The City of Markham
provides blue box recycling collection to over 90,000 homes and 165 apartment/condo
buildings. With an easy-to-use program, residents can recycle right and recycle
more!
Blue box material is collected every week on your regular collection day. Put clean materials in your blue box loosely. Don't put them in bags.
You need to put your blue box at your curb by 7 AM on your collection day. Or, you can put it at the curb after 7 PM the night before.
Windy Day Tips:
High winds can be challenging at the curb; knocking over bins, blowing recyclables into the streets and ending up in the parks. Help prevent blue box material from becoming litter, follow these windy day tips:
Put your blue box out in the morning of your collection day, not the night before;
Don't overload; keep material below the rim; stack blue boxes if possible
Bundle newspapers and place on top of the lighter items
Flatten and bundle small cardboard boxes (e.g. cereal, tissue boxes)
Write your address on your blue boxes in permanent marker — this makes it easier for them to be returned if they blow away
Guidelines:
Do not bag. Items must be loose in your blue box; bagged material can not be recycled.
Plastic bags and Styrofoam are not accepted in the blue box. Drop off at any Markham Recycling Depot for recycling
No limits to blue boxes at the curb – you can buy additional boxes at a Markham Recycling Depot
Here are some common items that go in your blue box: must be empty and clean, no food or liquids
Broken or damaged Markham-branded blue boxes can be exchanged at the Markham Recycling Depots only. $5.50 fee applies. Kitchen containers cannot be exchanged.
Blue boxes are also available for purchase at these locations: (No exchanges)
The City of Markham picks up recyclable materials. The Region of York processes them. Find out what happens to your recycling once it leaves your curb.