{
 "answer": "In the Town of Whitby, Ontario, garbage & recycling rules are set by Garbage, Recycling, Green Bin and Other Collection (Whitby), verified 2026-10-28. Fee: Bag tags: $13.75 for 5 ($2.75 per tag); special collection: $27 per booking of 12 items. Collection schedule: Garbage every other week on regular collection day; Blue Box recycling every week on collection day. Container or bag limit: Four-bag limit for garbage; extra bags require a pre-purchased bag tag.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001824",
 "municipality": "Whitby",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "waste_collection",
 "label": "Garbage & recycling",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-28",
 "official_website": "http://www.whitby.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Garbage, Recycling, Green Bin and Other Collection (Whitby)",
   "category": "waste_collection",
   "document_type": "announcement",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.whitby.ca/services-and-payments/garbage-and-recycling/garbage-recycling-green-bin-and-other-collection/",
   "summary": "rules page: garbage every other week, curb by 7 a.m., bags only, 4-bag limit, 20 kg max; extra bags need tags ($13.75 per 5); weekly green bin; special large-item collection $27 per booking; no renovation material.",
   "discovered_by": "on-garbage",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-18",
   "capture_sha256": "04423c3b5730f48b7652c2bae2753b48ce2e2b016b8d943954bc026a0e020ddd",
   "captured_at": "2026-10-18T15:05:27+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/04423c3b5730f48b7652c2bae2753b48ce2e2b016b8d943954bc026a0e020ddd.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "collection_schedule": "Garbage every other week on regular collection day; Blue Box recycling every week on collection day.",
    "sorting_required": true,
    "container_or_bag_limit": "Four-bag limit for garbage; extra bags require a pre-purchased bag tag.",
    "accepted_or_banned": "Grass clippings are not accepted.",
    "fee": "Bag tags: $13.75 for 5 ($2.75 per tag); special collection: $27 per booking of 12 items."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "collection_schedule": "Garbage; Blue Box (Recycling)",
    "sorting_required": "Use two blue boxes to separate",
    "container_or_bag_limit": "four bag limit for garbage collection",
    "accepted_or_banned": "Grass clippings are not accepted",
    "fee": "Special Large Item Collections (fees apply); Bag Tags"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/whitby/garbage-recycling/garbage-recycling-green-bin-and-other-collection/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/whitby/garbage-recycling/"
}