Acceptable yard waste items

Yard waste items are collected from the curb.

These items are a sample of acceptable yard waste:

Leaves and yard rakings with debris
Tree trimmings and branches
Brush and hedge trimmings
Household and garden plants
Halloween pumpkins (without the candle)

Not sure if an item is yard waste?

Use the waste sorter to check.

Check your collection calendar for your pickup day.

Community Recycling Centres also accept yard waste. Drop-off fees apply.

Yard waste is picked up anytime between 7 a.m. and 8 p.m. on your yard waste collection day. Check your collection calendar and put your yard waste out by 7 a.m.

Collectors may open and check yard waste bags to ensure only acceptable items are picked up.

Quarantines and restrictions

The Asian Long-Horned Beetle (ALHB) is no longer a problem in Malton.

All residents of Peel are still prohibited from moving or transporting ash trees and ash tree wood to stop the spread of the Emerald Ash Borer (EAB), an insect that kills ash trees.

Yard waste instructions for Malton

If you live in Malton, keep putting your yard waste out on your yard waste collection day. Yard waste is accepted at any of our Community Recycling Centres.

Emerald Ash Borer – the spread

Moving infested ash tree materials and firewood poses the greatest risk of spreading EAB to uninfected areas.

If you go camping or to the cottage, don't bring your own firewood from home. Instead, buy firewood sold close to your campground or cottage. Be sure to burn it on only your campsite or cottage property. Don't bring any leftover firewood home.