{
 "answer": "In the City of Richmond Hill, Ontario, garbage & recycling rules are set by By-law 18-19 Waste Collection By-law (Richmond Hill) and 2 other bylaws, verified 2026-10-25. Accepted or banned: Prohibited: Non-Collectible Waste; recyclables, organics, yard waste, Christmas trees, and metal items as garbage. Schedule \"C\" lists non-collectible materials.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001731",
 "municipality": "Richmond Hill",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "waste_collection",
 "label": "Garbage & recycling",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-25",
 "official_website": "http://www.richmondhill.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law 18-19 Waste Collection By-law (Richmond Hill)",
   "category": "waste_collection",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2019-02-25",
   "document_url": "https://www.richmondhill.ca/en/shared-content/resources/waste-bylaw.pdf",
   "summary": "Establishes requirements for collection and handling of waste in Richmond Hill; repeals By-law 159-07. Enacted by Council Feb 25, 2019. Possibly amended since.",
   "discovered_by": "on-garbage",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-18",
   "capture_sha256": "31961c80a681e442c8e43fd02df885188f82100cbd9f55f7c6ea456da88a465c",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-18T15:05:27+00:00",
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   "document_number": "18-19",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/31961c80a681e442c8e43fd02df885188f82100cbd9f55f7c6ea456da88a465c.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "collection_schedule": "Low/Medium Density: Garbage once every second week on the Scheduled Collection Day; Recyclable Materials and Organics once a week on the Scheduled Collection Day. Multi-Residential: Garbage, Recyclable Materials and Organics once a week on the Scheduled Collection Day.",
    "sorting_required": true,
    "container_or_bag_limit": "Low Density: three (3) Garbage Items; Medium Density: six (6), nine (9), twelve (12), fifteen (15), or eighteen (18) Garbage Items depending on Dwelling Units; excess requires Garbage Tag; no limit on Recyclable Materials, Organics or Yard Waste containers; Multi-Residential: equivalent of thirty-six (36) kilograms of Garbage per Dwelling Unit per week.",
    "accepted_or_banned": "Prohibited: Non-Collectible Waste; recyclables, organics, yard waste, Christmas trees, and metal items as garbage. Schedule \"C\" lists non-collectible materials.",
    "fee": "Additional Multi-Residential Collection: Owner pays associated costs or fees; if Town Contractor collects, Owner pays associated service fee. Garbage Tags available for purchase from Town."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "collection_schedule": "s. 7.7; s. 8.4(a)",
    "sorting_required": "s. 5.1(b)",
    "container_or_bag_limit": "s. 7.3; s. 7.4; s. 7.5; s. 7.6; s. 8.3",
    "accepted_or_banned": "s. 5.1(a)-(f); Schedule \"C\"",
    "fee": "s. 3.1(f); s. 8.6; s. 1.1(s)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/richmond-hill/garbage-recycling/bylaw-18-19/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Garbage Tags and Bins - City of Richmond Hill",
   "category": "waste_collection",
   "document_type": "announcement",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.richmondhill.ca/en/our-services/Garbage-Tags-and-Bins.aspx",
   "summary": "rules page: limit three garbage items per collection day; extra items need tags, $12.75 per set of five; green bin and kitchen catcher prices.",
   "discovered_by": "on-garbage",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-18",
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   "captured_at": "2026-10-18T15:05:27+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/2c265b8bc9cb73e2931848019132e25ee50361660630f25b26499b49a983d13e.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "container_or_bag_limit": "three items each garbage collection day",
    "fee": "Garbage tags are sold in sets of five for $12.75."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "container_or_bag_limit": "garbage limit is three items each garbage collection day",
    "fee": "Garbage tags are sold in sets of five for $12.75."
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/richmond-hill/garbage-recycling/garbage-tags-and-bins-city-of-richmond-hill/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Garbage and Recycling at Your Home - City of Richmond Hill",
   "category": "waste_collection",
   "document_type": "announcement",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.richmondhill.ca/en/our-services/Garbage-and-Recycling-at-Your-Home.aspx",
   "summary": "rules page: weekly blue box and green bin, garbage every other week, seasonal yard waste schedule, monthly appliance pickup by appointment, holiday rules.",
   "discovered_by": "on-garbage",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-18",
   "capture_sha256": "2b7d412b7e1503f70b9ce17daca1be6d810d1b132b6293e22f58db81802249a9",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-18T15:05:27+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/2b7d412b7e1503f70b9ce17daca1be6d810d1b132b6293e22f58db81802249a9.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "collection_schedule": "Recycling (blue box): weekly; Organics (green bin): weekly; Garbage and large items: every other week; Yard waste: every other week Apr 14–Oct 9, weekly Oct 13–Dec 11; Appliances: monthly by appointment only",
    "sorting_required": true,
    "container_or_bag_limit": "Garbage: limit of 3 items per collection day (bag, can max 125L/33gal, bundle max 1.2m/4ft, or furniture piece); items above limit require a garbage tag; blue box and green bin: no limit on number set out",
    "accepted_or_banned": "Banned: plastic bags in blue box, soil/sod/grass clippings in yard waste, reusable flip-lid containers; e-waste not collected curbside",
    "fee": "Large appliances collected free of charge; items above 3-item garbage limit require a garbage tag (fee amount not stated)"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "collection_schedule": "Recycling (blue box) administered by Circular Materials - weekly collection; Organics (green bin) - weekly collection; Garbage and large items - collection every other week; Yard waste - every other week on garbage collection day (April 14 to October 9); weekly on your collection day (October 13 to December 11); Appliances - collected monthly by appointment only",
    "sorting_required": "Houses in Richmond Hill are provided with curbside collection for recycling (blue box), organics (green bin), garbage and yard waste",
    "container_or_bag_limit": "Limit of (3) three items each garbage day. A garbage item means a bag, garbage can (max. 125L/33gal), bundle (max. 1.2m/4ft) or a piece of furniture or other large item; Items above the three-item limit must have a garbage tag attached; There is no limit to the number of blue boxes or bundles of cardboard you set out; There is no limit to the number of green bins you can set out",
    "accepted_or_banned": "Plastic bags are not accepted in the blue box; Soil, sod and grass clippings are NOT ACCEPTED [in yard waste]; Reusable containers with attached flip lids are not accepted [in garbage]; E-waste is not collected through curbside pickup",
    "fee": "Large appliances and metal items are collected free of charge by appointment only; Items above the three-item limit must have a garbage tag attached"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/richmond-hill/garbage-recycling/garbage-and-recycling-at-your-home-city-of-richmond-hill/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/richmond-hill/garbage-recycling/"
}