{
 "answer": "In the Town of Penetanguishene, Ontario, garbage & recycling rules are set by Solid Waste Management By-law 7158-25 (County of Simcoe), verified 2026-10-23. Collection schedule: Garbage bi-weekly per Residential Unit; recycling curbside collection is by Producer Responsibility Organization, not County. Container or bag limit: Garbage: one Approved Container bi-weekly plus up to five tagged Overflow Containers; Organics: two Approved Containers (max 240 L) weekly.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001695",
 "municipality": "Penetanguishene",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "waste_collection",
 "label": "Garbage & recycling",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-23",
 "official_website": "https://penetanguishene.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Solid Waste Management By-law 7158-25 (County of Simcoe)",
   "category": "waste_collection",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2025-11-25",
   "document_url": "https://simcoe.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/By-law-No.-7158-25.pdf",
   "summary": "County of Simcoe by-law establishing waste collection, removal and disposal system and waste facility operation for member municipalities including Penetanguishene. Upper tier, not the town's own by-law.",
   "discovered_by": "on-garbage",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-18",
   "capture_sha256": "9710d7f3d31f01957c6d252cc7f57796056f416ad529c2d86c533e754e735492",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-18T15:05:27+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "notes": "Regional collector: County of Simcoe collects waste for Penetanguishene; its by-law governs collection here (Davie rule 2026-10-25).",
   "document_number": "7158-25",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/9710d7f3d31f01957c6d252cc7f57796056f416ad529c2d86c533e754e735492.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "collection_schedule": "Garbage bi-weekly per Residential Unit; recycling curbside collection is by Producer Responsibility Organization, not County.",
    "sorting_required": true,
    "container_or_bag_limit": "Garbage: one Approved Container bi-weekly plus up to five tagged Overflow Containers; Organics: two Approved Containers (max 240 L) weekly.",
    "accepted_or_banned": "Prohibited: hazardous/household hazardous, pathological, liquid, manure, ammunition, explosives, hot ashes, radioactive, asbestos, contaminated soil; accepted: organics, yard waste, recyclables.",
    "fee": "Fees are set out in the Fees and Charges By-law; Garbage Tags are purchased for excess Garbage; application fee is $50.00 per application or $10 per unit, whichever is greater."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "collection_schedule": "s. 4.3.5; s. 4.3.7; Schedule 6",
    "sorting_required": "s. 4.3.2(a)",
    "container_or_bag_limit": "s. 4.3.5; s. 4.3.9",
    "accepted_or_banned": "Schedule 5; Schedule 4; Schedule 8; Schedule 6",
    "fee": "s. 5.1.6; s. 1.0 ('Garbage Tag'); Schedule 9"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/penetanguishene/garbage-recycling/bylaw-7158-25/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/penetanguishene/garbage-recycling/"
}