Recycling Depots & Drop Off Centres
Be Kind and Patient
Depot attendants continue to serve our residents while working outdoors in all kinds of weather. Thank you for your kindness and support.
Additional drop off resources:
- Tires can be taken back to retailers and garages, find a location near you, visit Tire Recycling
- Compact fluorescent lightbulbs, household batteries can be dropped at Markham Household Hazardous Waste Depot.
- Scrap metal items are collected monthly, call us to book an appointment, 905.477.5530
- Use the online search tool What Goes Where tool
- Textile donation bins — over 160 donation bins across the City
- Locations & Hours
Markham Village Depot
Address: 6041 Highway 7 East
Day Hours of Operation Closed for Servicing
Monday 8AM — 4PM 1PM — 2PM Tuesday CLOSED Wednesday 8AM — 4PM 1PM — 2PM Thursday 12PM — 8PM 3PM — 4PM Friday 8AM — 4PM 1PM — 2PM Saturday 8AM — 4PM Sunday CLOSED Milliken Mills Depot
Address: 7660 Kennedy Road
(Behind the Milliken Mills Community Centre)Day Hours of Operation Friday 9AM — 3PM Saturday 9AM — 3PM Sunday CLOSED Thornhill Depot
Address: 5 Green Lane
Day Hours of Operation Closed for Servicing
Monday CLOSED Tuesday 12PM — 8PM 3PM — 4PM Wednesday 8AM — 4PM 1PM — 2PM Thursday 12PM — 8PM 3PM — 4PM Friday CLOSED Saturday 8AM — 4PM Sunday CLOSED Unionville Depot
Address: 139A Main Street
Day Hours of Operation Closed for Servicing
Monday 10AM — 6PM 1PM — 2PM Tuesday 12PM — 8PM 3PM — 4PM Wednesday CLOSED Thursday 12PM — 8PM 3PM — 4PM Friday CLOSED Saturday 8AM — 4PM Sunday CLOSED - What Can I Bring to the Recycling Depots?
What's accepted:
- All Blue Box Items
- Batteries — all single use, rechargeable and lithium batteries weighing less than 5 kg each
- Cardboard, large — flattened before placing in bin
- Cell Phones
- Fluorescent Lights and Tubes — remove from plastic bag and place bulbs neatly in bin provided.
- Ink Cartridges
- Styrofoam (Polystyrene) — Styrofoam Packaging is no longer collected at the curb. Learn more
- Plastic Bags - clean and dry
- Scrap Metal
- Textiles Donate All your textiles
Recycling Depots do not accept these items:
- Garbage — such as incandescent light bulbs
- Organics
- Tires
- Hazardous Waste — such as car batteries or paint
- Yard Material
- Electronics
- Appliances
- Drop-Off Centres
Household Hazardous Waste & Electronics Depot
- Drop off hazardous waste and unwanted electronics to York Region's Household Hazardous Waste Depot
- Address: 403 Rodick Road, Markham
Community Environmental Centres (CEC)
- Drop off blue box recyclables, household garbage and other material to York Region's Elgin Mills CEC location
- Address: 1124 Elgin Mills Road East, Richmond Hill
ReStore Markham (Habitat for Humanity)
- Drop off gently-used items, such as housewares, reusable renovation and building materials. Learn more at Habitat for Humanity.
- Address: 7701 Woodbine Avenue, Markham
- Recycling Container Purchases & Exchanges
You can buy new Markham-branded recycling containers or exchange a broken one at any Markham Recycling Depot.
Purchase Prices: (new prices effective January 1, 2024)
- Green Bin - $28.50
- Blue Box 80L - $16.50
- Kitchen Catcher - $12.00
- Reusable Blue Bag - $8.00 (For Apartment/condo Recycling)
Payment:
You can pay with debit/credit card or cheque. Our depots do not accept cash.
Exchange Policy:
- Only badly broken, Markham-branded containers are eligible for exchange.
- Bins that are old, dirty or have minor damage do not qualify.
- $5.50 fee applies. Maximum 3 bins per transaction.
- Containers can not be exchanged at our community centre locations.