Bulky Material Size Limits - Division of Solid Waste

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Bulky Material - Size Limits

Material

Maximum size

Concrete sections

2 ft. x 2 ft. x 1 ft

Asphalt sections

2 ft. x 2 ft. x 1 ft

Stumps

3 ft. in diameter at the base

Sections of trees

eight feet in length

Conglomerations of concrete, rebar and block and other bulky material

must meet the approximate size restrictions noted above

Bundles of steel reinforcing

We cannot accept these.
This material should be cut up and taken to the scrap metal area at the Transfer Station or to other permitted scrap metal facilities.

Please break, split, crush or cut materials at the work site to meet our maximum sizes. That lets them be handled safely and efficiently at the Transfer Station.

Help us maximize our recycling options by keeping materials separate when loading them. For example, if a job is going to have a lot of broken asphalt, fence posts and trash, try to get clean loads of asphalt out before loading up mixtures of materials.

Why do we have size limits?

Huge chunks of concrete and asphalt and unusually large stumps and tree sections pose unique problems with respect to safe handling and loading. They also can cause substantial equipment damage, even when loaded into trucks with reasonable care.