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Illegal Dumping

Deliberate dumping is illegal! Illegal dumping can lead to fines up to $2,000.

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Markham's Keep Markham Beautiful By-Law

Markham’s Keep Markham Beautiful (Maintenance) By-Law 2017-27 prohibits the disposing of material in non-designated areas such as parks, public property, ditches, rural areas and vacant lots. This includes all Canada Post community mailbox locations, which are owned and maintained by the Federal Government.

Most illegal dumping is done by residents that fail to take the time and effort to dispose of items properly.

Commonly dumped materials include household garbage, yard waste, furniture, tires and a variety of scrap materials. The City of Markham provides many environmental options to easily and properly dispose of your unwanted material.

Think Before You Throw!
  • Household Garbage:
    • Clear Bag Garbage – there are no limits to how many bags you can put out
    • Blue Box Recycling is collected every week
    • If you missed your day or your materials were not collected, give us a call, we will be happy to help
  • Tires & metal auto parts – drop off, free of charge, at any of Markham Recycling Depot
  • Furniture & mattresses - bulky waste is collected every other week on your Clear Bag Garbage day
  • Appliances & metal Items – give us a call to book a collection appointment.
  • Electronics – drop off for proper recycling at Markham Household Hazardous Waste Depot.

Still not sure where your waste goes? Download the Access Markham mobile app and look it up using the “What Goes Where” search tool.