{
 "answer": "The City of Essex Junction, Vermont has 2 adopted ordinances on file: Municipal Code Chapter 11 - Regulations of Waste Disposal; Municipal Code Chapter 18 - Ordinance Regulating Control of Litter, Refuse, Garbage, Junk, Junk Motor Vehicles, Trash and Solid Waste, verified 2026-09-22.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-028525",
 "municipality": "Essex Junction",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Vermont",
 "country": "US",
 "topic": "waste_collection",
 "label": "Garbage & recycling",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-22",
 "official_website": "https://www.essexjunction.org/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Municipal Code Chapter 11 - Regulations of Waste Disposal",
   "category": "waste_collection",
   "document_type": "code_chapter",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.essexjunction.org/fileadmin/files/Ordinances_Codes/Municipal_Code/municode11.pdf",
   "summary": "Prohibits dumping solid waste/garbage/junk vehicles on public or others' land without consent; regulates disposal of solid waste to protect public health and the environment.",
   "document_number": "11",
   "link_dead": false
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Municipal Code Chapter 18 - Ordinance Regulating Control of Litter, Refuse, Garbage, Junk, Junk Motor Vehicles, Trash and Solid Waste",
   "category": "waste_collection",
   "document_type": "code_chapter",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.essexjunction.org/fileadmin/files/Ordinances_Codes/Municipal_Code/municode18.pdf",
   "summary": "Requires litter/refuse/garbage/trash to be disposed of in receptacles; places maintenance responsibility on property owners/occupants for litter-free premises.",
   "document_number": "18",
   "link_dead": false
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/us/vt/essex-junction/garbage-recycling/"
}