Remodel, demolition and strip-out debris removed from Burbank projects, with the weight tickets and recycling receipts the Building Division asks for.
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Covered Burbank construction and demolition projects must divert at least 65 percent of their debris, and the city holds a deposit of up to $1,000 residential and $5,000 nonresidential until recycling receipts are filed within 90 days of permit final. Hauling and the paperwork come together, quoted free.
Burbank has had its own construction and demolition waste ordinance since Ordinance No. 3652 took effect on November 20, 2004, amended effective July 1, 2007 and mandatory for applicable projects. Covered projects must divert at least 65 percent of construction and demolition debris through recycling, reuse, salvage or deconstruction. The coverage thresholds are specific: nonresidential additions of 1,000 square feet or more; alterations, remodels and tenant improvements with a permit valuation of $200,000 or more; and residential additions and alterations that increase the building's conditioned area, volume or size. The money side is what makes documentation matter. A non-refundable administrative fee is paid at permit issuance, plus a refundable deposit calculated per ton and capped at $1,000 for residential and $5,000 for nonresidential projects, refunded on presentation of recycling receipts to the Building Division within 90 days of permit final. Separately, Burbank's curbside bulky program prohibits construction material outright, so none of this debris can go out with household waste. Los Angeles Junk Removal & Hauling hauls the debris and gives you the tickets. The quote is free upfront.
Construction debris in Burbank is an accounting problem wrapped around a hauling problem. The hauling part is simple: a strip-out produces plaster, tile, timber, metal, cabinetry and floor covering, and none of it can go in a household bin or at the curb. The accounting part is where money is actually won or lost, because Burbank holds a refundable deposit against your permit and hands it back only when you produce receipts.
So this page is about paperwork as much as trucks. What we clear across the city is on junk removal in Burbank, and the county-wide service is on construction debris removal.
Burbank's construction waste ordinance was added to the municipal code by Ordinance No. 3652, effective November 20, 2004, as a companion to the city's Green Building and Sustainable Architecture Program. It was amended effective July 1, 2007 and is now mandatory for applicable projects rather than voluntary. The requirement is that covered demolition and construction projects divert at least 65 percent of the construction and demolition debris generated, through recycling, reuse, salvage or deconstruction.
Which projects are covered is where most people guess wrong. The reference manual sets out nonresidential additions of 1,000 square feet or more; alterations, remodels and tenant improvements with a permit valuation of $200,000 or more; and residential additions and alterations that increase the building's conditioned area, volume or size. A kitchen refit in a house that does not enlarge the conditioned area sits outside the threshold; a second-story addition does not. It is worth checking with the Building Division at permit stage rather than assuming, because the deposit is taken at issuance either way.
The financial mechanism has two parts. First, a non-refundable administrative fee paid at the time of permit issuance. Second, a refundable performance deposit calculated on a per-ton basis with a minimum, capped at $1,000 for residential projects and $5,000 for nonresidential projects. That deposit is returned when recycling receipts are presented to the Building Division within 90 days of permit final. Miss the window or lose the tickets and the deposit is simply gone, which is an expensive way to learn that a hauler's paperwork is part of the service rather than an extra.
Underneath the city layer sits the state layer. The 65 percent figure is not arbitrary: it matches the construction waste management requirement in the California Green Building Standards Code, which is why the same number appears in ordinances across the region. And separately from all of it, Burbank's household bulky collection prohibits construction material by name — bricks and cinder blocks, concrete, ceramic tile, sand, dirt and rocks, fencing, pallets, roofing materials, railroad ties, duct and sheet metal, plaster, sheetrock, floor coverings, carpet, marble and countertops. So there is no informal route. The city does offer a two-yard temporary dumpster for rent with a maximum weight of 1,000 pounds, which is useful for a small job and quickly inadequate for a real one.
Source: City of Burbank Construction and Demolition Debris Diversion Reference Manual. Cited in full below.
| Ordinance | Burbank Ordinance No. 3652, effective November 20, 2004, amended effective July 1, 2007 |
|---|---|
| Status | mandatory for applicable projects, administered through the Building Division |
| Diversion requirement | at least 65 percent of construction and demolition debris, through recycling, reuse, salvage or deconstruction |
| Nonresidential threshold | additions of 1,000 square feet or more |
| Alteration threshold | alterations, remodels and tenant improvements with a permit valuation of $200,000 or more |
| Residential threshold | additions and alterations that increase the building's conditioned area, volume or size |
| Administrative fee | non-refundable, paid at the time of permit issuance |
| Performance deposit | refundable, calculated per ton, capped at $1,000 residential and $5,000 nonresidential |
| Refund condition | recycling receipts presented to the Building Division within 90 days of permit final |
| State layer | the 65 percent figure aligns with the construction waste requirement in the California Green Building Standards Code |
| Household bulky | construction material is prohibited outright from Burbank's curbside bulky collection |
| City dumpster option | a two-yard temporary dumpster is available to rent with a 1,000 pound maximum weight |
| City landfill | Burbank Landfill Site No. 3, 1600 Lockheed View Drive, Burbank 91504, operated by the City of Burbank Department of Public Works |
Sources: City of Burbank Building Division, Construction and Demolition Debris Diversion Reference Manual · City of Burbank Public Works, Bulky Item Pick-Up · CalRecycle, construction and demolition model ordinance guidance · CalRecycle SWIS record 19-AA-0040, Burbank Landfill Site No. 3
Most Burbank residential construction happens on a standard lot in a dense grid, which means the working area is a driveway and a stretch of curb. There is rarely room for both a dumpster and a contractor's vehicles, which is precisely why on-call removal beats a container on a lot of these jobs: the debris leaves as it is generated rather than occupying the only place anyone can park for three weeks.
The Media District and the studio-adjacent commercial blocks add a scheduling layer. A great many people in this city work production hours, which means neighbors sleeping during the day and noise sensitivity that does not follow the usual pattern. Tenant improvement work in commercial buildings there commonly comes with permitted working hours, a loading dock with a booking, a service elevator with a weight limit and a property manager who wants a certificate of insurance before anyone starts.
The hillside blocks above Glenoaks change the vehicle rather than the method. Steep driveways that a loaded truck should not reverse down, narrow streets with no turning circle, and houses entered up a flight of steps mean a smaller truck making more trips, and a carry that is genuinely part of the cost.
The Rancho district is its own case again: deep lots, outbuildings, stable structures, and designated horse trails alongside several roadways. Demolition of an outbuilding there has a long carry to any point a vehicle can reach, and the presence of horses makes parking and engine noise a real consideration rather than a nicety.
Then the material itself. Plaster and sheetrock are heavy and dusty, tile and countertop are dense and sharp, roofing is heavy and awkward, and timber with fixings still in it is the most common cause of a punctured tire on a job site. We separate as we load rather than at a gate, because a mixed load is what pushes a project below its diversion percentage and costs you a deposit. If the job also involves an old kitchen's appliances, see appliance removal in Burbank.
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Our own crews on Los Angeles County jobs. The construction debris removal we run in Burbank looks like this too: side yards, narrow walkways and the back of the property is where the work actually is.
Diversion percentage is decided by how the load is made up, not by where it is taken. A load that arrives as clean timber, clean metal, clean inert and a small residual fraction diverts far better than the same material arrived as one mixed pile, which is why separation at the property is the single biggest lever on hitting Burbank's 65 percent and getting your deposit back.
Stream one is metal: duct, sheet metal, rebar, copper pipe, aluminum window frames, appliance carcasses. It has the clearest value and the highest recovery rate of anything on a site. Stream two is clean timber: studs, joists, sheathing and framing offcuts, chipped or recovered so long as it is free of fixings and of painted or treated material.
Stream three is inert: concrete, brick, block, tile, marble and countertop. Heavy, dense, and highly recoverable as crushed aggregate when it is kept clean. Stream four is gypsum, which is sheetrock and plaster, and it needs to be separate because gypsum contaminates other streams and has its own recovery route.
Stream five is everything that is not construction material but comes out during construction: old appliances, which are metal and, if sealed, refrigerant-bearing; fluorescent tubes and ballasts from a ceiling grid, which are universal waste banned from California trash since the household exemption ended on February 9, 2006; and paint, solvent and adhesive left over from the job, which is household hazardous waste that Burbank's own Recycle Center will not accept and which goes to the Randall Street S.A.F.E. Center in Sun Valley at the weekend, within the 125 pound or 15 gallon per-visit limit. PaintCare provides a second free route for architectural coatings, funded by a recovery fee already paid at purchase.
And stream six is the residual, which should be the smallest part of the load. Whatever is left goes to disposal, and Burbank operates its own permitted facility for that: Burbank Landfill Site No. 3 at 1600 Lockheed View Drive, run by the City of Burbank Department of Public Works under CalRecycle SWIS record 19-AA-0040, with the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health as local enforcement agency. Weight tickets from wherever a load goes are what turn your deposit back into money, so we keep them and hand them over.
Sources: CalRecycle SWIS record 19-AA-0040, Burbank Landfill Site No. 3 · Californians Against Waste, background on universal waste and DTSC regulations · PaintCare, California program and recovery fees · City of Burbank Public Works, Household Hazardous Waste Collection
Same rule in Burbank as anywhere else in Los Angeles County. The local part is the program above, not the disposal law. Full detail on construction debris removal.
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The ordinance, the deposit, the receipts and what can travel together.
On covered projects, yes. Burbank's construction and demolition program takes a non-refundable administrative fee at permit issuance plus a refundable deposit calculated per ton, capped at $1,000 for residential and $5,000 for nonresidential projects. You get the deposit back by presenting recycling receipts to the Building Division within 90 days of permit final. Miss that window and the money is gone, which is why the paperwork from your hauler matters as much as the truck.
The published thresholds are nonresidential additions of 1,000 square feet or more; alterations, remodels and tenant improvements with a permit valuation of $200,000 or more; and residential additions and alterations that increase the building's conditioned area, volume or size. A refit that does not enlarge the conditioned area of a house generally sits outside it; a second-story addition does not. Confirm with the Building Division at permit stage rather than assuming, because the fee is taken at issuance.
No. Burbank's bulky prohibited list names construction materials specifically: bricks and cinder blocks, concrete, ceramic tile, sand, dirt and rocks, fencing, pallets, roofing materials, railroad ties, duct and sheet metal, plaster, sheetrock, floor coverings, carpet, marble and countertops. The city does rent a two-yard temporary dumpster with a 1,000 pound maximum, which suits a very small job. Anything real needs proper removal with tickets attached.
Yes, as standard rather than on request. We keep the weight tickets and the recycling receipts from every load and hand them to you, because on a Burbank project those documents are what convert your deposit back into money. We also separate on site rather than at a gate, which is the thing that actually moves your diversion percentage: a load arriving as clean metal, clean timber and clean inert diverts far better than the same material arriving as one mixed pile.
It depends entirely on the lot, and we will give you an honest answer rather than the one that suits us. On a standard Burbank residential lot there is usually room for a dumpster or for the trades' vehicles, not both, and a container sitting for three weeks takes the only place anyone can park. On-call removal takes the debris as it is generated. On a long demolition with continuous output a container can be the better tool. Tell us the project shape and we will say which.
Those come out separately, and in Burbank they cannot go to the city's own facility. The Burbank Recycle Center Drop Zone does not accept paint or chemicals, and the city's motor oil collection has ended. So leftover paint, solvent and adhesive, plus tubes and ballasts beyond the Drop Zone's ten-tube annual limit, go to the Randall Street S.A.F.E. Center in Sun Valley at the weekend, within 125 pounds or 15 gallons per visit. Architectural paint also has PaintCare, which is free because the fee was paid at purchase.
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