{
 "answer": "In the City of Pickering, Ontario, garbage & recycling rules are set by Garbage, Recycling and Green Bin (City of Pickering), verified 2026-10-19. Fee: Garbage bag tags: $2.50 each; sheets of 5 for $12.50. Collection schedule: Garbage: every other week. Container or bag limit: Up to four garbage bags at the curb every other week.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001705",
 "municipality": "Pickering",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "waste_collection",
 "label": "Garbage & recycling",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-19",
 "official_website": "http://www.pickering.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Garbage, Recycling and Green Bin (City of Pickering)",
   "category": "waste_collection",
   "document_type": "announcement",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.pickering.ca/property-roads-safety/garbage-recycling-and-green-bin/",
   "summary": "rules page: Region of Durham provides garbage/green bin/yard waste collection; up to four bags every other week; bag tags $2.50 each (sheet of 5 $12.50) sold at City Hall; blue box by Circular Materials/Miller Waste. Upper tier is Durham Region.",
   "discovered_by": "on-garbage",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-18",
   "capture_sha256": "3e87134d1c6f5df2a104f3ec5f43fc839e7b2dd5ff37e03f200aa4a180bb19ce",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-18T15:05:27+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/3e87134d1c6f5df2a104f3ec5f43fc839e7b2dd5ff37e03f200aa4a180bb19ce.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "collection_schedule": "Garbage: every other week",
    "container_or_bag_limit": "Up to four garbage bags at the curb every other week",
    "accepted_or_banned": "Food waste separated from regular garbage for green bin",
    "fee": "Garbage bag tags: $2.50 each; sheets of 5 for $12.50"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "collection_schedule": "four garbage bags at the curb every other week",
    "container_or_bag_limit": "up to four garbage bags at the curb every other week",
    "accepted_or_banned": "separate food waste from the regular garbage",
    "fee": "Tags are $2.50 each (sold in sheets of 5 tags for $12.50)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/pickering/garbage-recycling/garbage-recycling-and-green-bin/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/pickering/garbage-recycling/"
}