State Demolition Information
State by state contact information about programs that relate to large-scale residential demolition.
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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
- Lead
- Open burning
Alaska
- State environmental agencies for Alaska
- Asbestos program
- Construction & Demolition Debris
- Construction & Demolition Waste in Rural Alaska
- Construction and Demolition Debris in Rural Alaska (PDF) (2 pp, 147 K) August 2011
- Handling & Disposal of Construction and Demolition Waste (PDF) (6 pp, 201 K) September 2015
- E-waste recycling
- Lead-based paint
- Lead-Based Paint Waste Disposal (PDF) (2 pp, 158 K)
- Open burning
- Open Burning Policy & Guidelines (PDF) (12 pp, 320 K)
American Samoa
Arizona
- State environmental agencies for Arizona
- Asbestos program
- Construction & Demolition Debris
- E-waste recycling
- Lead
- Open burning
Arkansas
- State environmental agencies for Arkansas
- Asbestos program
- Construction & Demolition Debris
- E-waste recycling
- Electronics Reuse and Recycling - find e-waste recycling sites
- Lead
- Open burning
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
- General asbestos information implemented by California Air Resources Board (CARB)
- California asbestos jurisdiction map shows which districts are under CARB jurisdiction and which are delegated asbestos NESHAP districts
- links and phone numbers for all districts
- Construction & Demolition Debris
- California Integrated Waste Management Board (CIWMB), 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
- Lead
- Open burning
Colorado
- State environmental agencies for Colorado
- Permits and forms
- Asbestos program
- Construction & Demolition Debris
- E-waste recycling
- Lead
- Open burning
Connecticut
- State environmental agencies for Connecticut
- Compliance Assistance
- Asbestos program
- Construction & Demolition Debris
- E-waste recycling
- Lead
- Open burning
Delaware
- State environmental agencies for Delaware
- Asbestos program
- Construction & Demolition Debris
- E-waste recycling
- Lead
- Open burning
District of Columbia
- Environmental agencies for the District of Columbia
- Asbestos program
- Construction & Demolition Debris
- E-waste recycling
- Lead
- Open burning
Florida
- State environmental agencies for Florida
- Compliance Assistance
- Orange County Pre-demolition inspection (PDF) (5pp, 1.0MB) October 2008
- Asbestos program
- Construction & Demolition Debris
- E-waste recycling
- Lead
- Open burning
Georgia
- State environmental agencies for Georgia
- Compliance Assistance
- Asbestos program
- Lead
- Open burning
Guam
Hawaii
- State environmental agencies for Hawaii
- Asbestos program
- Construction & Demolition Debris
- E-waste recycling
- Lead
- Open burning
Idaho
- State environmental agencies for Idaho
- Compliance Assistance
- Asbestos
- Asbestos and Air Quality - Asbestos Renovation/Demolition Notification form
- Idaho does not operate a state asbestos certification program
- Construction & Demolition Debris
- Electronic Waste Recycling
- Lead
- Open Burning
Illinois
- State environmental agencies for Illinois
- Compliance Assistance
- Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity's Environmental Assistance Program
Regulatory Compliance Assistance occasionally hosts workshops on environmental issues for the construction industry
- Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity's Environmental Assistance Program
- Asbestos
- Construction & Demolition Debris
- Electronic Waste Recycling
- Lead
- Open Burning
Indiana
- State environmental agencies for Indiana
- Asbestos
- Construction & Demolition Debris
- Electronic Waste Recycling
- Lead
- Open Burning
Iowa
- State environmental agencies for Iowa
- Compliance Assistance
- Asbestos program
- Construction & Demolition Debris
- E-waste recycling
- Lead
- Open burning
Kansas
- State environmental agencies for Kansas
- Asbestos program
- Construction & Demolition Debris
- E-waste recycling
- Lead
- Open burning
- Kansas open burning regulations (PDF) (3 pp, 20 K)
Kentucky
- State environmental agencies for Kentucky
- Compliance Assistance
- Asbestos program
- Construction & Demolition Debris
- E-waste recycling
- Lead
- Open burning
Louisiana
- State environmental agencies for Louisiana
- Asbestos program
- Construction & Demolition Debris
- E-waste recycling
- Lead
- Open burning
Maine
- State environmental agencies for Maine
- Compliance Assistance
- Asbestos program
- Construction & Demolition Debris
- E-waste recycling
- Lead
- Open burning
Maryland
- State environmental agencies for Maryland
- Compliance Assistance
- Asbestos Program
- Construction & Demolition Debris
- E-waste Recycling
- Lead
- Open burning
- Open Burning (PDF) (2 pp, 240 K) January 2011
Massachusetts
- State environmental agencies for Massachussetts
- Asbestos program
- Construction & Demolition Debris
- E-waste recycling
- Lead
- Open burning
Michigan
- State environmental agencies for Michigan
- Compliance Assistance
- Buildings, safety engineering and environmental department (BSEED)
- Asbestos
- Construction & Demolition Debris
- Electronic Waste Recycling
- Lead
- Open Burning
Minnesota
- State environmental agencies for 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.
- Ramsey County's Pre-Demolition Inspection Program
- Pre-Renovation and Demolition Environmental Checklist (PDF) (2pp, 49K) July 2009
- Ramsey County, MN Pre-Demolition Items of Concern Checklist (PDF) (4pp, 29K) 2009
- Asbestos
- Construction & Demolition Debris
- Electronic Waste Recycling
- Open Burning
- PCBs in Caulk
Mississippi
- State environmental agencies for Mississippi
- Asbestos program
- Construction & Demolition Debris
- E-waste recycling
- Lead
- Open burning
Missouri
- State environmental agencies for Missouri
- Asbestos program
- Construction & Demolition Debris
- E-waste recycling
- Lead
- Open burning
Montana
- State environmental agencies for Montana
- Asbestos program
- Construction & Demolition Debris
- E-waste recycling
- Hazardous waste
- Lead
- Open burning
Nebraska
- State environmental agencies for Nebraska
- Asbestos program
- Construction & Demolition Debris
- E-waste recycling
- Lead
- Open burning
Nevada
- State environmental agencies for Nevada
- Asbestos program
- Construction & Demolition Debris
- Nevada Division of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Waste Management
- Nevada Recycling Hotline 800-597-5865
- Clark County Dust Control applications and forms
- E-waste recycling
- Lead
- Open burning
New Hampshire
- State environmental agencies for New Hampshire
- Asbestos program
- Construction & Demolition Debris
- E-waste recycling
- Lead
- Open burning
New Jersey
- State environmental agencies for New Jersey
- Asbestos program
- Construction & Demolition Debris
- E-waste recycling
- Lead
- Open burning
New Mexico
- State environmental agencies for New Mexico
- Asbestos program
- Construction & Demolition Debris
- E-waste recycling
- Lead
- Open burning
New York
- State environmental agencies for New York
- Asbestos program
- Construction & Demolition Debris
- E-waste recycling
- Lead
- Open burning
North Carolina
- State environmental agencies for North Carolina
- Asbestos program
- Construction & Demolition Debris
- E-waste recycling
- Lead
- Open burning
North Dakota
- State environmental agencies for North Dakota
- Asbestos program
- Construction & Demolition Debris
- E-waste recycling
- Lead
- Open burning
Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI)
Ohio
- State environmental agencies for Ohio
- Asbestos
- Construction & Demolition Debris
- Ohio EPA Guidance Document #0560: Disposal and Beneficial Use of Construction and Demolition Debris (PDF) (6 pp, 65 K) June 2005
- Ohio EPA Factsheet: On-Site Disposal of Construction & Demolition Debris (PDF) (1 pg, 15 K) May 2002
- Ohio EPA Fact Sheet: Clean Hard Fill (PDF) (1 pg, 17 K) May 2002
- Electronic Waste Recycling
- Lead
- Open Burning
Oklahoma
- State environmental agencies for Oklahoma
- Asbestos program
- Construction & Demolition Debris
- Debris Management Guidelines for Residents (contains open burning guidance) (PDF) (2 pp, 272 K) June 2010
- E-waste recycling
- Lead
- Open burning
- Debris Management Guidelines for Residents (contains open burning guidance) (PDF) (2 pp, 272 K) June 2010
Oregon
- State environmental agencies for Oregon
- Asbestos program
- Asbestos Information You Need Before Demolishing a Building (PDF) (2 pp, 37 K) July 2012
- Construction & Demolition Debris
- E-waste recycling
- Lead
- Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule Protecting you from the risk of exposure to lead paint
- Open burning
Pennsylvania
- State environmental agencies for Pennsylvania
- Asbestos program
- Construction & Demolition Debris
- E-waste recycling
- Lead
- Open burning
Puerto Rico
Rhode Island
- State environmental agencies for Rhode Island
- Asbestos program
- Construction & Demolition Debris
- E-waste recycling
- Lead
- 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
- Construction & Demolition Debris
- Solid waste
- SC DHEC C&D Debris management (PDF) (2 pp, 185 K)
- E-waste recycling
- E-cycle South Carolina
- Lead
- Open burning
South Dakota
- State environmental agencies for South Dakota
- Asbestos program
- Construction & Demolition Debris
- E-waste recycling
- Lead
- Open burning
Tennessee
- State environmental agencies for Tennessee
- Asbestos program
- Construction & Demolition Debris
- E-waste recycling
- Lead
- Open burning
Texas
- State environmental agencies for Texas
- Compliance Assistance
- Asbestos program
- Construction & Demolition Debris
- E-waste recycling
- Lead
- Open burning
Utah
- State environmental agencies for Utah
- Compliance Assistance
- Demolition requirements (PDF) (2 pp, 40 K)
- Asbestos program
- Utah Asbestos program, pre-renovation form
- Construction & Demolition Debris
- UDEQ C&D Pollution Prevention (PDF) (2 pp, 14 K)
- E-waste recycling
- Lead
- Open burning
Vermont
- State environmental agencies for Vermont
- Compliance Assistance
- Asbestos program
- Asbestos Rules (PDF) (3 pp, 256 K)
- Construction & Demolition Debris
- E-waste recycling
- Lead
- Open burning
Virginia
- State environmental agencies for Virginia
- Asbestos program
- Construction & Demolition Debris
- E-waste recycling
- Lead
- Open burning
Washington
- Washington State Department of Ecology
- State environmental agencies for Washington
- Compliance Assistance
- Asbestos program
- Construction & Demolition Debris
- E-waste recycling
- Lead
- Open burning
West Virginia
- State environmental agencies for West Virginia
- Asbestos program
- Construction & Demolition Debris
- E-waste recycling
- Lead
- Open burning
Wisconsin
- State environmental agencies for Wisconsin
- Compliance Assistance
- WDNR Demolition, construction and renovation - covers asbestos, waste & debris, water
- WDNR Pre-Demolition Environmental Checklist (PDF) (7 pp, 57 K) 2007
- Asbestos
- WDNR Asbestos removal and notification
- WDNR Fact Sheet: What You Need to Know About Renovation & Demolition: A Regulatory Summary for Contractors and Building Owners (PDF) (2 pp, 83 K) December 2010
- Wisconsin Asbestos Program (from WI Department of Health Services)
- City of Milwaukee, Department of Neighborhood Services, asbestos
- Construction & Demolition Debris
- E-waste recycling
- Lead
- Wisconsin Information on Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule - The federal rule has been incorporated into Wis. Administrative Code DHS 163 and is called the Wisconsin Lead-Safe Renovation Rule.
- Open Burning
Wyoming
- State environmental agencies for Wyoming
- Asbestos program
- Construction & Demolition Debris
- E-waste recycling
- Some Wyoming cities provide e-waste recycling; consult your municipality.
- Lead
- Wyoming asbestos program also fields questions and provides referrals for other Indoor Air Quality issues including radon, mold, lead-based paint and formaldehyde.
- Open burning