{
 "answer": "In the Township of Terrace Bay, Ontario, garbage & recycling rules are set by Garbage and Recycling - Township of Terrace Bay, verified 2026-10-26. Fee: Pay-As-You-Throw $2.50 per garbage tag/can; non-residential timed pickup charged by time; residential recycling free. Collection schedule: Garbage: Tuesday of every week; recycling: bi-weekly on Wednesdays (effective January 7, 2026). Container or bag limit: Approved garbage container required; max 121 litres and 40 lbs when collected.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001785",
 "municipality": "Terrace Bay",
 "status_type": "Township",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "waste_collection",
 "label": "Garbage & recycling",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-26",
 "official_website": "https://www.terracebay.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Garbage and Recycling - Township of Terrace Bay",
   "category": "waste_collection",
   "document_type": "announcement",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.terracebay.ca/living-here/home-and-property/garbage-and-recycling/",
   "summary": "rules page: pay-as-you-throw tags on each approved container (metal/plastic, tight lid); tags sold at Community Centre, library, Esso; timed commercial pickup; free curbside recycling via Circular Materials; landfill punch-pass scale and scrap metal rules.",
   "discovered_by": "on-garbage",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-18",
   "capture_sha256": "bfc6349b0e35c53bd2ed96845360ba1335e8d10c5e79634c496e414abbed1e70",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-18T15:05:27+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/bfc6349b0e35c53bd2ed96845360ba1335e8d10c5e79634c496e414abbed1e70.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "collection_schedule": "Garbage: Tuesday of every week; recycling: bi-weekly on Wednesdays (effective January 7, 2026).",
    "container_or_bag_limit": "Approved garbage container required; max 121 litres and 40 lbs when collected.",
    "accepted_or_banned": "Accepted at landfill: e-waste, scrap metal, tires, clean residential yard waste.",
    "fee": "Pay-As-You-Throw $2.50 per garbage tag/can; non-residential timed pickup charged by time; residential recycling free."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "collection_schedule": "\"Tuesday of every week\"; \"Effective January 7, 2026\"; \"bi-weekly on Wednesdays\"",
    "container_or_bag_limit": "\"a garbage container must be used\"; \"maximum volume of 121 litres (or less)\"; \"weigh no more than 40lbs\"",
    "accepted_or_banned": "\"mercury-free electronics\"; \"scrap metal collection program\"; \"We accept tires\"; \"Clean residential yard waste\"",
    "fee": "\"$2.50 per garbage tag\"; \"users pay a fee based on the length of time\"; \"free of charge to all residential users\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/terrace-bay/garbage-recycling/garbage-and-recycling-township-of-terrace-bay/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/terrace-bay/garbage-recycling/"
}