{
 "answer": "In the Town of The Blue Mountains, Ontario, garbage & recycling rules are set by Curbside Garbage Collection and 3 other bylaws, verified 2026-10-23. Fee: First bag of garbage is free; garbage bag tags cost $5.00; second bag requires one tag, third requires two tags. Collection schedule: Weekly. Container or bag limit: First bag of garbage is free, a second bag requires one tag, a third bag requires two tags. More than three bags is not permitted.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001788",
 "municipality": "The Blue Mountains",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "waste_collection",
 "label": "Garbage & recycling",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-23",
 "official_website": "https://www.thebluemountains.ca/",
 "documents": [
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   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Curbside Garbage Collection",
   "category": "waste_collection",
   "document_type": "announcement",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.thebluemountains.ca/resident-services/garbage-recycling-waste/curbside-garbage-collection",
   "summary": "rules page: weekly garbage/organics/recycling; out by 7 a.m., not before 7 p.m. prior day; first bag free, 2nd needs 1 tag, 3rd 2 tags, max 3 bags; tags $5; 18 kg bag limit.",
   "discovered_by": "on-garbage",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-18",
   "capture_sha256": "32101b25e0a9da8661298b45ecb99aa302130906a59ca4a0d9e0212d7351adb4",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-18T15:05:27+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/32101b25e0a9da8661298b45ecb99aa302130906a59ca4a0d9e0212d7351adb4.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "collection_schedule": "Weekly",
    "sorting_required": true,
    "container_or_bag_limit": "First bag of garbage is free, a second bag requires one tag, a third bag requires two tags. More than three bags is not permitted.",
    "accepted_or_banned": "Blue box: glass, plastic, metal; grey box or a second blue box: paper and small cardboard items; green bin items in compostable bags.",
    "fee": "First bag of garbage is free; garbage bag tags cost $5.00; second bag requires one tag, third requires two tags."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "collection_schedule": "collection occurs weekly",
    "sorting_required": "Recycling must be sorted into proper streams.",
    "container_or_bag_limit": "Collection Limits > Garbage and Organics",
    "accepted_or_banned": "Collection Limits",
    "fee": "Collection Limits > Garbage and Organics"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/the-blue-mountains/garbage-recycling/curbside-garbage-collection/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Landfill & Recycling Depot",
   "category": "waste_collection",
   "document_type": "announcement",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.thebluemountains.ca/resident-services/garbage-recycling-waste/landfill-recycling-depot",
   "summary": "rules page: Grey Road 13 depot, residents/property owners only, $15 minimum scale charge, free yard waste, hazardous waste depot, accepted materials; links 2026 Solid Waste Management Fees By-law 2025-78.",
   "discovered_by": "on-garbage",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-18",
   "capture_sha256": "512b3b23df9f3364d200de47b0a67d6528c73b713eef3c4d96935b35cfb0b80f",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-18T15:05:27+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/512b3b23df9f3364d200de47b0a67d6528c73b713eef3c4d96935b35cfb0b80f.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "accepted_or_banned": "Accepts household waste/recycling, yard waste, bulky items, hazardous waste; hazardous depot bans explosives, flares, ammunition, unidentified/infectious/industrial/commercial/agricultural/Asbestos waste, leaking containers.",
    "fee": "Minimum $15.00 charge; commercial rates; higher fees for unsorted loads; yard waste free; bulky items additional fees; hazardous waste free."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "accepted_or_banned": "Accepted Materials; Hazardous Waste Depot",
    "fee": "Fees and Charges; Hazardous Waste Depot"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/the-blue-mountains/garbage-recycling/landfill-recycling-depot/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Waste Management and Litter Control By-law (by-law page)",
   "category": "waste_collection",
   "document_type": "bylaw_index",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.thebluemountains.ca/town-hall/laws-corporate-documents/find-law/waste-management-and-litter-control-law",
   "summary": "Town by-law page for By-law 2023-69 with synopsis and schedule list.",
   "discovered_by": "on-garbage",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-18",
   "capture_sha256": "ea2b92ae0dd1cbb62df0e3ba0d053672fa0a92bfee6ac73d39d57bf3a2b40c4d",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-18T15:05:27+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/ea2b92ae0dd1cbb62df0e3ba0d053672fa0a92bfee6ac73d39d57bf3a2b40c4d.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "sorting_required": true,
    "accepted_or_banned": "Non-collectible: construction/demolition debris, over limit, over weight, prohibited, unsorted, bulky waste."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "sorting_required": "Schedule \"E\"",
    "accepted_or_banned": "construction/demolition debris, over limit, over weight, prohibited, unsorted, bulky"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/the-blue-mountains/garbage-recycling/waste-management-and-litter-control-by-law/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Waste Management and Litter Control By-law 2023-69",
   "category": "waste_collection",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2023-10-30",
   "document_url": "https://www.thebluemountains.ca/media/11869",
   "summary": "Regulates collection and disposal of garbage, organics and recyclables, the Solid Waste Disposal Site, and litter. Schedules cover accepted materials, curbside preparation and limits, and $100 administrative penalties (e.g. set-out before 7 p.m. the day prior, over-limit bags).",
   "discovered_by": "on-garbage",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-18",
   "capture_sha256": "3be23c1a765bb8b940f87307d0d3b4ee3f21f546be370e7c86359b54b43792b1",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-18T15:05:27+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "2023-69",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/3be23c1a765bb8b940f87307d0d3b4ee3f21f546be370e7c86359b54b43792b1.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "collection_schedule": "Garbage: Weekly; Recyclables: Weekly",
    "sorting_required": true,
    "container_or_bag_limit": "1st bag or container no charge, 2nd bag or container must have one Tag, 3rd bag or container must have two tags, 4th bag or container not permitted; 125 litre capacity",
    "accepted_or_banned": "Prohibited Waste includes Pathological Waste, any Waste in a semi-liquid or liquid form, Household Hazardous Waste, asbestos.",
    "fee": "appropriate fee for that type of Waste, as set out in the current applicable Fees By-law"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "collection_schedule": "Schedule \"D\"",
    "sorting_required": "s. 3.2.1",
    "container_or_bag_limit": "Schedule \"D\"",
    "accepted_or_banned": "s. 1.5 (definition of \"Prohibited Waste\")",
    "fee": "s. 4.1.3"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/the-blue-mountains/garbage-recycling/bylaw-2023-69/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/the-blue-mountains/garbage-recycling/"
}