The City of Markham collects leaf and yard material every other week from April to December. To find out when we will pick up your material, please follow your Collection Schedule.
You need to put your leaf and yard materials at your curb by 7 AM on your collection day. Or, you can put it at the curb after 7 PM the night before.
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)
We won’t pick up:
- Grass/thatch clippings – leave it on the lawn for extra nutrients
- Sod
- Dirt
- Gravel
- Cement
- Topsoil
- Rocks/stones
- Animal droppings/carcasses
- Driveway/road sweepings
- Tree stumps/root balls over 10 centimeters in diameter and over 18 kilograms
- Tree branches/brush larger than 15 centimetres in diameter or longer than 1.2 metres in length
Grass clippings are not accepted in clear bag garbage or yard material curbside. Feed your lawn with them instead! Here are some helpful tips:
- Raise the wheels of your mower to make grass clippings shorter. This means no bagging or raking!
- Attach a mulching blade to your lawnmower.
- Spreading grass clippings evenly over the lawn creates a natural fertilizer and keeps the weeds away!
- Add grass clippings to a backyard composter to create your own mulch.
- If necessary, take your grass clippings to the Bloomington Compost Site.
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