Materials Accepted

Acceptable Materials
  • Municipal Solid Waste
    Non-hazardous household and commercial refuse.
  • Appliances
    Major appliances such as washers and dryers, water heaters, refrigerators are accepted for recycling for an additional charge.
  • Tires
    Automobile and truck tires will be accepted at an additional charge. Tires are shipped to tire processors.
  • Clean Dirt
    Granular soil such as clay, sand or silt that breaks apart when handled by light duty construction equipment such as a small backhoe or skip loader. No trash, metal or wood. Less than 10% root and/or grass contamination. Loads with these contaminants will be charged as trash. Loads with excessive rock, concrete or asphalt will be charged as “Mixed Inert” as described below.
  • Clean Asphalt/Concrete
    Any combination of rock, concrete, gravel, brick, asphalt or asphalt grindings which is less than 24 inches in any 2 dimensions. Loads containing debris exceeding this size limitation will be charged as trash. Loads with debris greater than 6 feet in any dimension may be assessed an additional handling fee (hard-to-handle fee). Concrete debris should have minimal re-bar protruding from the individual pieces of concrete. No trash, excessive metal, wood, roots or grass contaminants. Loads with these contaminants will be charged as trash. Loads with soil content greater than 10% will be charged as “Mixed Inert” as described below.
  • Woodwaste and Greenwaste
    Any combination of clean wood, dimensional lumber (no painted or treated wood), tree trimmings, grass and other plant matter. Minimal roots and soil content allowed. No trash content allowed. Loads with these contaminants will be charged as trash.

Non-Acceptable Materials
  • Hazardous Materials (automotive batteries, automotive fluids, fuel, antifreeze, oils, paint, lacquer, stain, thinner, varnish, wood preservatives and chemicals of any kind i.e. pool chemicals, pesticides and weed killer)
  • Liquids
  • Water-Soluble Solids (salt, borax, lye, caustics/acids)
  • Biological/Medical Waste
  • Empty Containers (that may have contained or have contained hazardous materials)
  • Septic Tank or Chemical Toilet Waste
  • Automobile Bodies
  • Radioactive Materials
  • Electronic Devices (televisions, radios, cell phones, computers, computer monitors, VCRs and microwave ovens)
  • Common Household Batteries (AA, AAA, C and D cells, and button batteries, etc.)
  • Flourescent light tubes and bulbs (PCBs), ballasts and mercury vapor lamps
  • Mercury containing switches, relays and devices (thermostasts, pilot light sensors, etc.)