State Demolition Information

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State by state contact information about programs that relate to large-scale residential demolition.

The following links exit the site

Alabama

• State environmental agencies for Alabama
• Asbestos program
  • Notice of demolition and/or asbestos removal (PDF) (2 pp, 64 K)
• Construction & Demolition Debris
  • Management of Demolition Waste (PDF) (1 pg, 67 K)  January 2008
  • Hazardous Waste Managment - Cathode Ray Tubes (PDF)  (2 pp, 106 K)  January 2008
• E-waste recycling
  • Electronics, Fluorescent Lamps and Related Recyclers (PDF) (1 pg, 31 K)
• Lead
  • Lead Contractors Certification (Alabama Department of Public Health)
• Open burning
  • Alabama Forestry Commission burn permit
• Recyling in Alaska

Alaska

• E-waste recycling
• Lead-based paint
• Open burning
  • Open Burn Information

American Samoa

• State environmental agencies for American Samoa

Arizona

• Asbestos program
  • Maricopa County Arizona
  • Pima County Arizona
• Construction & Demolition Debris
  • ADEQ Solid Waste Management Program
  • Lists of landfills that accept different kinds of waste
• E-waste recycling
  • ADEQ Recycling Locator
• Lead
  • Arizona Lead Poisoning Prevention Program (Arizona Department of Health Services)
• Open burning
  • ADEQ Open Burn Permits

Arkansas

• State environmental agencies for Arkansas
• Asbestos program

  • ADEQ Asbestos program

• Construction & Demolition Debris
  • Regulation No. 22 Solid Waste Management Rules (PDF) (202 pp, 1.0 MB)
  • Lead-based paint program
• E-waste recycling
  • Electronics Reuse and Recycling - find e-waste recycling sites
• Lead

  • Lead-based paint program (Arkansas Department of Health)

• Open burning
  • Burning Yard Waste in Arkansas

California

• State environmental agencies for California
• CMRA Master Specifications - A generic solid waste management and recycling specification for demolition that can be modified to meet the needs of a specific project (from California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery)
• Asbestos program
  • Asbestos NESHAP Program
  • Renovation and Demolition locations
• Construction & Demolition Debris
  •  Construction and Demolition Debris Recycling - includes a database of recycled-content building products, C&D recycling facility information, and local assistance contacts.
• E-waste recycling
  • CalRecycle
• Lead
• California Lead Poisoning Prevention Program (California Dept. of Public Health)
• Alameda County Lead Poisoning Prevention Program
• Los Angeles County Lead Poisoning Prevention Program
• San Diego County Lead Poisoning Prevention Program
• San Francisco Lead Poisoning Prevention Program
• Open burning
  • Outdoor residential waste burning

Colorado

• State environmental agencies for Colorado
• Asbestos program

  • Household asbestos-containing wastes

• Lead
  • Lead Information from Colorado Department of Public Health
• Open burning

  • Open burn smoke permits

  • Outdoor burning

Connecticut

• State environmental agencies for Connecticut
• Compliance Assistance
  • Renovation & Demolition: Environmental, health & safety requirements you should know about
  • Deconstruction
• Asbestos program
  • Asbestos and demolition
• Construction & Demolition Debris
  • CDEEP C&D Materials Management
• E-waste recycling
  • Connecticut's Electronics Recycling Law
  • What do I do with...?
• ​Lead
  • Lead program
• Open burning
  • Open burning in Connecticut

Delaware

• State environmental agencies for Delaware
• Construction & Demolition Debris
  • Collection Stations
  • Landfills
  • Transfer Stations
  • How to Recycle, a Guide to Recycling in Delaware (13 pp,6 MB, About PDF)
• E-waste recycling
  • Electronics recycling
• Lead
  • Lead poisoning prevention
• Open burning

  • Open Burning in Delaware

  • Open Burning by Fire Companies

District of Columbia

• Environmental agencies for the District of Columbia
• Asbestos program

  • Asbestos abatement permitting

• Construction & Demolition Debris
  • Solid waste and sanitation regulations
• Lead
  • Lead paint disclosure form
  • Lead-based paint accreditation, certification and permitting
• Open burning

  • DC Municipal regulation on open burning

Florida

• State environmental agencies for Florida
• Compliance Assistance
  • Orange County Pre-demolition inspection (PDF) (5pp, 1.0MB) October 2008
• Asbestos program

  • Florida DEP Asbestos program

• Construction & Demolition Debris
  • Florida DEP C&D Debris
• E-waste recycling
  • Electronics Waste
• Lead
  • Florida lead poisoning prevention program
• Open burning

  • Frequently asked questions about open burning in Florida

  • Palm Beach County - open burning

Georgia

• State environmental agencies for Georgia
• Asbestos program
  • Georgia Environmental Protection Division asbestos program
• Lead
  • Lead-based paint abatement and renovation program
• Open burning

  • Open burning rules

Hawaii

• Construction & Demolition Debris
  • Hawaii Dept. of Health Solid Waste Program
  • Hazard Evaluation and Emergency Response Office 
  • Hawaii Department of Health- Minimizing Construction & Demolition Waste Guidance (PDF) (17 pp, 119 K, About PDF)
• E-waste recycling
  • Electronic device and television recycling law
• Lead
  • Lead-based paint program
  • Hawaii Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program

Idaho

• State environmental agencies for Idaho
• Compliance Assistance
  • Industry Specific Guidance - see Construction Industry
• Asbestos
  • Compliance Assistance - see Asbestos and Notification of Demolition and Renovation form
  • Idaho does not operate a state asbestos certification program
• Construction & Demolition Debris

  • Solid waste in Idaho

• Electronic Waste Recycling

  • Residential Waste - see Electronics

• Open Burning
  • Can I Burn?

Illinois

• State environmental agencies for Illinois
• Asbestos

  • Cook County Asbestos Regulation, Demolition and Renovation Permits

• Construction & Demolition Debris
  • ​Clean Construction & Demolition Debris
• Electronic Waste Recycling
  • Illinois Electronics Recycling Program
• Lead
  • Lead-Based Paint Removal
• Open Burning
  • Illinois EPA open burning
  • Open Burning Permits

Indiana

• State environmental agencies for Indiana
• Asbestos
  • IDEM asbestos
  • Asbestos (City of Indianapolis Environmental Services)
• Electronic Waste Recycling
  • E-waste
• Lead
  • Lead
• Open Burning
  • IDEM open burning

Iowa

• State environmental agencies for Iowa
• Compliance Assistance
  • Waste Planning & Recycling
• Asbestos program
  • Asbestos Regulations and Training Fires 
• E-waste recycling
  • Electronics waste
• Lead
  • What are issues with lead-based paint?
• Open burning
  • Open burning

Kansas

• State environmental agencies for Kansas
• Asbestos program
  • Kansas Asbestos program
• Construction & Demolition Debris
  • KDHE waste management
• E-waste recycling
  • Kansas Recycle E-Waste
• Lead
  • Lead hazard prevention program
• Open burning
  • Kansas open burning regulations

Kentucky

• State environmental agencies for Kentucky
• Compliance Assistance
  • Codes and Regulations, Demolition
• Asbestos program
  • Asbestos information for Kentucky
• E-waste recycling
  • Electronics recycling
• Open burning
  • Open burning in Kentucky

Louisiana

• State environmental agencies for Louisiana
• Asbestos program
  • LDEQ Asbestos
• E-waste recycling
  • Electronic recycling drop-off locations in Louisiana
• Lead
  • Lead-based Paint FAQs
• Open burning
  • LDEQ open burning guidance presentation (PDF) (36 pp, 4.57 MB, About PDF)
  • Open burning (video)

Maine

• State environmental agencies for Maine
• Compliance Assistance
  • Pre-demolition asbestos inspection
• Asbestos program
  • Maine DEP Asbestos program
• Construction & Demolition Debris
  • Non Hazardous Waste Transporter Program
• E-waste recycling
  • Maine E-Waste
• Lead
  • Lead safe renovation
  • Code Enforcement Officers information
• Open burning
  • Chapter 102: Open Burning rule

Maryland

• Asbestos Program
  • Asbestos
• Construction & Demolition Debris
• MDE Green buildings and C&D
• Permitted Solid Waste Facilities in Maryland
• E-waste Recycling

  • Electronics Recycling

• Lead
  • Lead poisoning prevention program
• Open burning
  • Open Burning (PDF)  (3 pp, 139 K) 

Massachusetts

• State environmental agencies for Massachussetts
• Asbestos program
  • Asbestos, Construction and Demolition Notifications 
• Construction & Demolition Debris
  • MDEP Managing C&D Debris
• E-waste recycling
  • Electronics recycling
• Lead
  • Lead paint assistance
• Open burning
  • Open Burning Safety

Michigan

• Compliance Assistance
  • Buildings, safety engineering and environmental department (BSEED)
• Asbestos
  • Asbestos NESHAP Program
  • Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA)
• Construction & Demolition Debris
  • Michigan Recycled Materials Market Directory
  • Michigan Solid Waste facilities
• Electronic Waste Recycling
  • Michigan DEQ Electronic Waste Takeback Program
• Lead
  • Lead poisoning
• Open Burning
  • Michigan Open Burning

Minnesota

• Minnesota Pre-Renovation and Demolition Rule (Minn. R. 7035.0805)
  • The intent of this Minnesota rule is to ensure that items that are prohibited from being deposited in a landfill are removed from structures prior to the commencement of renovation or demolition, and that those materials are disposed of or recycled properly.
• Asbestos
  • Asbestos in Demolition or Renovations (MPCA)
  • Minnesota Department of Health asbestos
• Construction & Demolition Debris
  • Construction and demolition waste
• Electronic Waste Recycling
  • MPCA e-waste
• Open Burning
  • Minnesota Department of Natural Resources: Burning Permits
  • Don't burn your garbage
• PCBs in Caulk
  • Minnesota Pollution Control Agency's Guidance on Managing PCB-containing Caulking Waste (PDF) (4 pp, 51 K)

Mississippi

• State environmental agencies for Mississippi
• Asbestos program
  • Asbestos Demolition and Renovation Operations
• Construction & Demolition Debris

  • Solid waste management and recycling programs

• Open burning in Mississippi

Missouri

State environmental agencies for Missouri

• Open burning 
• Asbestos program
  • MDNR Asbestos program
  • Missouri Asbestos Requirements for Demolition and Renovation Projects
• Construction & Demolition Debris
  • Construction & Demolition waste guidance
• E-waste recycling
  • Electronic waste
• Lead
  • Lead information

Montana 

• State environmental agencies for Montana

Nebraska

• Asbestos Program
  • Nebraska asbestos program
• E-waste
  • Waste Computers, Monitors, and Electronic

Nevada

• Asbestos program
  • Washoe County Nevada
• Construction & Demolition Debris
  • Nevada Division of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Waste Management
• Lead
  • Disposal of Lead-Based Paint Contaminated Demolition Debris (PDF) (2 pp, 119 K, About PDF)
• Open burning
  • Nevada Smoke Management Program

New Hampshire

• State environmental agencies for New Hampshire
• Asbestos program
  • Asbestos License and Certification
• Construction & Demolition Debris
  • Solid Waste Management Bureau
  • Self-Inspection Checklist: C&D Debris (PDF) (1 pg, 309 K, About PDF)
• E-waste recycling
  • --- see Managing Waste Streams: Permitted Facilities
• Lead
  • ​--- try this search for paint disposal
• Open burning
  • Open Burning

New Jersey

• Construction & Demolition Debris
  • Construction Company/Contractor Reuse Concrete, Asphalt, Brick and Block Recycling Facility Exemption
  • Class B Recycling Facilities
• E-waste recycling

  • E-cycle New Jersey

• Lead

  • Lead-based Paint Abatement and Debris Disposal

New Mexico

• Asbestos program
  • Asbestos program
• Construction & Demolition Debris
  • NMED Solid Waste guidance documents
• E-waste recycling
  • NMED recycling information
• Lead
  • Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program

New York

• State environmental agencies for New York
• Asbestos program
  • Asbestos regulation in New York
• Construction & Demolition Debris
  • Construction and Demolition Debris Processing Facilities
• E-waste recycling
  • e-waste recycling
• Lead
  • Lead-Safe Renovation, Repair, and Painting

North Carolina

• State environmental agencies for North Carolina
• Asbestos program
  • Asbestos Hazard Management
• Construction & Demolition Debris
  • Division of Waste Management, Solid Waste Section
• Electronics
  •  Electronics Management
• Lead
  • Lead-Based Paint Management
• Open burning

  • Open burning

North Dakota

• Construction & Demolition Debris
  • North Dakota Department of Health, Environmental Health Section, Division of Waste Management

Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI)

• Environmental agencies for Northern Mariana Islands

Ohio

• Asbestos

  • Akron Regional Air Quality Management District, serving Medina, Portage and Summit Counties in Ohio, asbestos

•  Construction & Demolition Debris
  • Ohio EPA Guidance Document #0560: Disposal and Beneficial Use of Construction and Demolition Debris (PDF) (5 pp, 65 K) November 2015
  • Ohio EPA Factsheet: On-Site Disposal of Construction & Demolition Debris (PDF) (1 pg, 15 K) November 2015
  • Ohio EPA Fact Sheet: Clean Hard Fill (PDF) (2 pg, 17 K) June 2015

•  Open Burning

  • Ohio EPA open burning

Oklahoma

• State environmental agencies for Oklahoma
• Asbestos program
  • Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality Asbestos Program
• Construction & Demolition Debris
  • Debris Management Guidelines for Residents (includes disaster debris management) (PDF) (2 pp, 632 K) Oct. 2022
• E-waste recycling
  • Recycling information and links
• Lead
  • Lead-based paint
• Open burning
  • Open Burning and You (PDF) (2 pp, 272 K) April 2020

Oregon

• State environmental agencies for Oregon
• Asbestos program
  • Asbestos Information
• Construction & Demolition Debris
  • Guide to construction salvage and recycling
• E-waste recycling
  • Oregon E-Cycles
• Lead
  • Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule 
• Open burning
  • Open Burning

Pennsylvania

• State environmental agencies for Pennsylvania
• Construction & Demolition Debris
  • Renovation & Demolition Waste
  • Recycling Markets
• E-waste recycling
  • Electronics recycling facilities

Puerto Rico

• Environmental agencies for Puerto Rico

Rhode Island

• State environmental agencies for Rhode Island
• Asbestos program
  • Information for homeowners
• E-waste recycling
  • Electronic waste
• Lead
  • Lead Safe Renovation, Repair and Painting
• Open burning
  • Open burning under Air Regulations
  • Request for exemption to air pollution control regulation No. 4 - Open Fires (PDF) (2 pp, 59 K)

South Carolina

• State environmental agencies for South Carolina
• Asbestos program
  • Asbestos program
• Construction & Demolition Debris
  • Solid waste
  • SC DHEC C&D Debris management 
• E-waste recycling
• E-cycle South Carolina
• Lead
  • Lead
• Open burning
  • Open burning

South Dakota

• State environmental agencies for South Dakota
• Asbestos program

  • Asbestos Guidelines for Building Demolitions and/or Renovations

• Construction & Demolition Debris
  • Recycling
• Open burning
  • Open burning in South Dakota

Tennessee

• State environmental agencies for Tennessee
• Asbestos program
  • Asbestos program
• Construction & Demolition Debris
  • Division of solid waste management
• Lead
  • Lead Hazard Reduction Program
• Open burning
  • Burn Safe 

Texas

• State environmental agencies for Texas
• Asbestos program
  • Texas Department of State Health Services Asbestos Program
• Construction & Demolition Debris
  • Waste Management Permits and Registrations
• E-waste recycling
  • Electronics Recycling
• Lead
  • FAQs about Rules - Environmental Lead Program
• Open burning
  • Outdoor Burning Brochure

Utah

• State environmental agencies for Utah
• E-waste recycling
• Lead
  • Lead-based paint

Vermont

• State environmental agencies for Vermont
• Compliance Assistance
  • Vermont DEC Assistance programs
• Asbestos program
  • Asbestos and Lead in Buildings
• Construction & Demolition Debris
  • Vermont Waste Management and Prevention
  • Vermont Solid Waste Recycling
• E-waste recycling
  • Vermont e-cycles
• Lead
  • Asbestos and Lead in Buildings
• Open burning
  • Open burning

Virginia

• State environmental agencies for Virginia
• Asbestos program
  • Board for Asbestos, Lead, and Home Inspectors
• Lead
  • Lead Safe Work Practices Resources
• Open burning
  • Open burning in Virginia

Washington

• Washington State Department of Ecology
• State environmental agencies for Washington
• Compliance Assistance
  • Residential Deconstruction - Seattle Dept. of Planning and Development
• Asbestos program
  • Asbestos
• Construction & Demolition Debris
  • Manage Construction and Demolition Waste
  • Construction & demolition debris
• E-waste recycling
  • E-Cycle Washington
• Lead
  • Lead
• Open burning
  • Outdoor Burning (Non-Agricultural)

West Virginia

• State environmental agencies for West Virginia
• Asbestos program
• • Asbestos
• Construction & Demolition Debris
  • Solid Waste Program
  • WV Solid Waste Management Board
• E-waste recycling
  • Comprehensive Program to Provide for the Proper Handling of Covered Electronic Devices (31pp, 868 K, About PDF)
• Lead
  • Lead program
• Open burning
  • Open burning

Wisconsin

• State environmental agencies for Wisconsin
• Compliance Assistance
  • WDNR Demolition, construction and renovation - covers asbestos, waste & debris, water
• Asbestos
  • WDNR Asbestos removal and notification
  • Wisconsin Asbestos Program (from WI Department of Health Services)
• Construction & Demolition Debris
  • WDNR Managing construction and demolition debris
  • WDNR Handling Waste from Demolished Structures
  • Cleaning up storm debris
• E-waste recycling
  • WDNR E-Cycle
• Lead
  • Wisconsin Information Lead-Safe Renovation Rule - The federal rule has been incorporated into Wis. Administrative Code DHS 163 and is called the Wisconsin Lead-Safe Renovation Rule.
• Open Burning
  • WDNR Summary of regulations for open burning

Wyoming

• State environmental agencies for Wyoming
• Asbestos program
  • Asbestos Compliance Program
• Construction & Demolition Debris
  • Solid and Hazardous Waste Division
• E-waste recycling
  • Some Wyoming cities provide e-waste recycling; consult your municipality.
• Lead
  • Wyoming lead testing in drinking water
• Open burning
  • Open burning information