{
 "answer": "In the Town of Smiths Falls, Ontario, garbage & recycling rules are set by Garbage & Recycling (rules page) and 1 other bylaw, verified 2026-10-19. Fee: Garbage tags are $3.00 each. Collection schedule: Weekly curbside collection for both garbage and recycling. Container or bag limit: Two complimentary garbage bags per week without garbage tags.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001749",
 "municipality": "Smiths Falls",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "waste_collection",
 "label": "Garbage & recycling",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-19",
 "official_website": "http://www.smithsfalls.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Garbage & Recycling (rules page)",
   "category": "waste_collection",
   "document_type": "announcement",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.smithsfalls.ca/living-here/garbage-recycling/",
   "summary": "rules page: weekly curbside garbage by zone (Tue/Wed/Thu), set out by 7 a.m., two free bags per week, extra bags need $3 tags, compost site hours, hazardous waste site.",
   "discovered_by": "on-garbage",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-18",
   "capture_sha256": "e63113e7b2c836fca5a115a16620fcc14e7a5acf33659162e8d699d9c0c8da1d",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-18T15:05:27+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/e63113e7b2c836fca5a115a16620fcc14e7a5acf33659162e8d699d9c0c8da1d.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "collection_schedule": "Weekly curbside collection for both garbage and recycling.",
    "container_or_bag_limit": "Two complimentary garbage bags per week without garbage tags.",
    "accepted_or_banned": "Acceptable materials include leaves, grass clippings and brush.",
    "fee": "Garbage tags are $3.00 each."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "collection_schedule": "The Town provides weekly curbside collection for both garbage and recycling",
    "container_or_bag_limit": "two complimentary garbage bags per week without garbage tags",
    "accepted_or_banned": "Acceptable materials include leaves, grass clippings and brush",
    "fee": "Garbage tags are $3.00 each"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/smiths-falls/garbage-recycling/garbage-recycling/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Waste By-law No. 8660-2014 (amending By-law 8392-2011)",
   "category": "waste_collection",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2014-03-03",
   "document_url": "https://media-003-ca.cdn.govstack.com/smithsfalls-ca/media/2yqpnej4/waste-by-law-8660-2014.pdf",
   "summary": "Town of Smiths Falls by-law regulating management, collection, removal and disposal of waste; 2014 amendment to By-law 8392-2011 with set fines (e.g. $60 removing recycling, $20 recyclables in garbage). Image PDF, OCR'd.",
   "discovered_by": "on-garbage",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-18",
   "capture_sha256": "dacb56c48054d3e8c605de33c18b38889d6080bc40411cfec6a9d0217f05be99",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-18T15:05:27+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "8660-2014",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/dacb56c48054d3e8c605de33c18b38889d6080bc40411cfec6a9d0217f05be99.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "collection_schedule": "Recycling: bi-weekly collection; garbage: collection days/frequency determined by the Town",
    "sorting_required": true,
    "container_or_bag_limit": "two (2) items for collection per dwelling; excess items must be tagged",
    "accepted_or_banned": "Banned: clean fill, hazardous waste, industrial/commercial/institutional waste, liquids, building waste, frozen material, carcasses, boulders; recycling excludes plastic bags and Styrofoam.",
    "fee": "$2.00 per item for excess items placed for collection"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "collection_schedule": "s. 2.6; s. 3.2",
    "sorting_required": "s. 6.1",
    "container_or_bag_limit": "s. 5.4",
    "accepted_or_banned": "s. 3.1; s. 2.6",
    "fee": "Schedule \"A\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/smiths-falls/garbage-recycling/bylaw-8660-2014/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/smiths-falls/garbage-recycling/"
}