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Construction waste

How to dispose of bricks and rubble.

Recommended answerSmall amounts of clean brick and rubble normally use an inert or construction-waste facility.
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Recommended route

Use a civic site or licensed construction-waste service.

Before disposal or return

  1. Separate plasterboard, wood, metal and hazardous material.

Do not

Do not overload household bins or mix asbestos with rubble.

Reference sources

U.S. EPA — common recyclablesOpen source ↗Recycle Now — item recycling guideOpen source ↗

Checked 2026-08-16

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