Lumber, drywall, plaster, brick, roofing, flooring, carpet, cabinets, fixtures, furniture, and general cleanout debris are all fine in a roll-off container.
Hazardous material stays out as a matter of course. Paint, solvents, fuel, motor oil, antifreeze, pool chemicals, pesticides, batteries, fluorescent lamps, and electronics all need their own route rather than a container, and liquids of any kind are refused. Propane tanks and other pressurized cylinders are out, and tires need separate handling.
Asbestos deserves its own paragraph here, because Cook County has made it the center of its demolition paperwork rather than an afterthought. Tinley Park's housing stock is largely postwar, which is squarely in the era of asbestos floor tile, tile adhesive, pipe lagging, and textured coatings. An inspection report is part of the permit application rather than something to sort out later, and the report requirements tightened in October 2025. A survey before the work starts is far cheaper than a refused load and a stalled permit.
Clean construction and demolition debris is a defined category in its own right in this county, with a separate permit regime over the fill operations that receive it. Keeping genuinely clean concrete, brick, and asphalt out of the mixed load is therefore worth doing for two reasons at once: it is cheaper to process and it counts toward the diversion requirement.
Tell your account manager what the job involves when you book and the separate route for anything unusual gets arranged with the container.