Recycling Depots & Drop Off Centres
IMPORTANT NOTICE - effective March 4
Light bulbs will no longer be accepted at Markham Recycling Depots.
Drop off at the York Region’s Household Hazardous Waste Depot for recycling.
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:
- Compact fluorescent lightbulbs, household batteries can be dropped at York Region Household Hazardous Waste Depot.
- Tires can be taken back to retailers and garages, find a location near you, visit Tire Recycling
- 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?
Accepted material:
- All Blue Box Items
- Batteries — alkaline only (Lithium-ion batteries go to Hazardous Waste Depot - see below)
- Cardboard, large — flattened before placing in bin
- 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
Not accepted:
- Lithium-ion batteries
- Hazardous Waste — such as car batteries or paint
- Yard Material
- Electronics
- Appliances
- Tires
- Garbage — such as incandescent light bulbs
- Organics
- Drop-Off Centres
Household Hazardous Waste & Electronics Depot
- Drop off hazardous waste and unwanted electronics to York Region 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, 2025)
- Green Bin - $32.00
- Blue Box 80L - $17.50
- Kitchen Catcher - $13.50
- 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.
- Tire Recycling
Tire Recycling
Ontario generates more than 12 million used tires annually. To keep those tires out of landfills, they must be recycled. Tire producers are responsible for collecting and managing tires by reusing, retreading and recycling them.
Car and truck tires are no longer accepted at Markham Recycling Depots (effective July 2022). Tires, with or without rims, can be taken back to local retailers and garages for recycling. This can be done at no charge to you.
Why is the City no longer accepting tires at the recycling depots?
Tire producers are now responsible for collecting and recycling all used tires. Municipalities are no longer part of the tire recycling program as per Ontario legislation. Specifically, the Resource Recovery and Circular Economy Act, 2016.
Where can I take my tires for recycling?
There are over a 100 tire drop-off locations in Markham. This makes recycling your tires even easier. Local retailers who sell tires, like some Canadian Tire, Costco and Walmart locations, will accept used tires for recycling. To find a drop-off location near you, visit the Resource Productivity & Recovery Authority (RPRA) website.
Is there any cost to drop-off my tires for recycling?
No, any retailer that sells tires must allow residents to return tires at no charge.
Can I drop-off tires that are still attached to rims?
Yes, all tire drop-off locations must accept tires that are still attached to rims.
Is there a limit to how many tires I can drop-off?
Yes, a maximum of 10 tires can be dropped off per day per resident.
What types of tires are accepted at drop-off locations?
All car and light truck tires are accepted at drop-off locations. For larger tire types, please contact drop-off locations.
What are used tires recycled into?
Rubber sourced from used tires can be recycled into a variety of environmentally sustainable products including playground equipment and surfaces, athletic field turf and running tracks, landscape mulch, rubber flooring products, surfacing for walking trails, interlocking patio bricks, roofing shingles, parking curbs and speed bumps.