Items Accepted at Drop-Off Depots

Here are all of the items that are accepted at the City’s Drop-Off Depots. Please check which items are accepted at each location.

Following an election period, the City offers election sign recycling at designated Drop-Off Depots to reduce the amount of waste going to landfill. Signs will be accepted at Drop-Off Depots until Friday, May 23, 2025. Check location and hours for sign drop-off.

These types of election signs, including wooden and metal stakes are accepted for recycling at Drop-Off Depots:

  • Corrugated plastic (i.e. Coroplast)
  • Fibre based (paperboard)
  • Plastic film (i.e. “sleeve” style signs)

Disposal Instructions

  • Separate all wooden stakes, metal supports and screws from the signs.
  • Dedicated containers will be provided at the Drop-Off Depot for each material.
  • Consolidate plastic sleeve signs in a clear plastic bag and tie shut when full.
  • Remove all staples from the signs as they damage recycling equipment. Any signs with staples are considered garbage and regular disposal fees will be charged.
  • Do not bundle corrugated plastic signs.
  • Do not mix signs made of different materials.

Disposal costs

During the designated time period, there is no fee for dropping off separated clean corrugated plastic, paper fibre and plastic film election signs, associated supports and stakes for recycling.

Signs that are not brought to Drop-Off Depots by Friday, May 23, 2025, must be disposed of in the garbage.

 

  • For a list of Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) items and other disposal options visit the Household Hazardous Waste web page.
  • Household Hazardous Waste drop off is free of charge.
  • Please note the following limits on the amount of HHW items that can be dropped off per day:
    • A maximum of 50 litres or 50 kilograms in total
    • Any container exceeding 20 litres in volume
    • 20 fluorescent tubes
    • 100 compact flourescent lamps (CFLs)
    • 5 gas tanks (e.g. propane/barbeque, helium)

For a list of electronic waste items and other disposal options visit the Electronic Waste web page.

  • Baseboards
  • Bathtubs
  • Cabinets
  • Countertops
  • Doors
  • Drywall (1 tonne maximum, only accepted at Bermondsey, Ingram, and Commissioners Drop-Off Depots)
  • Fencing
  • Insulation
  • Lumber (4 feet maximum)
  • Plaster
  • Pressure treated wood
  • Roof shingles
  • Siding
  • Tiles

Note: Remove nails, screws, metal corner beads, ceramics, wood etc.

Fees apply to dropping off renovation waste.

The following items are not accepted at Drop-Off Depots:

  • Ammunition
  • Asbestos
  • Asphalt
  • Boats
  • Bricks
  • Cinder blocks
  • Concrete
  • Dead animals
  • Gravel
  • Paving stones
  • Rocks
  • Sod and grass clippings
  • Soil and sand
  • Stones

Contact a private company to arrange for proper disposal of these items.

The above lists are not comprehensive. Check Waste Wizard if you’re not sure how to properly dispose of an item.

City of Toronto residents can drop off up to 10 passenger and light truck tires per day on or off rim free of charge at one of the following Drop-Off Depots:

  • Bermondsey Transfer Station – 188 Bermondsey Road, Toronto
  • Commissioners Transfer Station – 400 Commissioners Street, Toronto
  • Ingram Transfer Station – 50 Ingram Drive, North York
  • Dufferin Transfer Station – 35 Vanley Crescent, North York

Only passenger and light truck tires will be accepted. All other tire types will not be accepted.

For additional tire drop-off locations visit the Resource Productivity & Recovery Authority.

  • For a list of Yard Waste items visit the Yard Waste web page.
  • Drop-Off Depots will not accept any pieces that exceed 7.5 centimetres (three inches) in diameter or 1.2 metres (4 feet) in length, with the exception of Christmas trees.
  • Soil and grass are not accepted at any location.
  • Fees apply to quantities weighing 20 kg or more.
  • Garbage items
  • Recycling items
  • Mixed loads of garbage and recycling will be denied entry
  • Recycling is restricted to 1 tonne
  • Fees may apply
  • Auto parts and bicycles
  • Lawnmowers
  • Large/small appliance
  • Tools, pipes and cable
  • Fees apply to quantities weighing 20 kg or more.

The above list is not comprehensive. Check Waste Wizard if you’re not sure how to properly dispose of an item.

City of Toronto residents can set out mattresses for curbside collection as an oversized item.

Residents can also drop off one or more mattresses at one of the following Drop-Off Depots:

  • Commissioners Transfer Station – 400 Commissioners Street, Toronto
  • Dufferin Transfer Station – 35 Vanley Crescent, North York

Mattresses should be unwrapped and unbound.

However, mattresses that are infested with bed bugs should be wrapped in plastic. Learn more about proper disposal of bed bug infested furniture.