Most renovation and cleanout debris goes in without trouble: drywall, lumber, flooring, carpet, cabinets, doors, windows, shingles, furniture and packaging.
Hazardous material stays out. Paint thinners and solvents, fuels, motor oil, pesticides, pool chemicals, asbestos and pressurized tanks are refused at a disposal site and can turn away a whole load. Liquids of any kind should be kept out, and wet paint should be dried solid first.
Some items need their own route. Tires, car batteries, refrigerators and air conditioners with refrigerant, fluorescent tubes and electronics are handled separately, so tell your account manager before they go in.
Texas also limits what certain landfills may accept. The state's Type IV landfills may take only brush, construction and demolition debris and similar dry waste, and they may not take household waste, food or other organic waste, or waste from small hazardous waste generators. A clean construction load can therefore go somewhere a mixed household load cannot, which is one more reason to describe the load accurately.
Household chemicals are the one thing residents ask about most. Tarrant County's voucher program for its household chemical drop-off serves residents of the unincorporated county only, and North Richland Hills is an incorporated city, so city residents should ask the city about its own arrangement.