Garbage & recycling — Markham, Ontario

When is garbage and recycling collected? Are there bag limits or sorting rules?

In the City of Markham, Ontario, garbage & recycling rules are set by Refuse Collection By-law 32-95, verified 2026-10-28. Fee: Special Area Mill Rate assessed on fully serviced residential/multiple dwelling properties; Rural Property Rate flat rate for rural properties. Container or bag limit: not more than three containers or bundles of refuse for each residential property; excess requires approved tag/sticker. Accepted or banned: Banned: liquid waste, construction/demolition material, household hazardous waste, electronic waste, textiles, black/tinted/opaque bags, grass clippings.

Refuse Collection By-law 32-95 adopted bylaw
collection schedule weekly collection of Comingled Recyclable Materials and Organic Materials; Waste Residuals every two weeks; Yard Material every two weeks from April to November on the same day as Waste Residuals s. II.7
sorting required yes s. II.8
container or bag limit not more than three containers or bundles of refuse for each residential property; excess requires approved tag/sticker s. II.4(j)
accepted or banned Banned: liquid waste, construction/demolition material, household hazardous waste, electronic waste, textiles, black/tinted/opaque bags, grass clippings. s. 15(a),(d),(j),(q),(t),(u),(v)
fee Special Area Mill Rate assessed on fully serviced residential/multiple dwelling properties; Rural Property Rate flat rate for rural properties. s. III.1; s. 21
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Establishes and maintains the City's refuse/garbage collection and disposal system: approved container specs, blue box recycling containers, and set-out rules for weekly recycling/organics and bi-weekly bagged garbage. Consolidated to Dec 18, 2012, amended 2017.

Machine-readable: garbage-recycling.json · Official website: https://www.markham.ca/ · Last verified 2026-10-28 · Garbage & recycling across Ontario · Garbage & recycling in other municipalities