Dog Poop Belongs in the Green Bin — Not at the Park!
Do your part to protect our environment. To prevent dog poop from decomposing and getting into our local streams and rivers, always bring it home and put it in the green bin!
Did you know?
You can use any plastic bag to scoop your poop (like grocery bags or bread bags — they're the perfect shape for your hand). Bags do not have to be compostable.
To help reduce the amount of pet waste ending up in the landfill, the City has installed green bins in all dogs' off-leash areas. Visit Off-Leash Dog Parks to learn more.
Collected every week on your regular collection day. Set out at the curb by 7:00 AM on the morning of your collection or after 7:00 PM the night before.
Use any plastic bag to line your kitchen container and green bin;
Make sure your green bin weighs less than 18kilograms;
Lid must be fully closed:
Use a clear bag for excess organic material and place beside your green bin at the curb;
Keep critters away:
Clean your green bin regularly — dish soap, vinegar and baking soda works well;
Set out the morning of your collection day, not the night before;
Use a kitchen container or other small bin to collect orgainc material in the bathroom, like tissues, empty toilet paper rolls and sanitary products. Remember to remove all plastic packaging.
Organics recycling is one of the easiest things you can do to help our environment. Keeping organic waste out of landfill reduces the methane that contributes to greenhouse gases.
Food and food scraps
Bones – meat and seafood
Egg shells
Coffee grounds, tea bags
Fats, oil and grease (F.O.G) go in the green bin, NOT down the drain! To learn more, visit Protect Your Pipes!
Soiled paper and paper products
Paper coffee cups (no lids)
Paper towels, napkins and tissues
Soiled paper plates and pizza boxes
Small amounts of shredded paper
Other
Diapers, adult briefs and feminine hygiene products
Hair and fur
Pet waste and kitty litter
For more items that go in your green bin, use the What Goes Where search tool to help you recycle right, recycle more!
You can buy green bins and kitchen containers at any Markham Recycling Depot. To find a location near you, visit theRecycling Depots & Drop Off Centreshomepage.
Exchange Policy
Broken or damaged Markham-branded green bins can be exchanged at Markham Recycling Depots only. $5.50 fee applies. Kitchen containers cannot be exchanged.
Green bins and blue boxes are also available for purchase at these community centres:
Angus Glen Community Centre
Centennial Community Centre
Milliken Mills Community Centre
Thornhill Community Centre
Green Bin $28.50 (prices effective Jan. 1, 2024)
Kitchen Container $12.00 (not available at community centre locations)
Payment
You can pay by cheque or debit/credit card.
Mighty Green Bin
Choosing the right container is different for different households.
If you are regularly using several green bins or clear bags for your overflow organic material, like diapers and pet waste, consider buying Markham’s Mighty Green Bin!
Mighty Green Bin will save you those extra trips to the curb:
Holds up to 100 litres of green bin material, twice as much as regular-size green bin
Tipped into the truck with a mechanical arm – no need to worry about weight restrictions
Secure lid with gravity lock to help keep out pests
Larger wheels make it easier to roll to the curb
Purchase and pick up location
Location
Hours
Cost
Milliken Mills Recycling Depot 7660 Kennedy Road
Friday 9AM to 3PM Saturday 9AM to 3PM
$ 76.50 includes HST.
Get $10.00 off when you trade in one or more regular-size green bins
Before you leave the Depot:
Inspect your new bin;
Write your address on the bin — we'll have a sharpie for you to use
Note — All Mighty Green Bin sales are final. No returns, exchanges or damge/theft replacement.
Markham's Green Bin Program handles food waste, food-soiled paper and personal hygiene products. Your organic waste is collected every week at the curb and delivered to composting facilities for processing. The final compost is then used as soil nutrient by local agriculture and horticulture operations.
