State and Tribal Links

This page contains additional information on C&D debris management for the states and tribes in Region 2:

New Jersey
New York
Puerto Rico
U.S. Virgin Islands
Tribal Nations

New Jersey

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) C&D Debris Recycling Web site
Provides information on C&D debris recycling for builders and demolition contractors. Also available:

List of NJDEP approved recycling facilities - includes facilities which accept various components of the C&D waste stream.
Recycled content building products - includes information on recycled content building products.

New York

For information about C&D debris management in New York, contact New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Division of Solid Waste Management Program

at (518) 402-8711.

Puerto Rico

For information about C&D debris management in Puerto Rico, contact the Puerto Rico Environmental Quality Board (note that this Web site currently under construction):

San Juan—(787) 767-8181
Ponce—(787) 840-4070
Mayaguez—(787) 833-1188
Guayama—(787) 864-0103
Arecibo—(787) 880-0013

U.S. Virgin Islands

For information about C&D debris management in the U.S. Virgin Islands, contact the U.S. Virgin Islands Division of Environmental Protection (DEP) Solid Waste Management Program

at (340) 773-1082. Also available:

U.S. Virgin Islands Solid and Hazardous Waste Management Rules and Regulations (PDF, 67 pp., 250 KB, About PDF) - describes the requirements for the removal and disposal of building construction waste (Section 1560-308).

Tribal Nations

These nations include Cayuga Nation, Oneida Indian Nation (OIN), Onondaga Nation, St. Regis Mohawk Tribe (SRMT), Seneca Nation of Indians (SNI), Tonawanda Band of Senecas, and Tuscarora Nation.

For information about C&D debris management by Region 2 tribal nations, contact their tribal governments.