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 →Small, no-frills disposal site used by local homeowners and small contractors. Located on W State St in a busy part of town, it handles everyday neighborhood trash and junk runs. Looks like the kind of place people swing by when clearing out a garage or doing small renovation jobs.
There’s a single entrance with an attendant booth near the driveway and a scale setup that most disposal sites use so trucks stop on the way in and again on the way out. Vehicles pull up to the booth to check in, then proceed to open drop areas and roll-off locations spread across a paved lot. The site is mostly paved with piles of material in fenced sections and large containers visible from the entrance. Lines can form on weekends and during spring cleanup, and winter can mean different procedures or reduced activity, so plan extra time.
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