{
 "answer": "The Town of Bethel, Vermont has 1 adopted ordinance on file: Regulations for the Collection and Recycling of Solid Waste in the Town of Bethel, verified 2026-09-22.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-028473",
 "municipality": "Bethel",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Vermont",
 "country": "US",
 "topic": "waste_collection",
 "label": "Garbage & recycling",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-22",
 "official_website": "https://townofbethelvt.com/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Regulations for the Collection and Recycling of Solid Waste in the Town of Bethel",
   "category": "waste_collection",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://townofbethelvt.com/vertical/sites/%7B46C5C479-45BC-4485-9BD0-06530D0ACFB2%7D/uploads/Recycling.pdf",
   "summary": "Requires recycling of recyclable materials 'to the fullest extent possible'; defines collection boxes/facilities, commercial haulers, commercial recyclables and curbside collection for the Town of Bethel.",
   "link_dead": false
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Notice of Adoption of Ordinance Regulating Control of Garbage, Trash, Litter, and Solid Waste",
   "category": "waste_collection",
   "document_type": "announcement",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2020-07-27",
   "document_url": "https://townofbethelvt.com/vertical/sites/%7B46C5C479-45BC-4485-9BD0-06530D0ACFB2%7D/uploads/Trash_Ordinance(1).pdf",
   "summary": "Public notice confirming the Bethel Selectboard adopted an ordinance regulating garbage/trash/litter/solid waste on 2020-07-27 (definitions, owner/occupant duties, enforcement, penalties); this is a summary notice, not the full ordinance text.",
   "link_dead": false
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/us/vt/bethel/garbage-recycling/"
}