When disposing asbestos shingles in Massachusetts, the best option is to hire a waste hauler or an asbestos abatement contractor.

The best option is to retain a waste hauler or asbestos abatement contractor to transport the asbestos cement shingles to a disposal facility.

Many waste haulers and asbestos contractors are familiar with various disposal facilities and frequently transport wastes to out-of-state facilities permitted to accept asbestos waste.

You also can contact a landfill directly and arrange to transport the waste to the landfill yourself. As of the publication date of this document, there are no landfills in Massachusetts that accept asbestos waste.

Asbestos wastes may not be sent to an incinerator or to a construction and demolition debris processing facility. Asbestos wastes also may not be sent to a transfer station unless the transfer station is specifically permitted by MassDEP to accept asbestos waste. Most transfer stations do not have such permits.