{
 "answer": "In the City of Stratford, Ontario, garbage & recycling rules are set by Garbage Collection - City of Stratford, verified 2026-10-28. Fee: Tag prices effective January 1, 2026: $3.90 (1 tag), $7.80 (2 tags), $11.70 (3 tags). Collection schedule: Downtown Core: garbage every Tuesday and Friday at 6:00 a.m.; recycling every Wednesday at 6:00 a.m. Accepted or banned: Please do not use blue bags for waste.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001774",
 "municipality": "Stratford",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "waste_collection",
 "label": "Garbage & recycling",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-28",
 "official_website": "http://www.city.stratford.on.ca/",
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   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Garbage Collection - City of Stratford",
   "category": "waste_collection",
   "document_type": "announcement",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.stratford.ca/live-here/garbage-collection/",
   "summary": "rules page: curbside pay-as-you-waste; all garbage must be tagged (1 tag $3.90 for 85 L bag or 128 L can, up to 22 kg; carts 2-3 tags); large item tag $14, white goods stickers $25/$45; collection from 8 a.m.; downtown core Tue/Fri; landfill $94.94/tonne, $5.10 per bag drop-off.",
   "discovered_by": "on-garbage",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-18",
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   "captured_at": "2026-10-18T15:05:27+00:00",
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   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/9c1472024277ffa3eef3df1f90cb652105ad21dc579ab0496f74eb37cd5d6213.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "collection_schedule": "Downtown Core: garbage every Tuesday and Friday at 6:00 a.m.; recycling every Wednesday at 6:00 a.m.",
    "accepted_or_banned": "Please do not use blue bags for waste.",
    "fee": "Tag prices effective January 1, 2026: $3.90 (1 tag), $7.80 (2 tags), $11.70 (3 tags)."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "collection_schedule": "Downtown Core",
    "accepted_or_banned": "Please do not use blue bags for waste.",
    "fee": "Tag Prices Effective January 1, 2026"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/stratford/garbage-recycling/garbage-collection-city-of-stratford/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/stratford/garbage-recycling/"
}