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COLLECTION SCHEDULE CHANGE
Your collection day may have changed. Check the
collection map on page 2 or use the online address
look-up application at newmarket.ca/collectionchange
newmarket.ca/wasteandrecycling
2018 Waste and Recycling Calendar
Message from the Mayor
Beginning January 1, 2018, 47 per cent of Newmarket residents will challenges and the amount of odour produced when decomposing
experience a schedule change to their curbside collection scheduled in the yard waste trucks. Try grasscycling or bring them to a York
pick-up day. Residents are encouraged to visit newmarket.ca/ Region Waste depot. (See page 3 for information).
collectionchange and use the online address look-up application • Download the ‘My-Waste’™ app from the App Store on your
to check their curbside collection pick-up day, or view the collection Apple or Android device to access collection schedules, learn about
map on page 2 of this calendar for more information on the ‘what goes where’ and ‘report a problem’ feature.
schedule change.
If you aren’t sure what goes where, view the detachable insert
The Town of Newmarket is once again a leader in waste diversion found in the middle of the collection calendar or visit newmarket.ca/
and reduction. This year, the Town has helped divert 67 per cent of wasteandrecycling and use our ‘what goes where’ feature.
waste from landfills. Your participation in our environmentally friendly
programs and initiatives will help protect the environment and Thank you for your continued efforts in reducing, reusing and
preserve Earth’s natural resources such as water and energy. recycling. Your commitment to helping keep Newmarket clean and
green will continue to position Newmarket as an environmentally
To continue with our success, keep these waste and recycling tips sustainable community for many years to come.
in mind:
If you have any questions about the Town’s waste and recycling
• Keep plastic bags out of the blue recycling bins. This includes initiatives, please contact our Customer Service department at
plastic bags/wraps on newspapers. 905-895-5193, email info@newmarket.ca or visit newmarket.ca/
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• Styrofoam and furnace filters belong in the garbage. wasteandrecycling
• Use compostable bags for your green bin and kitchen catcher
and do not mix garbage waste with organic waste (i.e. plastic
wrap on cucumbers).
• Remember to keep grass clippings and dirt out of your yard waste.
Grass clippings are not collected at the curb because of processing Tony Van Bynen, Mayor
Place garbage, green bins, blue bins and yard waste at the curb by 7 a.m. YOUR COLLECTION
on your scheduled day, but not earlier than 5 p.m. the night before. SCHEDULE MAY HAVE
A maximum of three (3) bags/items/containers of garbage will be
collected every two weeks.
CHANGED FOR 2018
Waste collection routes have been
3 ITEM LIMIT adjusted to better balance waste
collection days. Changes take
effect January 1, 2018.
To find out if your collection
day has changed, please visit
newmarket.ca/collectionchange
and type in your address.
Additional bags/items/containers must have a “garbage bag tag” affixed. For more information, please visit
Strips of five (5) tags for $15 may be purchased at the following locations: gflenv.com/municipal-collection
• Newmarket Municipal Offices (395 Mulock Drive) or call 1-866-421-5625.
• Operations Centre (1275 Maple Hill Court)
• Ray Twinney Recreation Complex (100 Eagle Street West)
• Newmarket Public Library (438 Park Avenue)
• Magna Centre (800 Mulock Drive)
TIP: On windy days, place heavier blue bin materials on top to help 1
prevent lighter blue bin materials from blowing away!
Not sure where it goes?
Visit newmarket.ca/wasteandrecycling to find out!
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York Region Waste Depots
East Gwillimbury Bloomington Yard Waste Depot
Household Hazardous Waste Miller Compost Bloomington Facility
and Recycling Depot 1351 Bloomington Road East, Town of Richmond Hill
225 Garfield Wright Boulevard, Town of East Gwillimbury ACCEPTED: NOT ACCEPTED:
ACCEPTED: • Flowers and garden plants • Animal droppings
• Blue box recyclables • Grass clippings • Branches larger than
Markham Household • Electronic waste • Hay (clean, small quantities) 15 centimetres (six inches)
• Household hazardous waste (maximum 60L per vehicle per day) • Leaves in diameter or 1.8 metres
Hazardous Waste Depot • Shrubs and branches (six feet) in length
Rodick Road, South of Miller Avenue, City of Markham • Liquid cooking oil (maximum 4L container)
• Metal appliances* • Sod (small residential • Kitchen and food waste
ACCEPTED: • Pharmaceuticals quantities, dirt removed) • Rocks
• Electronic waste • Refrigerated appliances* • Weeds • Root balls and stumps
• Household hazardous waste • Scrap metal Yard waste in plastic bags must • Soil
(maximum 60L per vehicle per day) • Sharps (in puncture-proof container) be emptied.
• Liquid cooking oil (maximum 4L container)
• Pharmaceuticals *FEES APPLY FEES:
• Sharps (in puncture-proof container) Cash only. Residential loads less than one cubic yard
(9 paper bags): $0
FEES: No charge, limits apply Loads over one cubic yard: $65 per tonne
Cash, debit and credit cards accepted.
For current fees and hours please visit
york.ca/wastedepots or call 1-866-665-6752
York Region Waste Depots
Waste depots are for
Georgina Transfer Station Elgin Mills and McCleary Court
23068 Warden Avenue, Town of Georgina Community Environmental Centres
York Region residents only.
1124 Elgin Mills Road East, Town of Richmond Hill
Proof of residency required.
ACCEPTED:
• Blue box recyclables • Liquid cooking oil
130 McCleary Court, City of Vaughan (Highway 7 and Creditstone Road) Fees and hours subject to
• Cardboard (maximum 4L container) ACCEPTED: • Large, clean polystyrene foam change without notice.
• Concrete* • Metal appliances • Blue box recyclables • Liquid cooking oil
• Cardboard (maximum 4L container)
All depots closed civic
• Electronic waste • Refrigerated appliances*
• Garbage* • Scrap metal • Compact fluorescent light bulbs • Metal appliances* and statutory holidays
• Household hazardous waste • Tires (limit of • Concrete* • Refrigerated appliances*
(maximum 60L per vehicle four per day) • Drywall* • Scrap metal
per day) (Saturdays only) • Yard waste* • Electronic waste • Shredded paper
• Garbage* • Tires (limit of four per day)
*FEES APPLY • Household hazardous waste • Wood*
Cash, debit and credit cards accepted. (maximum 60L per
vehicle per day)
*FEES APPLY
Cash, debit and credit cards accepted. Don’t know where it goes?
Vehicle restrictions may apply. Visit york.ca/bindicator
Vehicles with hydraulic lifts, not permitted. York Region’s online,
easy-to-use waste database
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For current fees and hours please visit
york.ca/wastedepots or call 1-866-665-6752
REMINDERS: NON-ACCEPTABLE MATERIALS
• Place acceptable materials in your blue bin. Empty Please do NOT place these items in your blue bin:
and rinse all containers before placing them into the
blue bin. • Polystyrene foam: foam egg cartons, protective
packaging and take-out food containers.
• Blue bins must be set out at the curb by 7 a.m. on
your collection day, but not earlier than 5 p.m. the • Non-acceptable glass: no plate glass, window glass,
night before. Please note that collection vehicles will headlights, light bulbs, drinking glasses, cups, dishes,
not return for items that were set out late. broken glass, cookware, ceramics, mirrors, etc.
• Blue bins are not to exceed 22 gallons (83 Litres) and • Plastic bags/wrap: grocery, bread, produce and frozen
the contents must not exceed 50 lbs (22 kg) in weight. vegetable bags and other plastic film/wrap items
• Blue bin recyclables will not be collected in any type including non-food and beverage formed or bubbled
of plastic bag. plastic packaging.
• Small boxes should be flattened and securely • Household Hazardous Waste (HHW): no containers
placed inside the blue bin. that once contained a hazardous material, such as
• Magazines, newspapers and cardboard should be motor oil, brake or transmission fluid.
flattened, bundled and tied with twine or string and • Other: diapers, plastic food wrap, wax paper, garden
placed on top of or beside the blue bin for pick-up. hose, rope, shredded paper, tissue paper, paper towels,
Bundles should not exceed 36" x 36" x 8" cookie bags, potato chip bags, textiles, coat hangers,
(90 cm x 90 cm x 20 cm). pots, pans, kitchen utensils, plastic toys, lawn furniture,
• Do not use nets or lids to cover your blue bin. furnace filters.
Maximum Do Not Place
Recycling Items in
Weight
PLASTIC
50 LBS BAGS
REMINDERS: NON-ACCEPTABLE MATERIALS
• All waste materials must be set out at the curb by 7 a.m. on CONSTRUCTION & DEMOLITION WASTE
your collection day, but not earlier than 5 p.m. the night Construction and demolition waste is not collected
before. Please note that collection vehicles will not return for curbside. Please take these materials to one of the York
items that were set out late. Region Community Environmental Centres for proper
• A maximum of three bags/containers/items of garbage will disposal (disposal fees apply).
be collected every two weeks. Materials in good condition should be taken to a
• Garbage bags or reusable containers with contents must not charitable organization for donation.
exceed 22 kg (50 lbs) in weight each. HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE
• Garbage containers must not exceed 125 litres (33 gallons) in Household hazardous waste such as paint, solvents,
size and must have two open, rigid handles and a secure lid. pesticides, chemicals, expired prescriptions, aerosols,
propane tanks, oils, car batteries, etc. must be disposed
• All garbage must be contained in a securely tied plastic bag in
of at a York Region Waste Depot (see page 3 for details).
order to be collected. No loose grocery/kitchen catcher bags.
Bio-hazardous waste such as needles and syringes must
• Do not place broken glass or sharp objects inside garbage
be placed in a secure bio-hazardous container and
bags. All broken glass should be boxed separately and taken to a hazardous waste facility for disposal (see
clearly labelled "broken glass" or "sharp object". page 3 for more details).
• Do not use ties or bungee cords. Disposal information for these items can be found
throughout this calendar or by calling 1-866-665-6752.
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3 ITEM LIMIT
Maximum
Weight
50 LBS
YORK REGION: SERVING SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES #loveyr For more information, please visit york.ca/RegionalServices or contact Access York at 1-877-464-9675
Have a question? Your waste and recycling collection schedule may have changed!
January 2018 Consult the back cover. Visit newmarket.ca/collectionchange for more details.
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
1 New Year’s Day 2 3 4 5 6
Please have all items to
the curb by 7 a.m. on
your scheduled collection
day to ensure pick up.
7 8 9 Christmas Tree Collection 10 Christmas Tree Collection 11 Christmas Tree Collection 12 Christmas Tree Collection 13
Maximum 6 ft. (1.8 m). Maximum 6 ft. (1.8 m). Maximum 6 ft. (1.8 m). Maximum 6 ft. (1.8 m).
Please cut in pieces if Please cut in pieces if Please cut in pieces if Please cut in pieces if
necessary. necessary. necessary. necessary.
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21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28 29 30 31 CHRISTMAS TREE COLLECTION WILL TAKE PLACE FROM
JANUARY 9 TO 12, 2018 on your scheduled collection day.
All Christmas trees must be less than 6 ft. (1.8 m). Please cut in
pieces if necessary. Remove ALL decorations, nails, tree stands and 5
plastic tree bags. Please note that crews will not dig through snow
or climb a snow bank to retrieve a tree.
Garbage is picked up every other Tree pick up Green and Blue Bins Recycling
week on your regular day. January 9-12, 2018 are collected WEEKLY. Guide Inside
Back CoverACCEPTED MATERIALS: NON-ACCEPTABLE
Food and scraps such as: MATERIALS TIPS PLEASE NOTE:
• Meat, fish bones/shells, egg shells • Artificial flowers • Line the bottom Plastic bags are not
• Fat, grease, lard (solidified) • Corks of your green bin accepted in the
• Dairy products • Gum with paper towels green bin.
• Coffee filters/grounds, tea bags • Cigarette butts/ashes or newspaper to It is mandatory to use a
• Corn cobs/husks absorb excess 'certified compostable
• Baby wipes
• Nuts, shells bag' to line your kitchen
• Candles moisture. catcher or green bin.
Paper products such as: • Coffee pods • Remove plastic
• Butcher, cheese paper • Elastic bands packaging from
• Molded pulp takeout trays • Foam packaging food before
• Ice-cream boxes • Dryer lint, dryer sheets placing food
• Microwave popcorn bags • Fruit stickers/labels scraps in the
• Paper plates, paper towels, tissues, • Sanitizing wipes kitchen catcher.
paper napkins, cardboard that • Vacuum cleaner bags
contains food residue
• Yard waste, wood
Other items such as: • Plastic bags and wrap,
• House plants/flowers Maximum
milk bags, wax paper Weight
• Shredded paper (small amounts) • Clothing, leather,
• Hair, nail clippings 50 LBS
textiles
• Sanitary products, tampons, • Cotton balls, ear
diapers cleaners, makeup
Pet products such as: removal pads
• Pet waste, kitty litter • Cutlery (compostable,
• Pet food, bird seed metal, plastic,
• Pet fur, feathers bamboo)Have a question? Visit newmarket.ca/wasteandrecycling or download the My-Waste™
February 2018 Consult the back cover. app for answers to your waste and recycling questions.
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
Winter Waste and Recycling Tips 1 2 3
Please remember to:
• Place items at the end of the driveway/curb so they are visible to the operator collecting them.
• Use proper containers for garbage, recycling, and green bin items.
•D o not place bins and garbage bags on top of or behind snow banks in the winter.
For more information, please visit newmarket.ca/wasteandrecycling
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11 12 13 14 Valentine’s Day 15 16 17
18 19 Family Day 20 21 22 23 24
Collection schedules do
NOT change this week.
Please have your items
to the curb by 7 a.m. on
your scheduled day for
pick up.
25 26 27 28 Did you know:
• Egg shells, tea bags/leaves, paper towels, tissues, coffee grounds/filters,
rice, bread and plain pasta belong in the green bin? 6
• 30 to 50 per cent of residential waste is organic matter, which could be
placed in the green bin instead of going to landfill?
Garbage is picked up every other Green and Blue Bins Recycling
week on your regular day. are collected WEEKLY. Guide Inside
Back CoverTake IT Back! Safely diSpoSe of your uSed
SharpS deviceS by following
theSe StepS:
Responsibly dispose of 1
your used sharps to help
prevent needlestick and Visit any participating pharmacy to receive an
approved sharps container, free of charge.
sharps injuries.
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You Can Return:
• Needles, needle tips
and syringes Place your used sharps into the container,
• Insulin pens needle tip first.
• Lancets
• Other used
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medical sharps
Components such as glucose meters Once the sharps waste has reached the
and cotton swabs should not be designated fill line, secure the latch (double
HPSA IS FUNDED B Y TH E H E A LTH P R OD U C TS IN D U S TRY click) and return to a participating pharmacy.
disposed of in sharps containers.
For more information, visit: Always use an approved sharps container
Visit www.healthsteward.ca to find healthsteward.ca or e-mail info@healthsteward.ca when disposing of used sharps to help
your nearest participating pharmacy. Call Our Toll-Free Number: 1-844-535-8889 reduce the risk of needlestick injuries.Have a question? For missed waste and recycling collection information, please call Green
March 2018 Consult the back cover. for Life (GFL) at 1-866-421-5625 or visit gflenv.com/municipal-collection
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
1 2 3
Newmarket Earth Hour
Saturday, March 24, 2018 | 8:30 to 9:30 p.m.
#NewmarketEarthHour newmarket.ca/earthhour
4 5 6 7 8 9 10
11 Daylight Saving 12 13 14 15 16 17 St. Patrick’s
Time begins Day
(turn clocks forward one hour)
18 19 20 First day 21 22 23 24 Earth Hour 2018
of spring 8:30 to 9:30 p.m.
25 26 27 28 29 30 Good Friday 31 Friday’s collection has
been moved to today
Friday’s collection has been due to the Good Friday
moved to Saturday, holiday. 7
March 31 due to the
Good Friday holiday.
Garbage is picked up every other Green and Blue Bins Recycling
week on your regular day. are collected WEEKLY. Guide Inside
Back CoverREMINDERS: HAVE YOU TRIED GRASSCYCLING?
Leaving grass clippings on your lawn after you mow has many
• Place weeds, plant trimmings, flowers and leaves in benefits. It helps with:
compostable paper yard waste bags or open top • Retaining moisture in your lawn and supplying the soil with
garbage containers with two, open rigid handles. Please nitrogen, which creates lush, green grass.
ensure the container is labelled with a “Yard Waste” • Reducing the need to use fertilizers.
sticker. Yard waste stickers are available at the Newmarket
Municipal Offices (395 Mulock Drive). COMPOSTING
Composting your kitchen scraps and yard waste at home is a
• All waste materials must be set out at the curb by 7 a.m. great way to improve the quality of your soil. Composting
on your collection day, but not earlier than 5 p.m. the breaks down organic material into a nutrient-rich food for your
night before. Please note that collection vehicles will not garden and lawn while at the same time, is a less costly way to
return for items that were set out late. divert organic waste from landfill.
• Maximum weight allowed for yard waste is 22 kg (50 lbs). Composters are available year-round at the Town of
• Yard waste set out for collection in plastic bags, cardboard Newmarket Operations Centre (1275 Maple Hill Court) for $20.
boxes, blue bins and laundry bins will not be collected.
• Tree branches, boughs and twigs should be set out in NON-ACCEPTABLE
securely tied bundles. Bundled branches must not MATERIALS
exceed 4 ft. in length, 2 ft. in diameter, or 4” in diameter • Kitchen scraps
per branch. Use twine only. No ropes please. • Grass clippings, rocks,
dirt, sod
Do Not Place
• Tree stumps, large
Yard Waste in Maximum branches
PLASTIC Weight • Flower pots/trays
BAGS 50 LBS • Painted or treated wood
• Animal/pet droppingsDiscover full service and do-it-yourself
April 2018 Have a question?
Consult the back cover. YOUR YARD tree planting and garden options.
yourleaf.org | 1-888-453-6504
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
1 Easter Sunday 2 Easter Monday 3 4 5 6 7
Collection schedules do
NOT change this week. Love Your Yard N6 Banner.indd 1 2016-09-19 1
Please have your items to
the curb by 7 a.m. on your
scheduled day for pick up.
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Earth Day
29 30 As part of the Yellow Fish Road program, Town staff have painted yellow fish near storm drains in downtown
Newmarket to highlight catch basins that drain directly into the East Holland River. The program reminds
residents about their responsibility to reduce stormwater pollution. Pouring or flushing unwanted household
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hazardous waste into storm drains can harm fish and wildlife, and reduce the quality of our drinking water.
Common pollutants in our storm water include soap, cleaners, used motor oil and other automotive fluids, paint
and solvents. For more information, visit newmarket.ca/yellowfish
Garbage is picked up every other Yard Waste Green and Blue Bins Recycling
week on your regular day. Collection are collected WEEKLY. Guide Inside
Back Coverdiscover
your forest
Own land in York Region?
Let your adventures begin.
If you own two or more acres
in York Region, we’ll plant
a forest for you. Experts will
help you every step of the
way — from funding
assistance, to planning
and planting, to tending
your growing forest.
Your own forest is an
incredible destination.
Contact us to find out more.
Let us help you create the backyard you’ve always
dreamed about with full service and do-it-yourself
york.ca/treeplanting tree planting and garden options.
1-888-453-6504
yourleaf.orgHave a question? For missed waste and recycling collection information, please call Green
May 2018 Consult the back cover. for Life (GFL) at 1-866-421-5625 or visit gflenv.com/municipal-collection
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
1 2 3 4 5
Reminder: Styrofoam and plastic bags Community
do not belong in your blue bin! For more Clean-up Day
information on what goes where, please Information:
visit newmarket.ca/wasteandrecycling newmarket.ca/events
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13 Mother’s Day 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 Victoria Day 22 23 24 25 26
Collection schedules do Newmarket
NOT change this week. Environmental Advisory
Please have your items to Committee (NEAC)
the curb by 7 a.m. on your
scheduled day for pick up. Community Garage Sale
8 a.m. to noon
27 28 29 30 31 Need to dispose of a large metal item or
appliance? Purchase a large item tag ($15) and
schedule a pick up date with Green for Life (GFL). 9
For more information, please visit
newmarket.ca/wasteandrecycling
Garbage is picked up every other Yard Waste Green and Blue Bins Recycling
week on your regular day. Collection are collected WEEKLY. Guide Inside
Back CoverWhat is Lyme disease? What are blacklegged ticks?
• Ticks are small bugs that feed off the
blood of animals and humans
• Adult ticks are the size of a sesame seed
Lyme disease is caused by a bacteria and nymphs are the size of a poppy seed
called Borrelia burgdorferi which • Ticks are found on tall grasses and
is spread through the bite of an bushes in wooded areas
infected blacklegged tick. • They can attach and feed up to five days
Protect yourself in wooded or brushy areas Tips for removing ticks
• Wear light-coloured, • Use tweezers to grasp tick as close
long-sleeved clothing and to skin as possible
closed footwear • Pull straight out
• Use insect repellents • Do not put anything on the tick or try
containing DEET or icaridin to burn it off
• Walk in the middle of trails • Disinfect the area with alcohol or soap
• Shower when you get home and water
• Check yourself, your family • Wrap the tick in a moist paper towel
and your pets for ticks and put in a sealed container
• Remove attached ticks as • Store in the fridge until you can take it
soon as possible to a York Region Public Health location
For more information on how you can protect yourself and your family from Lyme disease,
call York Region Health Connection at 1-800-361-5653 or visit york.ca/lymediseaseHave a question? Visit newmarket.ca/wasteandrecycling or download the My-Waste™
June 2018 Consult the back cover. app for answers to your waste and recycling questions.
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
Grasscycling your grass clippings – grasscycling is when, after mowing, grass clippings are left on the lawn so 1 2
that nature can return the nutrients stored in the clippings back to the soil as they decompose. As clippings break
down, they release moisture and nutrients into the soil. You can save as much as a third of your lawn mowing time
by removing your grass catcher and letting grass stay on the lawn. Please remember that grass clippings are NOT
accepted as yard waste. For more information, please visit newmarket.ca/wasteandrecycling
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Canadian Environment Week (June 4-10)
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Environment Week
17 Father’s Day 18 19 20 21 First day 22 23
of summer Curbside Giveaway
Day: Place items marked
“FREE” at curb between
7 a.m. and 5 p.m.
24 25 26 27 28 29 30
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Garbage is picked up every other Yard Waste Green and Blue Bins Recycling
week on your regular day. Collection are collected WEEKLY. Guide Inside
Back CoverHey Ontario, Paint
you can now recycle at
over 300 locations Pesticides
across the province! Solvents
Fertilizers
Find your nearest drop-off
location at ReGeneration.caHave a question? For missed waste and recycling collection information, please call Green
July 2018 Consult the back cover. for Life (GFL) at 1-866-421-5625 or visit gflenv.com/municipal-collection
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
1 Canada Day 2 3 4 5 6 7
Collection schedules do
NOT change this week.
Please have your items to
the curb by 7 a.m. on your
scheduled day for pick up.
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15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30 31 Blue Bin Tips:
• Empty and rinse containers before placing • Remove plastic sleeves from newspapers
them into your blue bin to help reduce odours and magazines 11
• Flatten cardboard and boxboard boxes • Remove plastic wrap from drink cases and
cardboard
Garbage is picked up every other Yard Waste Green and Blue Bins Recycling
week on your regular day. Collection are collected WEEKLY. Guide Inside
Back CoverWhat is West Nile virus? How to protect yourself when outdoors
West Nile virus is spread • Wear light-coloured,
to humans from the bite long-sleeved shirts and pants
of an infected mosquito. • Use insect repellents
containing DEET or icaridin
• Cover up at dusk and
dawn when mosquitoes
are most active
How York Region protects you Mosquito-proof your home
• Clean up areas of standing water
York Region’s West Nile around your home
Virus Program includes • Ensure door and window screens
larviciding over 100,000 are tight-fitting and in good repair
catch basins during the • Clean up pools / pool covers
summer and using mosquito • Turn over wading pools
traps to capture and test • Empty out flower pots
for West Nile virus • Clear eavestroughs, storm
infected mosquitoes. and roof gutters
• Clean bird baths weekly
• Empty water in old tires
For more information on West Nile virus, call York Region Health Connection at
1-800-361-5653, TTY 1-866-512-6228 or visit york.ca/westnileHave a question? For missed waste and recycling collection information, please call Green
August 2018 Consult the back cover. for Life (GFL) at 1-866-421-5625 or gflenv.com/municipal-collection
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
COLLECTION REMINDERS, 1 2 3 4
™
INFO AND MORE!
DOWNLOAD THE FREE
MY-WASTE™ APP!
5 6 Civic Holiday 7 8 9 10 11
Collection schedules do NOT
change this week. Please
have all items to the curb
by 7 a.m. on your scheduled
day for pick up.
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19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Curbside Giveaway
Day: Place items marked
“FREE” at curb between
7 a.m. and 5 p.m.
26 27 28 29 30 31 Don’t know
where it goes? Visit
newmarket.ca/ 12
wasteandrecycling
to find out!
Garbage is picked up every other Yard Waste Green and Blue Bins Recycling
week on your regular day. Collection are collected WEEKLY. Guide Inside
Back CoverWhat is Household Hazardous Waste? What is Electronic Waste?
Household hazardous waste (HHW) is anything in your Electronic waste (e-waste) is any electronic equipment in
home that is corrosive, explosive, flammable, or poisonous your home that no longer works and cannot be repaired.
and is no longer needed. It should be brought to a HHW E-waste should not be thrown in the garbage as these
depot where it will be disposed of safely. items contain materials considered to be hazardous.
Examples of HHW include: Examples of e-waste include:
• Aerosol cans (full • Paints (liquid and solid) • Cameras and camcorders
WASTE DEPOTS: Georgina
or partially full) • Paint thinner and varnish Transfer Station • Cell phones, telephones, pagers and fax machines
• Batteries remover East Gwillimbury HHW
23068 Warden Avenue • Computer towers*, laptops*, tablets*, modems, keyboards
and Recycling Depot
• Cleaning products • Perfume and cologne 225 Garfield Wright
Georgina and mice
• Fertilizers • Pesticides, insecticides Boulevard Markham HHW Depot • Game systems
• Compact fluorescent light and herbicides East Gwillimbury Rodick Road, • Monitors*, printers*, scanners* and typewriters
bulbs • Pharmaceuticals South of Miller Avenue • Televisions (limit of two per day)
Elgin Mills CEC
Markham
• Gasoline • Propane tanks 1124 Elgin Mills Road East • VCRs, DVD players, radios, stereos, speakers
• Glues and adhesives • Sharps (in puncture proof Richmond Hill McCleary Court CEC
container) 130 McCleary Court Disassembled electronics will not be accepted.
• Nail polish and polish
Vaughan * Clear all personal information from devices prior to drop off.
remover • Used motor oil and filters
Limits apply.
Maximum 60L per vehicle per day.
For more information visit york.ca/waste or call 1-866-665-6752Discover full service and do-it-yourself
September 2018 Have a question?
Consult the back cover. YOUR YARD tree planting and garden options.
yourleaf.org | 1-888-453-6504
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
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Please keep these items out of your yard waste: kitchen scraps, grass clippings, rocks, dirt, sod, tree stumps, larger branches, flower pots/
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trays, painted or treated wood. Please use compostable yard waste bags or open top garbage cans with two open, rigid handles, under 50lbs
and marked ‘yard waste’. Please have all items to the curb by 7 a.m.
2 3 Labour Day 4 5 6 7 8
Collection schedules do NOT
change this week. Please
have your items to the curb
by 7 a.m. on your scheduled
day for pick up.
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20 21 22 First Day
of Fall
23 24 25 26 27 28 29
NEAC (Newmarket
Environmental Advisory 13
30 Committee) Electronic
E-Waste Event
Garbage is picked up every other Yard Waste Green and Blue Bins Recycling
week on your regular day. Collection are collected WEEKLY. Guide Inside
Back Cover5 WAYS
to save
time, money
and food
For many families, shopping and preparing
meals comes with a lot of food waste.
On average, York Region households throw
away $1,500 worth of food each year. Here
are some simple tips to reduce food waste
and save time and money:
1 Plan ahead and shop with a list (check
your cupboards in advance to avoid
buying duplicates) Fats, Oils and Grease (FOG) can clog your
pipes and our sewers when poured down
2 Buy only what you need; bulk buying
or buying on sale is only cost effective the sink, drain or toilet.
if the product is actually used FOG is a byproduct of cooking, which includes:
3 Save your leftovers for lunch or dinner butter and margarine, cooking oils (including deep
frying oils), meat fats, salad dressings, sauces,
later in the week; saves time and money
gravies, shortening and lard.
Serve smaller portions; preparing or
4 setting out more than they can eat is Proper Disposal
more food wasted • FOG is an organic waste that should be allowed to cool
and harden, then scraped into the green bin
5 Plan your week so the most perishable
items are eaten first • Use a small amount of paper towel to help wipe and
absorb the liquid before placing it in your green bin
• Liquid cooking oil can also be dropped off at a York Region
#PlanPrepareEnjoy waste depot to be recycled into biodiesel
Discover tips for planning healthy Cool it, Scrape it, Green Bin it.
family meals at york.ca/goodfood Visit york.ca/fogHave a question?
October 2018 Consult the back cover.
For missed waste and recycling collection information, please call Green
for Life (GFL) at 1-866-421-5625 or gflenv.com/municipal-collection
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
1 2 3 4 5 6
Remember to have all
waste and recycling items
to the curb by 7 a.m.
to ensure pick up.
7 8 Thanksgiving 9 10 11 12 13
Day
Collection schedules do NOT
change this week. Please have
your items to the curb by 7 a.m.
on your scheduled day for pick up.
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Kitchen catchers, blue bins and Curbside Giveaway Day:
green bins will be sold at a Place items marked “FREE”
reduced price for Waste Reduction at curb between 7 a.m. and
Week at Newmarket facilities. 5 p.m.
Waste Reduction Week – October 15 to 21
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
Municipal
Election Day
Waste Reduction Week
28 29 30 31 Halloween
Pumpkins, straw, cornstalks and leaves are collected
as yard waste. Please do not put these materials in the 14
garbage, green bin or blue bin.
Garbage is picked up every other Yard Waste Green and Blue Bins Recycling
week on your regular day. Collection are collected WEEKLY. Guide Inside
Back CoverBinny's Winter Waste & Recycling Tips
To help make waste and recycling pick up as easy and efficient as possible this winter,
residents are reminded of the following waste and recycling Do's and Don't's:
• Do place items at the end • Do not leave items
of the driveway/curb so up the driveway for
they are visible to the operators to collect.
operator collecting them.
• Do bundle items in your • Do not place bins and
blue bin and place heavier garbage bags on top of
items on top to prevent or behind snow banks.
them from blowing away
and littering the street.
• Do use the proper • Do not overload green
containers for garbage, bins, put unacceptable
recycling, green bin materials in blue bins or
items and yard waste. have more than three
garbage bags out unless
additional bags are tagged.Have a question? Visit newmarket.ca/wasteandrecycling or download the My-Waste™
November 2018 Consult the back cover. app for answers to your waste and recycling questions.
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
1 2 3
OOPS! Did you receive an OOPS STICKER with your waste
and recycling collection?
Please visit newmarket.ca/oops or call Green for
WHY DID I NOT
RECEIVE COLLECTION Life (GFL) at 1-866-421-5625 for more information.
4 Daylight Saving 5 6 7 8 9 10
Time ends
(Turn clocks back one hour)
11 Remembrance 12 13 14 15 16 17
Day
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
25 26 27 28 29 30 Check out the Town of
Newmarket’s YouTube
channel for Binny’s best 15
tips and helpful hints on
waste and recycling.
Garbage is picked up every other Yard Waste Green and Blue Bins Recycling
week on your regular day. Collection are collected WEEKLY. Guide Inside
Back CoverLARGE/BULKY ITEM COLLECTION LARGE METAL ITEMS AND APPLIANCES
REMINDERS: REMINDERS:
• Large, non-metal items such as furniture, mattresses, • Large metal items such as appliances, barbecues
box springs, plastic lawn furniture and other large/bulky (excluding propane tanks), bed frames, furnaces, hot
items can be placed at the curb for pick-up on your water heaters and bicycles must be recycled.
regular garbage collection day provided each • Purchase a large item tag for $15 at one of the locations
large/bulky item has been affixed with a large item tag. listed on page 1 and call our waste collection contractor,
• Toilets (with tank and bowl separated) and carpeting Green For Life (GFL) at 1-866-421-5625 to arrange for a
can be placed at the curb on your regular garbage special curbside collection. If a special
collection day as part of your three-bag limit. Extra bag collection is not booked with GFL,
tags can be purchased for $15 (5 stickers) from locations metal items will not be collected.
listed on page 1. • For safety, please remove doors
• Large item tags can be purchased for $15 from locations from fridges, freezers,
listed on page 1. dishwashers and ovens.
• Please note that electronic waste will not be collected • Metal appliances and scrap metal
at the curb (see page 3 for depot locations). can also be dropped off at select
• Carpet and linoleum will be picked up on your regular York Region depots (disposal
garbage collection day provided it is cut up and fees may apply – see page 3
securely tied in bundles weighing less than 20 kg for details).
(44 lbs) and measuring no longer than 1.2 m (4 ft.).
Each bundle counts towards the item limit at the curb. CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION WASTE
REMINDERS:
Construction and demolition waste is not collected at the
curb. Please take these materials to one of the York
Region Community Environmental Centres (see page 3
for details) or donate good quality materials to a
charitable organization.Have a question? Visit newmarket.ca/wasteandrecycling or download the My-Waste™
December 2018 Consult the back cover. app for answers to your waste and recycling questions.
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
Blue Bin Recycling Tips and Reminders: 1
• All materials for recycling collection must be placed inside a blue bin issued by the Town of Newmarket
• Cardboard may be placed beside the blue box if flattened, bundled and tied with twine or string (no tape)
• Do not place any recycling products in plastic bags. For more information, visit newmarket.ca/wasteandrecycling
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9 10 11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20 21 First day of winter 22
23 24 25 Christmas Day 26 Boxing Day 27 28 29
Collection is one day
30 31 later this week.
JANUARY 2019 Your new calendar will be delivered in December 2018
1 New Year’s Day 2 3 4 5
Reminder: please have all waste and recycling Collection is one day
items to the curb by 7 a.m. to ensure pick up. later this week.
6 7 Christmas tree collection 8 9 10 11 12 16
will take place this week.
Maximum 6 ft. (1.8 m).
Please cut in pieces if necessary.
Garbage is picked up every other Tree pick up Green and Blue Bins Recycling
week on your regular day. January 8 to 11, 2019 are collected WEEKLY. Guide Inside
Back CoverWhat goes in the blue box? What
Paper Plastic (empty containers) Metal
Cardboard Plastic household containers Steel containers goes in
• Cardboard boxes (flattened)
• Pizza and shoe boxes
• Baby wipe containers
• Detergent bottles
• Aerosol cans (empty)
• Cookie tins the green
• Household cleaning product containers • Food and soup cans
Newsprint/Paper/Posters
• Calendars
• Medicine bottles
(larger than two-inches in diameter)
• Paint cans (empty, lids off) bin?
• Flyers • Plastic bottles/jugs/pails Aluminum Containers • Food products (all foods, cooked, raw or spoiled)
• Magazines • Plastic plant pots/trays • Aluminum foil (clean, rolled into ball) • Paper products (tissues, paper towels, food-soiled
• Newspapers (no bags) • Windshield washer bottles • Aluminum plates and trays cardboard, newspaper, shredded paper)
• Pop cans • Personal hygiene products
Polycoat Containers Plastic food and drink containers • Pet/animal waste
• Paper coffee cups (no lids) • Bakery trays Glass
• Drink boxes or tetra packs (no straws) • Microwaveable plastic food trays
• Bottles What does NOT
• Frozen food boxes • Plastic egg cartons
• Jars go in the green bin?
• Frozen juice containers (separate lids) • Plastic tubs and lids (ice cream, • Baby/cleaning wipes
• Juice and milk cartons margarine, yogurt tubs, etc.)
All containers must be empty and clean. • Clothing
• Take-out food containers (no foam) Metal lids must be removed and placed
Other Paper • Cutlery
• Water and pop bottles in blue box separately.
• Boxboard (e.g. cereal boxes) • Dryer lint
• Bristol board • Plastic bags/film
• Egg cartons/flats What does NOT go in the blue box?
• Greeting cards (no glitter) Green bin materials are not accepted
• Batteries • Foam packaging • Plastic bags/film at York Region Depots.
• Paper bags • Coffee pods/discs • Medical waste (of any kind)
• Paper tubes/rolls • Dishes/glasses (needles) • Propane tanks For a full list of what is
• Wrapping paper (non-metallic)
accepted in the green bin
For more information visit york.ca/bluebox or call 1-866-665-6752 visit york.ca/greenbin17 newmarket.ca @TownofNewmarket TownofNewmarket @TownofNewmarket
TOWN OF NEWMARKET
@TownofNewmarket
395 Mulock Drive, P.O. Box 328, STN Main, Newmarket, ON L3Y 4X7
newmarket.ca | 905-895-5193 | info@newmarket.ca
INFORMATION THAT CAN BE FOUND
COLLECTION QUESTIONS? IN THIS CALENDAR
WHO TO CALL:
Appliances...................................... 16 Green Bin Collection.........................6
Green for Life (GFL) Basic Collection Information.............1 Lyme Disease..................................10
1-866-421-5625 Battery Disposal......................... 3, 13 Medications, Sharp Objects....3, 7, 13
• Missed collections Blue Box Collection.......................... 4 Paint, Solvents, Pesticides.... 3, 11, 13
• Schedule a metal item or Bulky Items (appliances, furniture, Recycling Guide..............................17
appliance pick up carpeting, etc.)...........................16 Tire Recycling................................... 3
• Damaged blue bin/green bin Christmas Trees................................ 5 Waste & Recycling Drop-off
Collection Map................................. 2 Depot Locations...........................3
Hazardous Materials:
Construction/Demolition West Nile Virus............................... 12
York Region
Waste..................................... 3, 16 Winter Weather Pick Up Tips..........15
1-866-665-6752
Electronics Recycling.................. 3, 13 Yard Waste Collection...................... 8
york.ca
Garbage Collection.......................... 4 Yard Waste Drop-off Depot.............. 3
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