{
 "answer": "The Town of Rutland, Vermont has 2 adopted ordinances on file: Civil Ordinance: Variable Rate Pricing by Volume or Weight for Municipal Solid Waste Collection; Solid Waste (Chapter 179, Article I - Recycling), verified 2026-09-22.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-028644",
 "municipality": "Rutland",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Vermont",
 "country": "US",
 "topic": "waste_collection",
 "label": "Garbage & recycling",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-22",
 "official_website": null,
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Civil Ordinance: Variable Rate Pricing by Volume or Weight for Municipal Solid Waste Collection",
   "category": "waste_collection",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2015-06-02",
   "document_url": "https://www.rutlandtown.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Variable-Rate-Pricing-By-Volume-Or-Weight-For-Municipal-Solid-Waste-Collection.pdf",
   "summary": "Requires haulers/facilities to charge Town of Rutland residential customers for solid waste collection based on volume or weight, per Act 148.",
   "link_dead": false
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Solid Waste (Chapter 179, Article I - Recycling)",
   "category": "waste_collection",
   "document_type": "code_chapter",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "1994-04-18",
   "document_url": "https://www.rutlandtown.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Solid-Waste-Ordinance.pdf",
   "summary": "Sets policy and requirements for designation/treatment of residential recyclables and solid waste in the Town of Rutland; effective 1994-06-17.",
   "document_number": "179",
   "link_dead": false
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/us/vt/rutland-town/garbage-recycling/"
}