{
 "answer": "In the County of Wellington County, Ontario, garbage & recycling rules are set by County of Wellington By-law 5942-25 - Curbside Collection (repeals 5670-20) and 2 other bylaws, verified 2026-10-19. Fee: User fee for waste collection recovered through purchase of County user-pay bags; price set by County and subject to change.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001816",
 "municipality": "Wellington County",
 "status_type": "County",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "waste_collection",
 "label": "Garbage & recycling",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-19",
 "official_website": "https://www.wellington.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "County of Wellington By-law 5942-25 - Curbside Collection (repeals 5670-20)",
   "category": "waste_collection",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2025-09-25",
   "document_url": "https://www.wellington.ca/media/file/5942-25-curbside-collection-swspdf",
   "summary": "County-run curbside collection of garbage, organics and recycling for member municipalities: set-out by 7:00 am (6:00 am in some zones), 18 kg max per bag/container, user pay bags, no ignitable material.",
   "discovered_by": "on-garbage",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-18",
   "capture_sha256": "522d911a01c22fff35f51706447657804067975ce86cffaa2a84955cafb299d7",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-18T15:05:27+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "5942-25",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/522d911a01c22fff35f51706447657804067975ce86cffaa2a84955cafb299d7.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "collection_schedule": "Garbage bi-weekly at single-family Residential Dwelling Units and ICI serviced units; weekly may be provided at downtown ICI upon request; recycling once per week from ICI units in downtown areas only.",
    "sorting_required": true,
    "container_or_bag_limit": "Garbage: no limit to user-pay bags; organics: max six green bins per serviced unit per week; recycling: limit two carts per ICI unit; required green bin max 45 L and recycling cart 240 L.",
    "accepted_or_banned": "Banned: biomedical/pathological, explosive/ignitable, hazardous, liquid/gaseous, live animals, sealed drums, radioactive, PCB, out-of-County waste; recyclables accepted: paper, glass, metal, rigid plastic.",
    "fee": "User fee for waste collection recovered through purchase of County user-pay bags; price set by County and subject to change."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "collection_schedule": "s. 4.20; s. 4.21; s. 4.22; s. 4.44",
    "sorting_required": "s. 4.23; s. 4.30; s. 4.45; s. 5.1",
    "container_or_bag_limit": "s. 4.24; s. 4.30; s. 4.31; s. 4.45; s. 4.46",
    "accepted_or_banned": "Schedule \"B\"; Schedule \"C\"",
    "fee": "s. 4.59"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/wellington-county/garbage-recycling/bylaw-5942-25/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Curbside Collection and User Pay Garbage Bags (Solid Waste Services)",
   "category": "waste_collection",
   "document_type": "announcement",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.wellington.ca/programmes-services/waste-and-waste-diversion/curbside-collection",
   "summary": "rules page: curbside placement rules (within 1 m of curb, 18 kg/40 lb limit per garbage bag and green bin, oops sticker) and yellow user-pay garbage bag system sold at retailers/online.",
   "discovered_by": "on-garbage",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-18",
   "capture_sha256": "1206fca9587da13593e9fbd1bf8382fa63d76a725128b3e0249e4958616978d5",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-18T15:05:27+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/1206fca9587da13593e9fbd1bf8382fa63d76a725128b3e0249e4958616978d5.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "container_or_bag_limit": "Each garbage bag and green bin must not exceed 18 kg (40 lbs); items over this limit will not be collected"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "container_or_bag_limit": "\"each garbage bag and green bin does not weigh more than 18 kg (40 lbs)\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/wellington-county/garbage-recycling/curbside-collection-and-user-pay-garbage-bags/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Curbside rules - User Pay Garbage Bags",
   "category": "waste_collection",
   "document_type": "announcement",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.wellington.ca/programmes-services/waste-and-waste-diversion/materials/garbage/user-pay-garbage-bags",
   "summary": "rules page: garbage must be in yellow County user-pay bags; where to buy (retailers or online).",
   "discovered_by": "on-garbage",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-18",
   "capture_sha256": "488ef72d824c09072efb106768252f292cf22940f5f81f0b4fda16dfb189daa3",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-18T15:05:27+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/488ef72d824c09072efb106768252f292cf22940f5f81f0b4fda16dfb189daa3.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "fee": "Charged per unit (bag) of garbage; residents purchase user pay bags."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "fee": "same rate per unit (bag) of garbage"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/wellington-county/garbage-recycling/curbside-rules-user-pay-garbage-bags/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/wellington-county/garbage-recycling/"
}