Elgin Mills Community Environmental Centre
York Region residents can drop off accepted waste generated in York Region. View accepted list below for details on what to bring and if there are fees for disposal. To find out where to take a specific item, use the waste lookup tool.
Fees and hours of operation are subject to change without notice. Proof of residency is required.
Hours of Operation
Closed civic and statutory holidays.
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. | Closed | Closed | 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. | 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. | 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. | 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. |
Entrance is located off John McCrae Street
Items Not Accepted
- Green bin organic waste
- Industrial waste
- Hazardous waste from industrial, commercial or institutional sources
- Material containing polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), ammunition, explosives, radioactive waste, asbestos
- Sod, soil and clean fill
- Yard waste
- Vehicles larger than a 16-foot cube truck dropping off materials at the depot
Accepted Items With Fees
Cash, Debit, American Express, Mastercard and Visa accepted.
| Accepted Items | Fee |
|---|---|
Mixed loads of chargeable and free materials: Chargeable materials:
| Loads 100 kilograms (220 pounds) or less: Loads over 100 kilograms (220 pounds): |
| $20 per unit |
| $10 per unit |
Accepted Items at No Cost
- Bicycles (Markham Cycles and Newmarket Cycles are partnering with York Region to collect used bikes, teach people how to fix them and get them back on the road where they belong)
- Blue box recyclables
- Clean clothing and other textiles including towels, sheets and curtains for donation to Diabetes Canada (stained, worn, torn and scrap textiles are accepted)
- Cooking oil (limits may apply)
- Electronic waste
- Clear all personal information from all devices prior to drop-off
- Disassembled electronics will not be accepted
- Maximum 50 kilograms per household per day
- Remove all packaging and batteries
- Household hazardous waste (residential only)
- Residential customers only
- Limits apply (60L of HHW and 20 compact fluorescent tubes per day)
- Any/all containers (including jerry cans) will be not returned
- Metal appliances
- Refrigerated appliances (with CFC removal sticker)
- Scrap metal
- Shredded paper
- Tires (limit of ten per day)
Plan Your Visit
For dedicated/mixed loads of garbage, a fee applies. If your load also contains recyclable materials, the fee applies to the entire load.
To avoid this fee:
- You can circle the site twice; unloading your chargeable items first, then the free recyclables on your second pass
- Separate garbage from the recyclables when packing your vehicle, so it's quicker to unload
- Consider bringing a load of recyclables one day and a load containing garbage on another
- Consider managing additional waste through your curbside collection by purchasing bag tags from your local city or town
