Ordinary building and household debris is welcome: framing, drywall, plaster, lath, roofing, siding, flooring, cabinets, doors, carpet, furniture and general junk.
The most useful limit in Euclid is the one the City sets on its own collection, because it tells you exactly when a container becomes necessary. Euclid will not collect building or construction waste in quantities above 65 pounds or 20 gallons, and it will not collect extraordinary commercial waste or industrial waste at all. A single bathroom demolition clears that threshold several times over.
The City also refuses to collect or dispose of poisons, explosives, manure, articles infected with contagious disease, and any material originating outside the city limits. Only waste produced inside Euclid may go into City receptacles.
Hazardous material stays out of a container too: paint, solvents, thinners, fuels, motor oil, pesticides, pool chemicals, asbestos, free liquids and pressurized cylinders. Properties around Lakeshore Boulevard and Euclid Avenue are old enough that asbestos turns up in floor tile and pipe wrap, so test before demolition. Appliances holding refrigerant need it removed by a certified program first.
Two household items have their own handling rules in Euclid that are easy to get wrong. Mattresses, box springs and upholstered furniture have to be double wrapped in plastic and sealed with tape, and the same applies to bundled carpet where bed bugs are a possibility. Latex paint cans are taken at the curb only after the lids are removed and the remaining paint is mixed with sand, dirt, cat litter or sawdust and allowed to harden. If an item does not fit any of those descriptions, ask your account manager.