Yes, the Sabiston Landfill (in the John and Leslie Streets area of Thornhill), covering a total of 26 hectares (65 acres), was closed and capped in 1975. Prior to its closure it served as an aggregate extraction pit from 1940-60 and then as a landfill. The City of Markham purchased the land in 1983 and
Please contact the City of Markham’s Contact Centre at 905-477-5530 or customerservice@markham.ca.
RECYCLING DEPOTS & DROP OFF CENTRES The City of Markham makes it easy to recycle! Markham Recycling Depots provide residents with convenient locations to drop off household recyclables, batteries, metal, tires and much more. What Can I Bring to the Recycling Depots? All Blue Box Items Cardboard Cell Phones Fluorescent Lights and Tubes Household Batteries
Electronics What Do I Do With Unwanted Electronics? Electronics and batteries cannot be collected with your garbage or recycling – they contain heavy metals that can be harmful to your health and the environment. Electronics are filled with valuable resources like glass, plastic, gold, silver, copper, palladium and more. These components can be recycled when
TEXTILES You can help support others in your community by dropping off all your unwanted textiles at any City of Markham textile donation bin. With over 147 public access locations and 63 multi-residential properties, Markham bins are easy to find. In April, 2017, Markham became the first municipality in North America ban textile waste at
Here are the City of Markham’s rules for garbage: You must use clear bags for all garbage. We won't pick up black, dark, tinted, coloured, or white garbage bags. There is no bag limit. You can use up to 4 privacy bags. See below for more information on privacy bags. Markham's garbage will be processed
Styrofoam doesn't go in the Blue Box or Green Bin! But you can drop off clean Styrofoam to any Markham Recycling Depot including meat trays and packaging. The City has a condenser which is then recycled into other items such as photoframes! Please rinse and collect in a bag until its full, drop off at any of the
The City of Markham collects leaf and yard material every other week from April to December. To find out when we will pick up your material, please follow your Collection Schedule. You need to put your leaf and yard materials at your curb by 7 AM on your collection day. Or, you can put it
Furniture and Bulky Items Broken bulky items are collected every other week on your regular Clear Bag Garbage collection day. You don't need an appointment. Items must be placed neatly at the curb by 7 AM. If you are in an apartment or condominium, contact your property manager. Bulky items include: Couches Chairs Mattresses Toilets
FATS/OIL/GREASE: When fats, oils, and grease are poured or flushed down your sinks, drains, or toilets they enter the sewer system where they cool, harden and stick to the inner walls of sewer pipes. FOG includes animal and vegetable fats, as well as oils used to cook and prepare food. .. Butter or margarine Shortening