Massachusetts guide
How to get rid of construction debris in Massachusetts
Asphalt pavement, brick, concrete, clean gypsum wallboard, metal, and wood are restricted under MassDEP waste bans. Many transfer stations take small residential remodeling loads for a tonnage or minimum fee; full building demolition usually needs a C&D processor.
Facts checked against Mass.gov and town sources on 2026-11-05.
Statewide C&D related bans
MassDEP bans asphalt pavement, brick and concrete, clean gypsum wallboard, ferrous and non-ferrous metals, and (from landfills) treated and untreated wood and wood waste from disposal or transfer for disposal as listed on the waste bans guide. Use a town transfer station when it accepts residential remodeling debris, or a MassDEP-listed C&D handling facility for larger loads. Towns often prohibit whole-building demolition debris at resident stickers.
Sources: MassDEP Waste Disposal Bans · MassDEP C&D Materials Waste Ban FAQ (PDF).
Town pages mentioning construction or demolition debris
- Amherst - Household trash not in Town Bag / C&D: $130 per ton ($10 minimum) per FY2026 fee sheet
- Barnstable - Construction and demolition: $285 per ton (minimum $15 passenger / $30 full-size pickup or trailer); Mixed C&D: $385 per ton
- Brewster - Bulk / handyman demolition debris (C&D): $225 per ton ($5 minimum)
- Bridgewater - Construction debris: Minimum $200 effective January 1, 2026; confirm current rates on the Transfer Station flyer
- Carver - Shared facility: Yard debris / light metal at Municipal Maintenance: 2nd and 4th Saturday each month, 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. (per FAQ)
- Chatham - Demo / C&D: $225 per ton ($5 minimum)
- Dartmouth - Construction and demolition: $15 minimum up to 200 lb; then $0.0975 per lb ($195 per ton)
- Dennis - Demolition debris (max 4 ft long): $10 minimum entry (80 lbs or less); $225 per ton
- Eastham - Construction and demolition: $270 per ton ($0.135 per lb)
- Falmouth - Construction and demolition (per barrel): $10; C&D pickup truck or small/medium utility trailer: $220 per load; C&D large utility trailer (4x8 bed): $280 per load; C&D single-axle 1-ton truck: $400 per load
- Framingham - see town notes / who-can-use for C&D limits
- Greenfield - Demolition Group A (sheetrock, plaster) / Group B (shingles, brick, cement): $110 / $135 per cy resident; $150 / $175 non-resident
- Harwich - Construction debris: $205 per ton (effective 1/1/24)
- Hingham - Building debris (commercial vehicle schedule): $500 per ton; $25 minimum
- Kingston - Construction debris: $0.30 per pound (one 33-gallon can of C&D per day free if in a trash can); scale weigh-in/weigh-out required
- Lincoln - Building and demolition waste: Not accepted (Town lists private haulers)
- Mashpee - see town notes / who-can-use for C&D limits
- Orleans - Construction and demolition: $235 per ton ($10 minimum)
- Sudbury - Construction debris, wood (no pressure-treated), carpeting per cubic yard: $32.00 per cu yd ($16.00 minimum / half yard)
- Wareham - Yard debris / light metal at Municipal Maintenance: 2nd and 4th Saturday each month, 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. (per FAQ)
- Wellesley - see town notes / who-can-use for C&D limits