Where Your Debris Actually Goes in Sebastian County
When the truck pulls away with your full container, where does it all actually go? For a Fort Smith project, the answer runs through the City's regional landfill on Commerce Road -
In this guide
- The main stream: the regional landfill
- What peels off to recycling
- What can't ride along
- Why it isn't burned or curbed
- The short version
When the truck pulls away with your full container, where does it all actually go? For a Fort Smith project, the answer runs through the City's regional landfill on Commerce Road - with several streams peeling off along the way.
The main stream: the regional landfill
The bulk of a construction or renovation load - drywall, framing, flooring, old fixtures, mixed debris - goes to the City of Fort Smith regional landfill on Commerce Road. It's a regional landfill that accepts construction and demolition debris from across Sebastian County and the border counties, handling hundreds of thousands of tons a year.
It's a different route than the curbside pickup that takes household trash, and different again from the county recycling drop-offs that handle household recyclables.
What peels off to recycling
Clean concrete, brick and block can often be crushed and recycled rather than landfilled. Clean metal - old flashing, appliances stripped of refrigerant, structural steel - goes to scrap. Keeping those streams clean is what makes recycling possible.
A local hauler sorts for that where it's worthwhile, which keeps material out of the landfill and can trim the cost.
What can't ride along
Some things can't go in the container at all. Household hazardous waste - paint, solvents, motor oil, pesticides - goes to the Sebastian County household hazardous waste facility. Tires have their own route and must be cut and quartered, and Freon appliances need refrigerant recovered first.
Electronics have a separate recycling path too. We flag all of it before we load so nothing bounces back.
Why it isn't burned or curbed
Two routes people assume are closed here: burning is prohibited for construction and demolition waste under Arkansas DEQ rules, and curbside pickup won't take project debris. So the regional landfill is genuinely how it leaves the site.
Near the Arkansas River we keep loads covered and the site clean so nothing washes toward the water.
The short version
Most debris goes covered to the regional landfill; clean concrete and metal get recycled; hazardous items, tires and Freon appliances route to their own places. One local hauler handles all of it.
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(479) 259-2770Questions readers ask about this
Where does construction debris go?
To the City of Fort Smith regional landfill on Commerce Road - a regional landfill that accepts construction and demolition debris from across Sebastian County and the border counties.
What gets recycled?
Clean concrete, brick and block can be crushed and recycled, and clean metal goes to scrap. Keeping those streams clean makes it possible and can trim the cost.
Where does paint and chemicals go?
To the Sebastian County household hazardous waste facility. It can't go in the container, so we flag it before loading.
Why can't it be burned?
Arkansas DEQ rules prohibit burning construction and demolition waste, and curbside pickup won't take it - so the regional landfill is how it leaves the site.