Construction & Demolition Debris

We Help You Recycle Construction and Demolition Debris


Allied Waste Services has the expertise and services that make it easier for builders and contractors to comply with laws that regulate the recycling and diversion of construction and demolition (C&D) debris from landfills.

Complying with Regulations
Allied Waste Service's staff will help you deal with the different rules and regulations in the communities where you do business and make recycling construction and demolition debris easier for you. Does your building need to be LEED certified? We can help your company cut through the red tape and paperwork and ensure that you receive proper documentation verifying that what you deliver to us meets all local regulations. Call us at (925) 603-1383 with any questions.

Order a Debris Box
To order a debris box and for more information about recycling construction & demolition debris, call us at (925) 603-1383.

For the cities of Benicia, Danville, Lafayette, Moraga, Orinda & Walnut Creek please call Sales Representative Victoria Pedroza for a quote: Phone (925) 671-5808; Cell (925) 766-1331; Fax (925) 682-3839

Recycling Options: Single-Source or Commingled Debris
Local construction and demolition debris ordinances require customers to fill 50 percent or more of their debris boxes with recyclable materials in commingled loads. Customers can save by filling a debris box with just one kind of recyclable material for single-source loads.

Single-Source, Separated Debris: Lower Rates

Customers can save by delivering single-source loads. These loads must contain only one kind of recyclable material. No garbage of any kind is allowed. To create single-source loads and qualify for lower rates, customers must separate debris and construction material and place each type of material in individual debris boxes, i.e., a debris box for wood, another for metal, another for concrete and so on. The following are accepted for single-source loads:

Asphalt
Black or brown, tar-like material mixed with aggregate used as a paving material. Also composite shingles or other roofing material made with asphalt. (Prefer 2 ft. x 2 ft. x 1 ft. pieces.) No bricks.
Asphalt

Concrete
Material made from sand, aggregate gravel, cement mix and water, including pieces of building foundations, concrete paving, and concrete blocks. (Prefer 2 ft. x 2 ft. x 1 ft. pieces; small amount of rebar OK.)
concreate
   
Dirt
Soil, dirt, and other matter. Examples: sand, clay, soil and other fines. No rocks, sod or concrete.
Dirt
Metals (ferrous and nonferrous)
All ferrous and non-ferrous metals. Office furniture and fixtures, metal doors and framing, appliances, including heaters, freezers, refrigerators and air conditioners (additional fee required for removal of Freon and mercury switches).
Metals
   
Lumber
Processed wood for building, manufacturing, landscaping, packaging and from demolition including lumber cutoffs, plywood and particleboard, wood scraps, pallets, fencing, shake roofing, siding. No creosote or lead-based paint. Nails OK.
Lumber
Paper and cardboard
Corrugated cardboard boxes. No wax-coated materials.
Cardboard

 

NOT Acceptable

  • No liquids, chemicals or paint.
  • No hazardous materials including TVs and computer monitors and other electronic waste.
  • No heavy steel plates, concrete tile roofing, creosote treated wood (railroad ties, utility poles, pressure-treated wood).
Commingled Loads

To comply with local construction and demolition debris ordinances, customers must fill 50 percent or more of their debris boxes with recyclable materials. Recyclables can be any or a combination of the following:

Cardboard
Corrugated cardboard boxes.
No wax-coated materials.
Cardboard
Carpet padding
Used carpet padding and remnants of padding from newly installed carpeting.
Carpet
   

Lumber and wood, including painted wood
Processed wood for building, manufacturing, landscaping, packaging and from demolition including lumber cutoffs, plywood and particleboard, wood scraps, pallets, fencing, shake roofing, siding. No creosote or lead-based paint. Nails OK.
Lumber and wood

Metals
All ferrous and non-ferrous metals. Office furniture and fixtures, metal doors and framing, appliances, including heaters, freezers, refrigerators and air conditioners (additional fee required for removal of Freon and mercury switches).
Metals
   
Sheetrock, drywall, plasterboard, wallboard
Interior wall covering made of a sheet of gypsum sandwiched between paper layers. Gypsum board may be called sheetrock, drywall, plasterboard, gypboard, gyproc or wallboard. Must be clean. No wire meshing, paper or cardboard.Drywall and Sheetrock

Small pieces and quantities of asphalt paving, concrete and rocks
Stones and rocks of any size and shape including pebbles. No bricks. No sandstone.
Rocks

 

NOT Acceptable

  • No garbage.
  • No liquids, chemicals or paint.
  • No hazardous materials including TVs and computer monitors and other electronic waste.
  • No heavy steel plates, concrete tile roofing, creosote treated wood (railroad ties, utility poles, pressure-treated wood).