Construction Debris: What You Can (and Can't) Take to the Dump
Renovating your home? Drywall, lumber, concrete, and roofing materials have different disposal rules than regular trash. Here's what to know.
Read more →Smallish regional landfill just off Houston Ave that locals and contractors use when curb pick-up won’t do. Trucks, trailers and regular folks drop off everything that needs burying; the place gets busy after storms and on weekend cleanup days. The site looks like a working dump - rows of compacted cells and berms, not a tidy transfer station.
There’s an entrance booth and a weigh scale you’ll cross - tipping fees are charged by weight, so expect to stop on the way in and out. Pull up to the booth for directions, then follow the haul roads to the active fill face; yard waste is often dropped in a separate area rather than the main cell. The property is big enough for commercial traffic, so streams of dump trucks are common and lanes can get congested during hurricane cleanup. Lines build up on weekends and after big storms, with staff directing traffic at the scale and drop points.
Learn how to properly dispose of common items.

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