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.
Enter the item you no longer need or select a category and Bindicator will find the best options for where it should go.
Fibre-based packages made from materials other than 100% paper cannot be processed through the Region’s Green Bin program including sugarcane/bagasse packaging. Please place this item in the garbage.
Items in good condition can be donated. Broken items are garbage. Contact your local ophthalmologist, optician or optometrist to see if they collect used eyeglasses.
Eyeglasses are also collected through a partnership between Goodwill of Greater Toronto and the Maple Lions Club. Eyeglasses are sorted by Lions Club volunteers and distributed to people in need in developing countries through the Lions Recycle for Sight program.
Visit the Lion Clubs International website to learn more:
https://www.lionsclubs.org/en/explore-our-clubs/eyeglasses-and-hearing-aids-recycling
This item is Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) and can be taken to a HHW depot for proper recycling and disposal. All HHW should be in original containers and well-marked. Containers are not returnable. Do not mix products. Residents may drop off up to 60L of HHW and 20 fluorescent tubes per day at York Region HHW Depots.