{
 "answer": "In the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, Ontario, garbage & recycling rules are set by By-Law 26-009 Waste By-law (Regional Municipality of Waterloo) and 1 other bylaw, verified 2026-10-19. Fee: Waste Facility deposit fees charged per Fees and Charges By-law; additional green carts $150. Container or bag limit: Garbage in Black Garbage Cart; Organics in Green Organics Cart; Extra Garbage only in tagged Garbage Bag; Schedule \"B\" sets cart limits by unit.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001727",
 "municipality": "Regional Municipality of Waterloo",
 "status_type": "Regional municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "waste_collection",
 "label": "Garbage & recycling",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-19",
 "official_website": "https://www.regionofwaterloo.ca",
 "documents": [
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   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-Law 26-009 Waste By-law (Regional Municipality of Waterloo)",
   "category": "waste_collection",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://media-003-ca.cdn.govstack.com/regionofwaterloo-018-ca/media/w0jnt00x/by-law-26-009.pdf",
   "summary": "Region-wide by-law governing collection of garbage, organics, recycling, yard waste and operation of Region landfills; garbage bag tag required for extra garbage; banned materials. In force March 2, 2026; repeals By-law 17-007.",
   "discovered_by": "on-garbage",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-18",
   "capture_sha256": "70328ec8eff7fac0e56be24867d6657e6fa1e0f8010b2cb29983d279f3d93580",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-18T15:05:27+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "26-009",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/70328ec8eff7fac0e56be24867d6657e6fa1e0f8010b2cb29983d279f3d93580.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "collection_schedule": "Eligible Locations: Garbage Cart Bi-Weekly; Recycling Cart Weekly. Downtown Areas: Cambridge/Kitchener/Waterloo four (4) days per week; Belmont Village two (2) days per week; Ayr/Elmira/New Hamburg/St. Jacobs one (1) day per week.",
    "sorting_required": true,
    "container_or_bag_limit": "Garbage in Black Garbage Cart; Organics in Green Organics Cart; Extra Garbage only in tagged Garbage Bag; Schedule \"B\" sets cart limits by unit.",
    "accepted_or_banned": "Accepted: organics, yard waste, bulky/large metal items, recycling per Circular Materials. Banned: hazardous waste, electronics, batteries, organic/yard waste in plastic bags.",
    "fee": "Waste Facility deposit fees charged per Fees and Charges By-law; additional green carts $150."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "collection_schedule": "Schedule \"B\"",
    "sorting_required": "s. 12",
    "container_or_bag_limit": "s. 24(a); s. 21(a); s. 24(f); Schedule \"B\"",
    "accepted_or_banned": "Schedule \"A\"",
    "fee": "s. 44.1; Schedule \"B\" Notes 4"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/regional-municipality-of-waterloo/garbage-recycling/bylaw-26-009/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Garbage (curbside collection) - Region of Waterloo",
   "category": "waste_collection",
   "document_type": "announcement",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.regionofwaterloo.ca/programs-and-services/garbage-and-organics/garbage/",
   "summary": "rules page: biweekly black-cart garbage; extra bags need Region garbage tag and black cart present; broken glass packing rules; set out by 7 a.m.",
   "discovered_by": "on-garbage",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-18",
   "capture_sha256": "8553f00372721538ab3a39ff30eadcd8475c716d80ec82c5635c3bc18cae4be9",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-18T15:05:27+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/8553f00372721538ab3a39ff30eadcd8475c716d80ec82c5635c3bc18cae4be9.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "collection_schedule": "every other week",
    "container_or_bag_limit": "as of March 2, 2026, bag limits no longer apply",
    "accepted_or_banned": "Garbage bag tags cannot be used on bulky items.",
    "fee": "Garbage tags: 5 for $15; 10 for $30; 15 for $45; 20 for $60; 25 for $75; 50 for $150; 75 for $225; 100 for $300."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "collection_schedule": "every other week",
    "container_or_bag_limit": "as of March 2, 2026, bag limits no longer apply",
    "accepted_or_banned": "Garbage bag tags cannot be used on bulky items.",
    "fee": "Garbage Bag Tag Prices"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/regional-municipality-of-waterloo/garbage-recycling/garbage-region-of-waterloo/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Bans and By-laws - Region of Waterloo",
   "category": "waste_collection",
   "document_type": "announcement",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.regionofwaterloo.ca/programs-and-services/garbage-and-organics/bans-and-by-laws/",
   "summary": "Waste bans (tires, cardboard, grass, e-waste) and link to Waste By-law 26-009.",
   "discovered_by": "on-garbage",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-18",
   "capture_sha256": "a0d4ae6074fd0d5dd941a37452eb497dc9411ae5bed14d0020cb80996a7dc666",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-18T15:05:27+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/a0d4ae6074fd0d5dd941a37452eb497dc9411ae5bed14d0020cb80996a7dc666.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/regional-municipality-of-waterloo/garbage-recycling/bans-and-by-laws-region-of-waterloo/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/regional-municipality-of-waterloo/garbage-recycling/"
}