Newmarket offers assistance for people who are unable to bring their garbage or recycling to the curb. Newmarket also offers a program that provides extra garbage tags to people who have medical waste and need to throw out more than the normal limit.
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Assisted Waste Collection Service
The Town of Newmarket offers an Assisted Waste Collection Service to residents who:
- Are unable to physically carry their waste containers to the curb
- Do not have an able-bodied person living with them who can take the waste containers to the curb
Applicants must live in a single-family home and currently receive curbside municipal waste collection provided by the Town of Newmarket.
Under this service, the following is eligible to be picked by a Town waste contractor:
- Blue Box Recycling
- Green Bin Organics
- Garbage
- Leaf and Yard Waste
How to apply
To apply for this service, please follow these steps:
- Complete the Assisted Waste Collection Service Application Form [PDF/139KB]
- Complete the Waste Collection Service Waiver Form [PDF/107KB]
- Email both completed forms to wasteexemption@newmarket.ca or mail to the following address:
Attention: Waste Program Coordinator
Town of Newmarket, Public Works Services
1275 Maple Hill Court, Newmarket ON
L3Y 9E8
Once both completed application forms are received by the Town of Newmarket, it will be reviewed by staff. You should expect to receive notification of your qualification within 10 business days.
Frequently asked questions
Waste Exemption Program
The Waste Exemption Program is available to Newmarket residents who regularly need to set out additional garbage, generated as a result of a medical condition, that cannot be disposed of in the regular three bag/container collection limit collected every other week.
Once approved, a supply of garbage tags are provided at no cost. Applications are accepted throughout the year and can be renewed annually.
Please note that only non-hazardous medical waste can be set out for curbside garbage collection. Please double bag these items before placing in the garbage:
- Dialysis waste (e.g. filters, disposable towels & sheets)
- IV bags & tubing, gastric & nasal tubes
- Soiled dressing, sponges and gauze
- Catheters
- Ostomy bags (please empty contents prior to disposal)
Hazardous waste such as sharps, needles, syringes, lancets, injectors and pre-filled pens are to be placed in an approved, puncture-proof container and dropped off at a local participating pharmacy or a York Region Household Hazardous Waste Depot. There is no curbside collection for these items.
How to apply
To apply to this program, please follow these steps:
- Complete the Waste Exemption Application Form
- Email the completed form to wasteexemption@newmarket.ca or mail to the following address:
Attention: Waste Program Coordinator
Town of Newmarket, Public Works Services
1275 Maple Hill Court, Newmarket ON
L3Y 9E8