{
 "answer": "In the City of Penticton, British Columbia, garbage & recycling rules are set by Solid Waste Collection and Recyclable Materials Disposal Bylaw No. 2016-29, verified 2026-08-28. Fee: Charges deemed current taxes, placed on tax roll. Tag-a-Bag fees collected at purchase. Collection schedule: Garbage: once each week. Recyclable Materials: once every two weeks. Container or bag limit: Base Cart Program: 120 Litre Garbage Cart, 240 Litre Recyclables Cart, 240 Litre Yard Waste Cart. Excess bags require Tag-a-Bag.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000100",
 "municipality": "Penticton",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "waste_collection",
 "label": "Garbage & recycling",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-28",
 "official_website": "https://penticton.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Solid Waste Collection and Recyclable Materials Disposal Bylaw No. 2016-29",
   "category": "waste_collection",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2016-07-04",
   "document_url": "https://www.penticton.ca/sites/default/files/uploads/bylaws/2016-29%20Solid%20Waste%20Collection%20and%20Recyclable%20Materials%20Disposal%20Bylaw.pdf",
   "summary": "Governs curbside garbage and recycling collection service, approved containers and set-out rules for residential and commercial properties in the City.",
   "discovered_by": "bigcity-depth",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-23",
   "capture_sha256": "465d5a6d1bfea140814755e44ee4066260f91a4bea3ca654f2dafd226c72f294",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-23T23:44:06+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "2016-29",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/465d5a6d1bfea140814755e44ee4066260f91a4bea3ca654f2dafd226c72f294.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "collection_schedule": "Garbage: once each week. Recyclable Materials: once every two weeks.",
    "sorting_required": true,
    "container_or_bag_limit": "Base Cart Program: 120 Litre Garbage Cart, 240 Litre Recyclables Cart, 240 Litre Yard Waste Cart. Excess bags require Tag-a-Bag.",
    "accepted_or_banned": "Hazardous Waste, Special Waste, Biomedical Waste prohibited. Food waste banned in Yard Waste.",
    "fee": "Charges deemed current taxes, placed on tax roll. Tag-a-Bag fees collected at purchase."
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "collection_schedule": "s. 5.5, s. 5.6",
    "sorting_required": "s. 5.1",
    "container_or_bag_limit": "s. 2.0, s. 7.10.1",
    "accepted_or_banned": "s. 12.3, s. 13.2, s. 6.6",
    "fee": "s. 15.1, s. 7.10.4"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/penticton/garbage-recycling/bylaw-2016-29/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/penticton/garbage-recycling/"
}