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Household Garbage Belongs Curbside
Dumping household garbage in parks & open spaces is illegal
- All residents are responsible for properly disposing of their household garbage and their pet waste at their home.
- Deliberately dumping household garbage, masks, gloves or wipes in parks, public spaces, parking lots and private property or along the roadside is illegal.
- Bring them home! Single-use masks, gloves and wipes go in your clear bag garbage and never in the blue box or down the toilet.
- Pursuant to the Keeping Markham Beautiful By-law 2017-27 : No person shall dump or deposit on any grounds or parks within the City any household waste or waste material. A first conviction can carry a fine up to $50,000.00 and could be higher upon any subsequent convictions.
- Garbage and non-recyclable items go in your garbage.
- Recyclables go in your recycle bin.
- Compostable materials and pet waste go in your green bin.
- Not sure where it goes?
- Get your collection schedule online
- Sign up for personalized reminders and alerts
- Try our “ What Goes Where” search tool
- Download the Access Markham mobile app
- Do your part. Stop the spread of COVID-19 .
- Improper disposal of single-use masks, gloves and wipes presents a direct health and safety risk to you, the community and the workers who have to pick them up. Put them in the garbage.
- They are also harmful to the environment, as well as pets and wildlife and put our friends and family at risk.
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