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.
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(270) 365-6200A small transfer station used by Princeton residents and local businesses to drop off household and small commercial loads. It’s the sort of place people use when hauling junk or yard debris instead of driving all the way to a distant landfill.
Drive up to an entrance lane where there is typically a booth and a scale for weighing loads; the scale means stopping twice is common, once in and again on the way out. Vehicles pull up to a tipping area or compactor pit where loads are unloaded and then compacted or loaded into larger trucks that take the trash elsewhere. The site looks industrial - concrete pads, a few large containers, and heavy equipment moving stuff around. Weekends, especially during spring cleanup, tend to be the busiest times and lines can form.
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