{
 "answer": "In the City of Victoria, British Columbia, collection schedule: At least 25 times per year, at regular intervals occurring approximately every two weeks, except statutory holidays; sorting required: True; container or bag limit: One garbage bin (80, 120, or 180 litre) and one kitchen scraps bin (120 litre) per residential unit; extra garbage allowed in secured plastic bags ≤15 kg with purchased ticket; accepted or banned: Banned: construction waste, prohibited waste (explosives, hazardous, furniture, appliances, tires, dead animals), recyclable materials, yard waste in solid waste bins. Source: Solid Waste Bylaw, verified 2026-06-08.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-000151",
 "municipality": "Victoria",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "British Columbia",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "waste_collection",
 "label": "Garbage & recycling",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-06-08",
 "official_website": "https://www.victoria.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Solid Waste Bylaw",
   "category": "waste_collection",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.victoria.ca/media/624",
   "summary": "Governs the collection, storage, and disposal of solid waste and recyclables in Victoria.",
   "capture_sha256": "1b6d34a2e1afb789b3b3871dab3f16ecf15476004adc2756e2e7f9b2fe5940e2",
   "captured_at": "2026-06-12T02:48:21+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/1b6d34a2e1afb789b3b3871dab3f16ecf15476004adc2756e2e7f9b2fe5940e2.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "collection_schedule": "At least 25 times per year, at regular intervals occurring approximately every two weeks, except statutory holidays",
    "sorting_required": true,
    "container_or_bag_limit": "One garbage bin (80, 120, or 180 litre) and one kitchen scraps bin (120 litre) per residential unit; extra garbage allowed in secured plastic bags ≤15 kg with purchased ticket",
    "accepted_or_banned": "Banned: construction waste, prohibited waste (explosives, hazardous, furniture, appliances, tires, dead animals), recyclable materials, yard waste in solid waste bins",
    "fee": "Annual fee per residential unit: $190.02 (80L), $211.02 (120L), or $235.02 (180L); extra garbage tickets $4.00 each"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "collection_schedule": "\"approximately every two weeks, with the exception of statutory holidays\"",
    "sorting_required": "\"only garbage is placed into the garbage bin\"",
    "container_or_bag_limit": "\"a garbage bin of 80 litres, 120 litres, or\"",
    "accepted_or_banned": "\"No person shall place construction waste, prohibited waste, recyclable materials\"",
    "fee": "\"An account holder shall pay to the City the fees set out in Schedule\""
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/bc/victoria/garbage-recycling/text-1b6d34a2e1af/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/bc/victoria/garbage-recycling/"
}