Yard Material

We accept:

• Leaves
  
• Shrubs
  
• Twigs/branches
  
• Weeds
  
• Pumpkins
  
• Flowers/garden plants
  
• Root balls (under 18 kilograms and stump must be under 10 centimetres in diameter)

For a healthier lawn, leaves and grass can be mulched and left on your lawn.
Grass clippings are approximately 80 per cent water, decompose quickly creating a natural fertilizer and keeps the weeds away.

We won't pick up:

• Grass/thatch clippings
  
• Sod
  
• Dirt
  
• Gravel
  
• Cement
  
• Topsoil
  
• Rocks/stones
  
• Animal droppings/carcasses  
  
• Driveway/road sweepings
  
• Tree stumps/root balls over 10 centimeters in diameter and over 18 kilograms
  
• Tree branches/brush larger than 15 centimetres in diameter or longer than 1.2 metres in length

Grass clippings are not accepted in clear bag garbage or yard material curbside. Feed your lawn with them instead! Here are some helpful tips:

• Raise the wheels of your mower to make grass clippings shorter. This means no bagging or raking!
  
• Attach a mulching blade to your lawnmower.
  
• Spreading grass clippings evenly over the lawn creates a natural fertilizer and keeps the weeds away!
  
• Add grass clippings to a backyard composter to create your own mulch.
  
• If necessary, take your grass clippings to the Bloomington Compost Site.
  

Markham recycles real Christmas trees into mulch for our parks.

Please make sure your tree is properly prepared:

• Must be at the curb by 7 AM on your collection day. Please check your Collection Schedule.
  
• Must be free of all decorations, lights, wires, and stands.
  
• Must be unwrapped. No Plastic Bag.
  
• Must be loose. Your tree can't be frozen to the ground or buried in snow.

Missed your collection? Drop off your tree at one of these locations. Fees may apply.

• Earl Turcott Waste Management Facility (drop off as garbage)
  
• Richmond Hill (Bloomington) Compost Site (drop off for composting) 

Markham residents may drop-off leaf and yard material at one of these locations. Fees may apply.

Earl Turcott Waste Management Facility (drop off as garbage)
300 Rodick Road, Markham, ON
905-475-6356

Richmond Hill (Bloomington) Compost Facility (drop off for composting)
1351 Bloomington Rd. East
Richmond Hill, ON
905-773-9876