WHAT GOES WHERE? GUIDE
ORGANICS
BLUE BOX
Aerosol cans (empty)
Aluminum
(foil/trays/plates)
Books
Boxboard
(cereal/tissue boxes)
Bristol board
Calendars
Cardboard
(2’x2’x1’)
Catalogues
Clear Glass
(bottles/jars/jugs)
Coloured glass
(bottles/jars/jugs)
Cottage cheese
containers
Detergent bottles
Drink boxes
Egg cartons
(plastic/paper)
Envelopes
Fax paper
File folders
Food cans
Frozen food boxes
Frozen juice
containers
Gift cards (paper)
Gift wrap (paper)
Glossy flyers
Household paper
Ice cream containers
(plastic or paper)
Index cards
Juice cartons/jugs
Junk mail
Kraft bags
Magazines
Margarine tubs
Metal lids
Newspapers/flyers
Packaging paper
Paint cans (empty,
lids removed)
Paper
Paper coffee cups
Paper gift bags
Paper rolls
Paper sugar bags
Pill bottles (empty)
Pizza boxes
Planting trays/flats
and plastic pots
Plastic bottles
Plastic
cake/bakery trays
Plastic containers
Plastic jars
Plastic javex bottles
Plastic jugs
Plastic
microwaveable
dinner trays
Plastic muffin
containers
Plastic pails
(up to 3 litres)
Plastic tubs/lids
Pop cans
Posters
Rigid plastic
containers
Shampoo bottles
Soap/cleaner bottles
Steel cans
Sticky notes
Telephone books
Tetra paks (soy, milk,
juice, coup, drink)
Water bottles
Windshield washer
containers
Writing/printing
paper
Yogurt tubs/lids
Line your container with
a compostable bag
All food products
All food scraps
Animal bedding
(hamster/bird cages)
Animal waste
Bird seeds
Bones
Bread
Butcher paper
Butter
Cakes
Candy
Cereal
Coffee filters
Coffee grounds
Corncobs
Cornhusks
Dairy products
Diapers
Eggs
Egg shells
Fish parts
Flour
Flowers
(dried/fresh cut)
Fruit
Giblets
Grains
Hair/fur
Herbs
House plants
(including soil)
Kitty litter
Kleenex
Mayonnaise
Ashes (cold)
Baby wipes
Balloons
Bandages
Binders
Blister packaging
Candles
Carbon paper
Carpet*
(1.2 metres
long/18 kg in
weight or less)
Ceramic dishes*
Cereal/cracker
box liner bags
Chalk
Chip bags
Cigarette butts
Cigarette wrappings
Clocks*
Cookie bags
Corks
Corning ware*
Cosmetics
Cotton balls
Crayons
Dental floss
Dishware*
Disposable mop
sheets
Drinking glasses*
Dryer lint
Dryer sheets
Ear cleaners
Florist foam
Foil pouches/packets
Furnace filters
Furniture*
Garden hoses*
Gauze
Latex gloves
Lawn furniture*
Leather
Light bulbs
Microwave ovens*
Milk bags
Nylons
Paint brushes
Paint rollers
Pantyhose
Pencils
Pens
Pet food bags
Photo negatives
Photographs
Picture frames*
Plastic bags
Plastic cutlery
Plastic gift bags
Plastic plates
Plastic wrap
Pool liners/covers
Rolling pins*
Rope
Rubber bands
Rubber gloves
Scouring pads
Soap
Sponges
Straws
String
Styrofoam*
Tape
Toasters*
Toaster ovens*
Toothbrushes
Toothpaste tubes
Toothpicks
Toys*
Twist ties
Vacuums*
Vacuum bags
Wallpaper
Waxed paper
Wrappers
Yarn
* If in useable condition take to CEC.
ELECTRONIC WASTE
APPLIANCES AND METAL GOODS
For drop-off options please see below
To arrange collection please see below
Air conditioners
Barbecues
Bicycles
Dehumidifiers
Dishwashers
Dryers
Freezers
Furnaces
Meat products
(grease, bones,
fat, lard, skin)
Microwave
popcorn bags
Nail clippings
Napkins
Noodles
Nuts/shells
Oatmeal/oats
Paper towels
Pasta
Peanut butter
Pet food
Pizza
Plate scrapings
Popcorn
Poultry
Pumpkins
Rice
Salad
Salad dressing
Sanitary napkins
Sawdust
Seeds
Shellfish
(including shells)
Shredded paper
Sour cream
Tampons
Tea bags/leaves
Tissues
Vegetables
Yogurt
GARBAGE
Lawn furniture
Metal bathtubs
Metal shelving
Pool heaters
Refrigerators
Stoves
Washing machines
Water heaters
Apartments - call your property manager.
Single family homes - call 905 771 8800 or
book online: RichmondHill.ca/Appliance.
Answering machines
Cables
Cameras
CDs/DVDs/Disks
Cell phones
Computers &
accessories
DVD players/VCRs
Electronic games
Electric calculators
Fax machines
Monitors
MP3 players
Printers, cartridges
& toners
Radios
Telephones
Televisions
VCRs
Video game
consoles
Visit a Regional Depot or
recycleyourelectronics.ca.
For more detailed information regarding Richmond Hill’s collection
programs, please call 905 771 8800, visit RichmondHill.ca/Waste or
download the Richmond Hill waste app.
Scan here to download Richmond Hill’s
FREE My-Waste app for a personalized
waste collection calendar.
HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE
For drop-off options please see below
Antifreeze
Automotive fluids
Batteries (wet and
dry cell)
Chemicals
Cleaners
Cosmetics
Electronic
thermostats with
mercury
Fertilizer
Fluorescent tubes-
Compact
fluorescent bulbs
Gasoline
Motor oil
Motor oil bottles
Oil filters
Paints
Pesticides
Pharmaceuticals
Pool chemicals
Propane cylinders
Syringes
Visit a York Region HHW Depot
or makethedrop.ca.
WHAT GOES WHERE? GUIDE (continued)
REGIONAL HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE & ELECTRONICS RECYCLING DEPOTS
TOWN OF MARKHAM
Rodick Road, South of Miller Ave.
407
MILLER AVE.
WARDEN AVE.
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CITY OF VAUGHAN
2840 Rutherford Rd., Vaughan
14TH AVE.
Hours of Operation
Thursday to Monday
Including Saturdays & Sundays
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Closed Tuesdays & Wednesdays
Extended Summer Hours:
April 1 – October 31
Thursdays until 7 p.m.
CO
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ENVIRO
THE ELGIN
ELGIN MILLS COMMUNITY
COMMUNIT
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ENVIRONMENTAL
NMENTAL CENTRE (CEC)
Community Environmental Centres (CECs) provide residents with a convenient location to
drop off a variety of materials, including those not easily managed through the current waste
collection programs, such as bulky materials, shredded paper and electronics.
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1124
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MATERIALS ACCEPTED
• Green Bin organic waste
• Industrial Waste
• Yard Waste
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Mills
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Hours of Operation
Thursday to Monday
Including Saturdays & Sundays
9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Closed Tuesdays & Wednesdays
April 1 to October 31
Elgin Mills CEC will
remain open until 7 p.m.
on Thursdays.
*Items subject to a fee.
Open to York Region residents only.
Photo I.D. is required
MATERIALS NOT ACCEPTED
• Household Hazardous
Waste (bring your HHW to
one of York Region’s four
public drop-off depots)
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Community
Environmental
Centre
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WASTE DISPOSAL
• Non-reusable items*
• Non-recyclable items*
Electronics limited to 4 computers/
monitors, 2 televisions and up to 6 other
units of electronic equipment per visit.
Please drop off shredded paper
in clear plastic bags.
BULKY RECYCLING
• Metal appliances
• Scrap metal
• Wood
(raw untreated lumber)
• Drywall
• Rubble & concrete
• Tires
Ave.
REUSE DROP OFF
• Clothing, textiles & fabrics
• Books, DVDs & video tapes
• Housewares
• Hardware
• Tools
• Furniture & antiques
Bayview
RECYCLING
• Blue Box recyclables
• Shredded paper
• Televisions
• Computers & monitors
• Cell phones
• VCRs & DVD players
• Cameras
• Energy efficient light bulbs
• Small household batteries
• Refrigerated appliances**
Ave.
19th
• Large loads (greater than
a 14 foot cube van) need
to be delivered to an
alternate site.
For current rates and hours contact York Region at 1-866-665-6752 or visit www.york.ca/waste
Printer is ISO 14001 certified.
For more detailed information regarding
Richmond Hill’s collection programs, please
call 905 771 8800, visit RichmondHill.ca/Waste
or download the Richmond Hill waste app.