Construction Waste and Demolition Debris

Banned From Garbage

Construction waste includes waste building materials, packaging and rubble resulting from construction, remodeling and repair of buildings and roads. Construction materials in good condition can be reused. See Building Materials Reuse for organizations and businesses that accept these materials.

Demolition debris is waste resulting from the demolition of buildings, roads and other human-made structures, and includes concrete, brick, wood, masonry, glass, rock, metal and plastic building materials. Demolition debris does not include asbestos waste.

Success Stories

Sustainable Building Design The Twin Cities is home to a number of new buildings that incorporate sustainable design, an emerging design practice that puts emphasis on conserving natural resources and reducing environmental impacts. Some features are designed to reduce energy usage, thus saving money in building operating expenses. Among these features are:

Natural daylighting
Occupancy sensors for lighting
Passive solar heat
Heat recovery systems
Non-toxic and no-VOC interior finishing products
Recycled-content materials
Low-flow plumbing fixtures
Native landscaping

To learn how buildings such as the Lebanon Hills Visitor Center, Dakota County Northern Service Center, Apple Valley Municipal Center, and Pierre Bottineau Public Library all incorporated sustainable design features, visit the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency web site to view a series of case studies.

Disposal Information

By sorting your construction waste and/or demolition debris, you may find recycling opportunities for cardboard, concrete, metal, wood and other wastes. See Pick-up Services or Drop-off Centers, or find the specific material under Waste Management Guide.

Construction Waste & Demolition Debris Services

The businesses listed below accept construction waste and demolition debris for disposal. Ask the company if it actively removes usable materials for recycling. Call first for drop-off and/or pick-up options

disposal & drop-off sites

Allied Waste Services Transfer Station

Services the counties of: Anoka, North Hennepin

Business Materials Notes

Accepts boxboard, blueprints; LDPE, PP, PS plastics; desk side collection boxes and recycling training materials available

10320 Naples St
Blaine
p: 763-784-6625

Alpha Container Services & Recycling

4180 160th St. E.
Coates
p: 651-438-8855

Burnsville Landfill/Waste Management

Treated wood waste disposal facility

Accepts TV's, computers, and any consumer electronics.

Accepts appliances, bulky items, home construction items, electronics, household garbage, scrap metal, tires & treated wood.

Drop off only.

No fee on Sony products. Drive by the scale house. You won't go into the landfill.

No data destruction.

May accept mixed loads of waste including regular trash and bulky non-recyclable items. Call first for items accepted, disposal fees, hours of operation and delivery instructions.

2650 West Cliff Road
Burnsville
p: 952-890-3248

Dem-Con Landfill

Business Materials Notes

Accepts appliances, home construction items, scrap metal, & tires.

3601 W. 130th Street
Shakopee
p: 952-445-5755

Elk River Landfill Inc- Waste Management

By appt only.

Landscaping & Tree Waste materials accepted: brush/branches, logs, stumps, Christmas trees, leaves, grass clippings. Debagging required. Tinsel must be removed from Christmas Trees.

Treated wood waste disposal facility

Accepts TVs and computers and any consumer electronics. Drop off option available. No fee on Sony products. Data destruction not available.

Accepts appliances, bulky items, home construction items, household garbage, recyclables, scrap metal, tires & treated wood.

May accept mixed loads of waste including regular trash and bulky non-recyclable items. Call first for items accepted, disposal fees, hours of operation and delivery instructions.

22460 Highway 169
Elk River
p: 763-441-2464

J&J Recycling

Accepts appliances, bulky items, home construction items, electronics, household garbage, recyclables, scrap metal, tires & treated wood.

May accept mixed loads of waste including regular trash and bulky non-recyclable items. Call first for items accepted, disposal fees, hours of operation and delivery instructions.

No refrigeration units accepted.

607 Barge Channel Rd
St. Paul
p: 651-227-4457

SKB Rich Valley Landfill

Accepts appliances, bulky items, home construction items, & tires.

Business Materials Notes

Non-reusable industrial scrap wood.

2490 117th St E
Inver Grove Heights
p: 651-450-9022

Twin City Refuse & Recycling

Accepts automotive, ferrous, and non-ferrous scrap metal, aluminum cans, paint cans, and lead acid batteries.

Accepts appliances, bulky items, home construction items, electronics, household garbage, recyclables, scrap metal, tires & treated wood.

No redemption; accepts appliances and tires; accepts dried paint cans only.

Landscaping & Tree Waste materials accepted: brush/branches, logs, stumps, Christmas trees, fill.

318 Water St W
St. Paul
p: 651-227-1549

Vasko Disposal Solutions/ Veolia ES Solid Waste

Services the counties of: Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington

Accepts boxboard. Appliance recycling pick-up; roll off boxes available; desk side collection boxes and recycling training materials available

Accepts boxboard. Accepts appliances, construction/demo waste, electronics, cell phones, ink jet and toner cartridges, eyeglasses, lead-acid and rechargeable batteries, tires, tree branches and stumps

Lead-acid battery drop-off center.

Accepts ferrous and non-ferrous scrap metal, empty aerosol cans, aluminum cans, paint cans, steel cans, lead acid batteries, silver, and lead

No redemption for cans; free scrap metal drop-off

Landscaping & Tree Waste materials accepted: brush/branches, logs, stumps, Christmas trees, leaves

Accepts TVs and computers and any consumer electronics.

Drop off and pick up options available.

No data destruction.

Check in at the yard office.

Accepts appliances, bulky items, home construction items, household garbage, recyclables, scrap metal, tires & treated wood.

309 Como Ave
St. Paul
p: 651-487-8546

Veit Disposal Systems COMO Recycling and Transfer Station

1025 33rd Avenue SE
Minneapolis
p: 763-428-2242

Veit Disposal Systems PIERCE Recycling and Transfer Station

Business Materials Notes

Materials accepted: brush/branches, leaves, grass clippings

Debagging required.

1305 Pierce Butler Rt
St. Paul
p: 763-428-2242

Veolia ES Rolling Hills Landfill

Business Materials Notes

Lamp & ballast recycler and transporter

Treated wood waste disposal facility

175 Co Rd 37 NE
Buffalo
p: 800-963-3158

Vonco II Demolition Debris Landfill

Business Materials Notes

Materials accepted: brush/branches,, leaves, grass clippings

Debagging required.

15301 140th Avenue SE
Becker
p: 763-262-8662

Waste Management - Spruce Ridge Landfill

12755 137th St
Glencoe
p: 320-864-5503

This information is provided as a public service and is not intended to be an endorsement of any business, organization or service. For additional listings, check your local phone directory.