{
 "answer": "In the Town of Parry Sound, Ontario, garbage & recycling rules are set by By-law No. 2007-5084 (collection and disposal of garbage and other refuse), as amended by By-laws 2008-5193 and 2008-5284 and 1 other bylaw, verified 2026-10-23. Fee: Prepaid tags required for excess containers and certain disposal; tag fee may be increased by resolution. Collection schedule: Garbage once each week except designated holidays; Blue and Green Box material on alternating weeks. Accepted or banned: Blue Box: plastic bottles #1/#2, metal cans, glass bottles/jars; Green Box: paper, cardboard, cartons. Banned from garbage: household hazardous waste.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001691",
 "municipality": "Parry Sound",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "waste_collection",
 "label": "Garbage & recycling",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-23",
 "official_website": "http://www.townofparrysound.com/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law No. 2007-5084 (collection and disposal of garbage and other refuse), as amended by By-laws 2008-5193 and 2008-5284",
   "category": "waste_collection",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://media-001-ca.cdn.govstack.com/parrysound-001-ca/media/iqaf3xpw/2008-5284-2008-5193-2007-5084-collection-and-disposal-of-garbage.pdf",
   "summary": "Town of Parry Sound by-law establishing the system for collection and disposal of garbage and refuse (amends 2007-5084; includes 2008-5193). Scanned PDF, confirmed by OCR.",
   "discovered_by": "on-garbage",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-18",
   "capture_sha256": "daf3ed5f0d1d16269211b8667e701b39d85a40903ae4e307c1f0a40413f4a1cd",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-18T15:05:27+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "2007-5084",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/daf3ed5f0d1d16269211b8667e701b39d85a40903ae4e307c1f0a40413f4a1cd.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "collection_schedule": "Garbage once each week except designated holidays; Blue and Green Box material on alternating weeks.",
    "sorting_required": true,
    "container_or_bag_limit": "Dwellings: max 2 untagged containers; up to 6 per pickup if excess tagged. Rooming/multi-residential: 1 per room/unit; max 2 tagged. Places of business: max 5 untagged; up to 8 tagged.",
    "accepted_or_banned": "Blue Box: plastic bottles #1/#2, metal cans, glass bottles/jars; Green Box: paper, cardboard, cartons. Banned from garbage: household hazardous waste.",
    "fee": "Prepaid tags required for excess containers and certain disposal; tag fee may be increased by resolution."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "collection_schedule": "s. 2(III)",
    "sorting_required": "s. 3(7)",
    "container_or_bag_limit": "s. 3(1)(a), s. 3(2), s. 3(3)",
    "accepted_or_banned": "Schedule \"A\"; s. 3(12)",
    "fee": "s. 3(1)(a), s. 3(15), s. 5(3)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/parry-sound/garbage-recycling/bylaw-2007-5084/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Waste Collection Services",
   "category": "waste_collection",
   "document_type": "announcement",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.parrysound.ca/town-services/waste-collection-services/",
   "summary": "rules page: weekly garbage, set out by 7:00 am (8:30 am downtown); houses two free bags plus four tagged, apartments one plus one, businesses five plus three; garbage tags sold locally; leaf waste in November; transfer station at 57 MacFarlane St.",
   "discovered_by": "on-garbage",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-18",
   "capture_sha256": "1102df9dda9b08b6cc8e00ffbc9b3caaf933fb9d6a12cc1a4554675f5c28e3dc",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-18T15:05:27+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/1102df9dda9b08b6cc8e00ffbc9b3caaf933fb9d6a12cc1a4554675f5c28e3dc.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "collection_schedule": "Garbage: weekly curbside pick-up. Place garbage and recycling at curb on normal collection day by 7:00 a.m.; Downtown Business Area businesses by 8:30 a.m. Waste collected on statutory holidays except Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Years Day.",
    "container_or_bag_limit": "SINGLE HOMES: two (2) free bags and option to add an additional four (4) bags with prepaid garbage tags attached; APARTMENTS & ROOMING HOUSES: one (1) free bag and option to add an additional bag with a prepaid garbage tag attached; BUSINESSES: five (5) free bags and option to add three (3) additional bags with a prepaid garbage tag attached to each bag.",
    "accepted_or_banned": "Tires are no longer accepted at MacFarlane Street Transfer Station; commercial waste is not accepted; electronic waste has no charge.",
    "fee": "Appliances containing freon will require 8 garbage tags per appliance; garbage tags are $5 each."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "collection_schedule": "Curbside Collection Information",
    "container_or_bag_limit": "How Many Bags Am I Allowed?",
    "accepted_or_banned": "Transfer Station Information",
    "fee": "Appliances Containing Freon"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/parry-sound/garbage-recycling/waste-collection-services/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/parry-sound/garbage-recycling/"
}