Construction & Demolition Debris

Substantial cuts can be kept for future jobs or given to do-it-yourselfers. Smaller pieces of natural, untreated wood can be used for kindling in wood stoves. Also, several companies now have equipment to chip wood for fuel or other purposes. Clean wood is banned from landfills.

Again, keep substantial cuts for future jobs or give them to do-it-yourselfers. Don’t burn scraps; the glues used to make the sheets contain toxic substances.

Copper has high salvage value. Don’t strip wire by burning; the plastic or rubber coating emits pollutants when burned, and burnt copper is worth less. Some salvage yards with stripping machines accept unstripped wire.

Paint is accepted at many retail stores and seasonally at the Household Hazardous Waste collection facility at the Bennington transfer station. Check our website for more information. Metal roofs and other materials: Numerous scrap metal yards accept a wide variety of metals, including tin and steel alloys.

Gypsum is a recyclable material.

Corrugated cardboard is easily recyclable and a valuable commodity. It is accepted at all transfer stations as well as by private recycling companies. Several salvage yards around the state accept usable construction materials.

Asphalt, brick and concrete (ABC) are solid wastes generated during road construction, site work, and building construction and demolition. ABC waste is dense, difficult to transport, prone to improper disposal, and expensive to landfill. Improper management can result in problems of noise, dust, odor and unsightliness. ABC coated with lead based paint or impregnated with contaminants may be a risk to human health or the environment. When processed, bituminous concrete (“asphalt”) is readily reusable and valuable as aggregate or feedstock for new bituminous concrete. Uncontaminated waste brick and concrete also can be processed into aggregate.

The following companies recycle asphalt, brick and concrete:

Bennington Transfer Station (Bennington, North Bennington, Old Bennington, Woodford residents)
904 Houghton Lane,
Bennington, VT 05201

Asphalt shingles can be used for paving of roads and driveways or converted to new asphalt provided all extraneous materials such as wood, nails or other roofing materials are removed. The following companies recycle asphalt shingles:

Myers Waste and Recycle
216 Red Can Dr.,
Colchester, VT 05446
(802) 655-4312

Asphalt Roof Recycling Center
140 Watson Blvd.,
Stratford, CT 06615
(203-385-1000)

C. Carney Environmental
1958 Broadway,
Raynham, MA 02767
(508) 822-0338)

Bennington Transfer Station (Bennington, North Bennington, Old Bennington, Woodford residents)
904 Houghton Lane,
Bennington, VT 05201

Unpainted drywall can be recycled, though painted drywall can’t. Who accepts and recycles this material? See below.

USA Gypsum
1368 West Route 897,
Denver, PA 17517
(717-335-2561)