Bindicator
If you are looking for information about Waste Depots in York Region please visit, York.ca/WasteDepots, or if you are looking for Household Hazardous Waste information please visit York.ca/HHW. You can also download our Waste Management Guide.
Enter the item you no longer need or select a category and Bindicator will find the best options for where it should go.
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Blue Box
If your community uses carts, old blue boxes can be used for storage or repurposed for other uses around your home and garden.
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Epipen
This item is household hazardous waste. It can be returned to a participating pharmacy or a York Region household hazardous waste depot (HHW) for safe disposal. For a list of participating pharmacies go to https://healthsteward.ca/consumers/returning-medical-sharps/ Please place the items in a sealed puncture-proof container before dropping them off.
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Lancets
This item is household hazardous waste. It can be returned to a participating pharmacy or a York Region Household Hazardous Waste Depot for safe disposal. For participating pharmacies please go to: https://healthsteward.ca/consumers/returning-medical-sharps/ Please place the items in a sealed puncture-proof container before dropping them off. Check the facility details page for your chosen drop-off location for container requirements.
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Black Plastic
Please place this item in the blue box. Please empty. No food residue. Circular Materials is now responsible for curbside recycling. Please visit Circularmaterials.ca for more information. This item is also accepted for recycling at select York Region Waste Depots.
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Needle
This item is household hazardous waste. It can be returned to a participating pharmacy or a York Region Household Hazardous Waste Depot for safe disposal. For a list of participating pharmacies go to: https://healthsteward.ca/consumers/returning-medical-sharps/ Please place the items in a sealed puncture-proof container before dropping them off.
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Muffin Wrapper 100% Paper
Please place this item in the blue bin.
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Bicycle
Items in good condition can be donated to charity at select donation centres. Acceptance of items is at the discretion of the charity. Damaged items can be recycled as scrap metal at select York Region Waste Facilities. Curbside collection may also be available. Check with your local municipality for more information. York Region is partnering with Markham Cycles Recycle to Ride | York Region to collect used bikes, teach people how to fix them and get them back on the road where they belong. Donate your used bikes at Elgin Mills Community Environmental Centre or McCleary Court Community Environmental Centre.
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Electric Toothbrush
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Welding Acetylene Tank
This item is household hazardous waste (HHW) and is accepted if it is a small, home sized cannister.
Large tanks (i.e. 4ft tall) requires special handing. Homeowners are advised to seek a qualified company to handle this material. It is not accepted at a York Region Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) depot.
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Gasoline
This item is Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) and can be taken to a HHW depot for proper recycling and disposal. Gasoline should be in a CSA approved sealed container suitable for transporting fuels, such as a jerry can. Containers are not returnable. Do not mix products. Limits: York Region residents only may drop off up to 60L of HHW and 20 fluorescent tubes per day at York Region HHW Depots.
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