Guidelines:

Place material at the curb by 7 AM on your collection day; no earlier than 7 PM the night before

Lawn care services — If your lawn care provider does not take away your yard material, please ensure it is not left at the curb until your collection day.

Bags:

• Use Kraft paper bags
• No plastic bags or cardboard boxes
• Keep bags dry – broken, overweight bags cannot be collected

Containers:

• Use open rigid containers like a garbage can (no lids) or bushel baskets
  • "Yard Material" container labels are available at any Markham Recycling Depot  
• All containers, bags and bundles must weigh less than 18 kilograms each

Branches and brush must be bundled:

• Less than 1.2 meter in length and under 18 kilograms
• Branch diameter must be less than 15 centimeters
• Tied with string not wire

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)

No Grass clippings!

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.