York Region dump
York Region dump: hours, fees and what it takes
York Region’s McCleary Court and Elgin Mills centres take garbage, concrete, drywall and wood for a fee, and electronics, scrap metal and household hazardous waste at no cost.
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Where is the York Region dump?
The York Region dump is York Region’s Community Environmental Centres: McCleary Court, at 130 McCleary Court in Vaughan, and Elgin Mills, at 1124 Elgin Mills Road East in Richmond Hill. Both are open Wednesday to Saturday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and Sunday, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. In 2026, a load of up to 100 kg with anything York charges for in it costs $11 source [10], and a load over 100 kg costs $180 source [10] a tonne. Pay in cash, by debit, or with American Express, Mastercard or Visa. Bring proof of residency: York takes waste generated in York Region.
The York Region dump: the facts
- Sites
- McCleary Court, 130 McCleary Court, Vaughan; Elgin Mills, 1124 Elgin Mills Road East, Richmond Hill
- Hours
- Wednesday to Saturday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Sunday, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
- Closed
- Monday, Tuesday, and civic and statutory holidays
- Payment
- Cash, debit, American Express, Mastercard or Visa
- Charged by
- A flat charge up to 100 kg, then by the tonne
- Proof
- Proof of residency; waste generated in York Region
- Not accepted
- Soil, clean fill, gravel and sand; asbestos; green bin waste; hazardous waste from businesses; yard waste at Elgin Mills
- Hours and fees checked
- 3 November 2026
Where are York Region’s waste depots?
York Region runs waste depots in Vaughan, Richmond Hill, Georgina, Markham and East Gwillimbury, where residents can drop off garbage, recycling, yard waste, electronics and other waste generated in York Region.
For a question about a depot, call Access York at 1-877-464-9675.
| Site | Street | Household garbage |
|---|---|---|
| McCleary Court Community Environmental Centre | 130 McCleary Court, Vaughan | Taken, for a fee |
| Elgin Mills Community Environmental Centre | 1124 Elgin Mills Road East, Richmond Hill | Taken, for a fee |
| Georgina Transfer Station | 23068 Warden Avenue, Georgina | Taken, for a fee |
| York’s Markham Household Hazardous Waste Depot | 430 Rodick Road, Markham | Not taken |
| East Gwillimbury Household Hazardous Waste and Recycling Depot | 225 Garfield Wright Boulevard, East Gwillimbury | Not taken |
McCleary Court Community Environmental Centre
At McCleary Court, yard waste goes in for a fee: kraft paper yard bags are fine, but yard waste in plastic bags has to be emptied out at the depot. Blue box recycling goes in at no cost.
The centre is at 130 McCleary Court, Vaughan. An onsite camera shows the traffic there before you set out, with a new picture every three minutes.
Elgin Mills Community Environmental Centre
Elgin Mills is at 1124 Elgin Mills Road East, Richmond Hill, and cars now turn in from John McCrae Street, a little west of the City’s Operations Centre. A vehicle over the size of a 16-foot cube truck can’t unload there. Elgin Mills takes no yard waste.
Richmond Hill residents can bring textiles, recycling, building materials, appliances and metal goods to Elgin Mills, the City says, and York takes regular garbage there too, for a fee. The centre’s onsite camera feed refreshes every three minutes.
Markham’s recycling depots
| Depot | Open | Closed |
|---|---|---|
| Markham Village, 6041 Highway 7 East | Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Thursday, noon to 8 p.m. | Tuesday and Sunday |
| Thornhill, 5 Green Lane | Tuesday and Thursday, noon to 8 p.m., closed 3 to 4 p.m. for servicing; Wednesday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., closed 1 to 2 p.m.; Saturday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. | Monday, Friday and Sunday |
| Unionville, 139A Main Street | Monday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., closed 1 to 2 p.m. for servicing; Tuesday and Thursday, noon to 8 p.m., closed 3 to 4 p.m.; Saturday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. | Wednesday, Friday and Sunday |
The City of Markham runs its own recycling depots: Markham Village, at 6041 Highway 7 East; Milliken Mills, at 7660 Kennedy Road, behind the Milliken Mills Community Centre; Thornhill, at 5 Green Lane; and Unionville, at 139A Main Street. Each takes electronics, scrap metal, textiles, ink cartridges and alkaline batteries, and no garbage, hazardous waste, yard material, appliances, tires, organics or blue box items.
Electronics go in at no charge, with four computers and two TVs at most each visit. Smaller metal items can go to any of the depots.
York Region dump hours
From Wednesday to Sunday, McCleary Court and Elgin Mills take loads starting at 8:30 a.m.; they close at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday and at 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, and stay shut on Monday and Tuesday.
York’s Markham Household Hazardous Waste Depot opens Monday and Thursday through Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., on Sunday from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., and it is shut on Tuesday and Wednesday. The East Gwillimbury Household Hazardous Waste and Recycling Depot is open Monday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with Sunday from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., and Tuesday and Wednesday closed.
Every York site is closed on civic and statutory holidays, and York says its fees and hours can change without notice.
| Site | Open | Closed |
|---|---|---|
| McCleary Court Community Environmental Centre | Wednesday to Saturday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Sunday, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. | Monday, Tuesday and holidays |
| Elgin Mills Community Environmental Centre | Wednesday to Saturday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Sunday, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. | Monday, Tuesday and holidays |
| York’s Markham Household Hazardous Waste Depot | Monday and Thursday to Saturday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Sunday, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. | Tuesday, Wednesday and holidays |
| East Gwillimbury Household Hazardous Waste and Recycling Depot | Monday and Thursday to Saturday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Sunday, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. | Tuesday, Wednesday and holidays |
How much does the York Region dump cost?
York charges $11 source [10] in 2026 for any load of 100 kg or less that holds something it charges for, and $180 source [10] a tonne for a heavier load. Bring garbage and recycling in one load and the whole load pays, and no HST is added.
A fridge, freezer or air conditioner without a CFC removal sticker costs $20 source [10] each, and goes in free with one. Newer appliances with coolant carry a further fee to remove the coolant.
A business can bring garbage, wood, drywall and concrete to McCleary Court and Elgin Mills at the same 2026 rates, and yard waste to McCleary Court and the Georgina Transfer Station. A large metal appliance with a CFC sticker costs a business $10 source [10].
A load of nothing but free items, such as blue box recycling, electronics, scrap metal and household hazardous waste, pays no fee.
| What you bring | What it costs |
|---|---|
| A load up to 100 kg with anything York charges for in it | $11 source [10] |
| A load over 100 kg | $180 source [10] a tonne |
| Garbage, concrete, drywall and untreated wood | Charged by weight, at McCleary Court and Elgin Mills |
| Yard waste | Charged by weight, at McCleary Court and the Georgina Transfer Station |
| A fridge, freezer or air conditioner without a CFC removal sticker | $20 source [10] each |
| The same, with a CFC removal sticker | Free |
| A newer appliance with coolant | A further fee to remove the coolant |
| A large metal appliance with a CFC sticker, from a business | $10 source [10] each |
| A load of only free items | Free |
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What can you take to the York Region dump?
Garbage, concrete, drywall and untreated wood are charged at McCleary Court and Elgin Mills. Brick, asphalt, painted or treated wood, building materials, carpet, toilets, mattresses and box springs and furniture go in as garbage, for the same fee. Yard waste goes in for a fee at McCleary Court and the Georgina Transfer Station.
Scrap metal is taken at McCleary Court, Elgin Mills, the East Gwillimbury depot and the Georgina Transfer Station, free of charge, and metal appliances go in free at McCleary Court, Elgin Mills and the East Gwillimbury depot. Right now, residents can bring car and light-truck tires, on or off the rim, 10 a day, to McCleary Court, Elgin Mills and the Georgina Transfer Station, free.
Household hazardous waste is free from residents, up to 60 litres and 20 fluorescent tubes a day: paint, propane cylinders, three a day with the regulators taken off, batteries and car batteries, gasoline, motor oil and filters, pool chemicals, medications, and needles in a puncture-proof container. Cooking oil goes in a tightly sealed container, 4 litres a day at most, at McCleary Court, Elgin Mills, the East Gwillimbury depot and York’s Markham Household Hazardous Waste Depot.
Blue box recycling and shredded paper go in free at McCleary Court and Elgin Mills, and clothing and textiles are accepted at every York waste depot except York’s Markham Household Hazardous Waste Depot. Loads of soil, clean fill, gravel or sand aren’t accepted at any York depot, and neither are asbestos, green bin waste, hazardous or industrial waste from businesses, PCBs, ammunition, explosives or radioactive waste.
| What you have | At York’s depots |
|---|---|
| Concrete | Charged; hardened, with no rebar, and kept apart from asphalt and brick |
| Drywall | Charged; painted or nailed drywall kept apart from clean drywall |
| Untreated wood | Charged; screws and nails can stay in |
| Painted, treated or stained wood; brick; asphalt; building materials | Charged, as garbage |
| Carpet, toilets, mattresses and box springs, furniture | Charged, as garbage |
| Yard waste | Charged, at McCleary Court and the Georgina Transfer Station; not at Elgin Mills |
| Scrap metal | Free, at McCleary Court, Elgin Mills, the East Gwillimbury depot and the Georgina Transfer Station |
| Metal appliances | Free, at McCleary Court, Elgin Mills and the East Gwillimbury depot |
| Car and light-truck tires, on or off the rim | Free for residents, 10 a day, at McCleary Court, Elgin Mills and the Georgina Transfer Station |
| Household hazardous waste | Free for residents, 60 litres and 20 fluorescent tubes a day |
| Propane cylinders | Free for residents, three a day, regulators off |
| Electronics | Free for residents, 50 kg a household a day, two TVs a visit |
| Cooking oil | Free, 4 litres a day, sealed, at McCleary Court, Elgin Mills, the East Gwillimbury depot and York’s Markham Household Hazardous Waste Depot |
| Blue box recycling; shredded paper | Free, at McCleary Court and Elgin Mills |
| Clothing and textiles | Free, at every York depot but York’s Markham Household Hazardous Waste Depot |
| Soil, clean fill, gravel and sand | Not accepted |
| Asbestos; green bin waste; business hazardous waste | Not accepted |
Electronics recycling at the York Region dump
In Markham, electronic waste goes in free at York’s Markham Household Hazardous Waste Depot, 430 Rodick Road, and at the City’s own recycling depots.
Every York waste depot takes residents’ electronic waste, free, up to 50 kg a household a day, with two TVs at most a visit. A device has to come in whole, with its packaging and batteries out and its personal data cleared by a factory reset.
York’s list includes cameras, cell phones and telephones, computer towers, keyboards, laptops and modems, DVD players, radios, stereos and speakers, monitors, printers and scanners, and TVs. An air conditioner goes in as a refrigerated appliance, and a lawn mower as scrap metal.
In Aurora, the Town also takes electronics at Town Hall, 100 John West Way, and the Aurora Community Centre, 1 Community Centre Lane, with TVs up to 32 inches.
Before you go to a York Region waste depot
Bring proof of a York Region home: the depots take residents’ waste generated in York Region.
Pack your garbage apart from your recyclables. To keep the free things free, unload what York charges for first and circle the site again with the free recyclables, or bring the recyclables on another day.
Household hazardous waste comes in its original or a clearly labelled container, sealed, with nothing mixed together, and the containers stay at the depot. York weighs a vehicle only to work out how much waste it is leaving.
Is there a dump in Markham, Vaughan, Richmond Hill, Aurora or Newmarket?
York Region takes household garbage at its McCleary Court Community Environmental Centre, 130 McCleary Court in Vaughan, and its Elgin Mills Community Environmental Centre, 1124 Elgin Mills Road East in Richmond Hill. At 430 Rodick Road, York’s Markham Household Hazardous Waste Depot takes household hazardous waste and electronics, and the East Gwillimbury depot takes those, blue box recycling and scrap metal; neither takes garbage.
In Markham, the City points residents to York’s Elgin Mills centre for household garbage and blue box recycling. The City of Vaughan calls McCleary Court “The Vaughan location”, by Creditstone Road and Highway 7, and Woodbridge is in the City of Vaughan.
The City of Richmond Hill names Elgin Mills as the place its residents drop off materials. In Aurora, the Town says construction and demolition waste currently goes to York’s depots as garbage, for a fee, and it names York’s East Gwillimbury depot for electronics and batteries.
The Town of Newmarket says construction waste can go to the Georgina Transfer Station or a York Community Environmental Centre, with fees, and large items and scrap metal to select York depots.
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How many kilograms is your load?
York charges one flat amount for a load up to 100 kg, and a heavier load by the tonne. Tell our free calculator what is in the pile and how big it is, and it gives you an estimated weight for your load.
The York Region dump: common questions
Is the York Region dump open on Sundays and holidays?
On Sundays, yes: McCleary Court and Elgin Mills take loads from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., and so do York’s Markham Household Hazardous Waste Depot and the East Gwillimbury depot, which take no garbage. Every York site is closed on civic and statutory holidays.
What can you drop off for free at the York Region dump?
At McCleary Court and Elgin Mills, blue box recycling and shredded paper, electronics, household hazardous waste, scrap metal, metal appliances, fridges with a CFC removal sticker, tires and cooking oil go in at no cost, within York’s limits: 50 kg of electronics, 60 litres of household hazardous waste, 10 tires and 4 litres of cooking oil a day, from residents. Clothing and textiles are taken free too, and a load of only free items pays nothing.
Is there a dump in Thornhill?
The City of Markham’s Thornhill Depot, at 5 Green Lane, is a recycling depot: it takes textiles, scrap metal, electronics, ink cartridges and alkaline batteries, but no garbage. It opens Tuesday and Thursday from noon to 8 p.m., closed 3 to 4 p.m. for servicing; Wednesday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., closed 1 to 2 p.m.; and Saturday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. For household garbage, York’s Elgin Mills and McCleary Court centres take loads Wednesday to Saturday between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., and Sunday between 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.
Where can Markham residents take tires?
Right now, to McCleary Court, Elgin Mills or the Georgina Transfer Station: York Region residents can drop off passenger and light-truck tires there free, on or off the rim, 10 a day. The City of Markham’s own recycling depots stopped taking car and truck tires in July 2022.
Can you take scrap metal to the York Region dump?
Yes, free. York’s list includes barbecues, dishwashers, dryers, furnaces with the filters out, hot water tanks, lawnmowers drained of fluids, metal bathtubs, stoves, washing machines and microwaves. Compressed gas cylinders, tools still holding fluids, light ballasts, and smoke and carbon monoxide alarms aren’t taken as scrap metal. The City of Markham’s depots take smaller metal items.
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Reviewed November 2026Kenan Sljoka
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