e8542b94684c2a297cff59ba",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-18T15:05:27+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/5199fc1ef065c1e1953b92071d62dd871169a254e8542b94684c2a297cff59ba.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/oakville/garbage-recycling/halton-region-curbside-collection-and-waste-sorting-guide/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/oakville/garbage-recycling/"
}