Construction recycling
How to Recycle Installation
Job-site leftovers from installing HVAC, flooring, electrical, plumbing, and finishes. This page is a sorting guide for offcuts and packaging, not one material with a national tonnage rate. Clean source-separated scrap diverts; mixed adhesive trash does not.
Check local acceptanceCopper and aluminum scrap are the usual payout. Everything else is avoided tip fees or donation value.Last reviewed July 31, 2026
Quick answer
Sort installation scrap by material as you go: metal and clean offcuts to scrap or C&D recycling, packaging to cardboard recycling where accepted, adhesive-soaked debris to trash. Unused stock can go to Habitat ReStore. This is a sorting guide, not a single recyclable commodity.
- Recycling route
- Check locally
- Typical value
- Copper and aluminum scrap are the usual payout. Everything else is avoided tip fees or donation value.
- Donate / take-back
- Available
How to Prepare
- 1Stage separate containers: metal scrap, clean wood, cardboard, and trash.
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