{
 "answer": "In the Municipality of Strathroy-Caradoc, Ontario, garbage & recycling rules are set by Bylaw No. 41-13 - Solid Waste Management By-law (Strathroy-Caradoc) and 1 other bylaw, verified 2026-10-25. Fee: Annual collection fees: 35 Gallon $147.00; 65 Gallon $257.00; 95 Gallon $356.00. Collection schedule: Garbage: weekly (residential, multi-residential, downtown commercial). Recycling: bi-weekly (residential, multi-residential); weekly (downtown commercial). Container or bag limit: Automated Collection Method required; garbage and recyclables must each be placed in separate approved Carts; no numeric bag/container limit stated.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001775",
 "municipality": "Strathroy-Caradoc",
 "status_type": "Municipality",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "waste_collection",
 "label": "Garbage & recycling",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-25",
 "official_website": "http://www.strathroy-caradoc.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Bylaw No. 41-13 - Solid Waste Management By-law (Strathroy-Caradoc)",
   "category": "waste_collection",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2013-04-15",
   "document_url": "https://www.strathroy-caradoc.ca/media/zoulat1o/bylaw4113solidwastemanagementby-law.pdf",
   "summary": "Establishes system for collection and disposal of solid waste and recyclables: automated cart collection, set-out not before 7:00 p.m. the evening prior and by 7:00 a.m., acceptable materials, transfer station hours. Linked from the municipality's by-law page; adoption date not read.",
   "discovered_by": "on-garbage",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-18",
   "capture_sha256": "45ebc94e245d8324b2642cdde34f330c73e740789623304c7eed83db0f6599bb",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-18T15:05:27+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "41-13",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/45ebc94e245d8324b2642cdde34f330c73e740789623304c7eed83db0f6599bb.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "collection_schedule": "Garbage: weekly (residential, multi-residential, downtown commercial). Recycling: bi-weekly (residential, multi-residential); weekly (downtown commercial).",
    "sorting_required": true,
    "container_or_bag_limit": "Automated Collection Method required; garbage and recyclables must each be placed in separate approved Carts; no numeric bag/container limit stated.",
    "accepted_or_banned": "Banned: explosives, combustible materials, car bodies, scrap metal, tree stumps, corrosive/toxic material, animal carcasses, liquid waste, biomedical waste."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "collection_schedule": "s. A.1, A.2",
    "sorting_required": "s. C.12: \"separated into Garbage and Recyclables\"; s. C.13: \"placed in a separate Container\"",
    "container_or_bag_limit": "s. C.13; Type of Waste table (s. D): \"loose in a Garbage Cart\"",
    "accepted_or_banned": "\"Waste\" definition: \"excludes: recyclable material, explosive or highly combustible material\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/strathroy-caradoc/garbage-recycling/bylaw-41-13/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Garbage, Recycling & Transfer Stations - Strathroy-Caradoc",
   "category": "waste_collection",
   "document_type": "announcement",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.strathroy-caradoc.ca/living-in-strathroy-caradoc/garbage-recycling-transfer-stations/",
   "summary": "rules page: wheelie bin mandatory, annual fees $147/$257/$356 (35/65/95 gal); co-collection by Bluewater Recycling Association; Strathroy and Mount Brydges transfer station hours; tipping fee sheet, collection maps and schedules.",
   "discovered_by": "on-garbage",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-18",
   "capture_sha256": "33033f8f44090dce341e765a21bb1e1ffa7ae9c740faca9c1940d55ea05ab562",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-18T15:05:27+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/33033f8f44090dce341e765a21bb1e1ffa7ae9c740faca9c1940d55ea05ab562.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "sorting_required": true,
    "container_or_bag_limit": "Use of the wheelie bin waste collection system is mandatory for all property owners.",
    "accepted_or_banned": "Not accepted: bagged household waste, hazardous materials (paint, propane tanks, oil, pesticides, fluorescent bulbs, medications, pool chemicals, batteries, herbicides), pressure treated lumber.",
    "fee": "Annual collection fees: 35 Gallon $147.00; 65 Gallon $257.00; 95 Gallon $356.00."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "sorting_required": "Waste set out for collection is separated into Garbage and Recyclables.",
    "container_or_bag_limit": "wheelie bin waste collection system is mandatory",
    "accepted_or_banned": "Items Not Accepted",
    "fee": "Approved Collection Fees:"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/strathroy-caradoc/garbage-recycling/garbage-recycling-transfer-stations-strathroy-caradoc/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/strathroy-caradoc/garbage-recycling/"
}