{
 "answer": "In the City of Nanaimo, British Columbia, garbage & recycling rules are set by Checkout Bag Regulation Bylaw 2020 No. 7283 and 1 other bylaw, verified 2026-08-28. Fee: $0.69315 Daily Charge per dwelling unit; $0.31925 additional fee for each garbage cart upsize; $60.00 per cart exchanged or additional recycling cart request. Accepted or banned: no Business may: sell or provide to a customer a Plastic Bag; bag provided is a Paper Bag or Reusable Bag.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000084",
 "municipality": "Nanaimo",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "waste_collection",
 "label": "Garbage & recycling",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "https://nanaimo.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Checkout Bag Regulation Bylaw 2020 No. 7283",
   "category": "waste_collection",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2021-02-22",
   "document_url": "https://www.nanaimo.ca/bylaws/ViewBylaw/7283.pdf",
   "summary": "Restricts businesses from providing single-use plastic checkout bags to customers, part of the City's waste-reduction regulation.",
   "discovered_by": "bigcity-depth",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-23",
   "capture_sha256": "1fd3d58db421aad7d9ea9a3437bfebd6bf5dccfb3ff3be7883061dbd69f23740",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-23T23:44:06+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "7283",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/1fd3d58db421aad7d9ea9a3437bfebd6bf5dccfb3ff3be7883061dbd69f23740.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "accepted_or_banned": "no Business may: sell or provide to a customer a Plastic Bag; bag provided is a Paper Bag or Reusable Bag"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "accepted_or_banned": "s. 3.3(a); s. 3.2(b)"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/nanaimo/garbage-recycling/regulations-7283/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Municipal Solid Waste Collection Bylaw 2011 No. 7128",
   "category": "waste_collection",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.nanaimo.ca/bylaws/ViewBylaw/7128.pdf",
   "summary": "Governs curbside garbage/recycling/organics cart collection service, set-out rules and prohibited waste materials for the City of Nanaimo; consolidated 2025-DEC-15 (17 amendments).",
   "discovered_by": "bigcity-depth",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-23",
   "capture_sha256": "8867c58e003a41f8ed208075389910a1a0b4a84fff7846c07d69dc28c794489d",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-23T23:44:06+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "7128",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/8867c58e003a41f8ed208075389910a1a0b4a84fff7846c07d69dc28c794489d.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "collection_schedule": "Weekly Comingled Organic Waste; Garbage and Recyclable Material collected every second week alternating; Add-a-Day System for holidays; no collection Saturday, Sunday or holidays",
    "sorting_required": true,
    "container_or_bag_limit": "One wheeled cart each for Garbage, Recycling, and Organic Waste per dwelling unit; standard upsize of 120 litres permitted for Garbage and Recycling; max 35 kilograms (75 pounds) per cart",
    "accepted_or_banned": "Banned: hazardous, biomedical, dead animals, construction waste, wood, rocks, ashes, oil, batteries, branches, logs, sod, soil. Accepted: newsprint, cardboard, paper, metal/plastic containers, food waste.",
    "fee": "$0.69315 Daily Charge per dwelling unit; $0.31925 additional fee for each garbage cart upsize; $60.00 per cart exchanged or additional recycling cart request"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "collection_schedule": "s. 4(1)(a)-(c); s. 2 \"ADD-A-DAY SYSTEM\"",
    "sorting_required": "s. 11(1)(b)-(d)",
    "container_or_bag_limit": "s. 4(1)(a)-(c); s. 9(2)-(4); s. 11(1)(e)",
    "accepted_or_banned": "s. 10(1); s. 2 \"RECYCLABLE MATERIALS\"; s. 2 \"FOOD WASTE\"",
    "fee": "Schedule 'A' 1.i, 1.ii"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/nanaimo/garbage-recycling/bylaw-7128/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/nanaimo/garbage-recycling/"
}