Tons of Asbestos Debris Being Removed from IBM-Endicott Site

Trucks have started hauling away some of the demolition debris that's been stored on the Huron Campus in Endicott for several months.

Gorick Construction last summer finished the job of tearing down several old IBM buildings that were no longer being used.

FLASHBACK: The east side of the "Old IBM Endicott Building Group" on January 2, 2025. (Photo: Bob Joseph/WNBF News)

Under normal circumstances, the debris from the massive demolition project would have been trucked to the Broome County landfill in the town of Nanticoke. But the facility has been unable to accept large quantities of material containing asbestos until a new cell is fully operational.

Since last August, the demolition debris remained covered at the site at North Street and McKinley Avenue.

County Executive Jason Garnar said work to remove the big piles of debris from the site began recently. He said the owners of the Huron Campus have found alternate sites outside the county to handle the material.

Excavators at Huron Campus near McKinley Avenue in Endicott on June 10, 2026. (Photo: Bob Joseph/WNBF News)

People familiar with the operation say truckloads of demolition debris are leaving the Endicott site three times a day. Some of the material is being taken to a landfill about an hour away and some is being transported to a site three hours away from Endicott.

It's not known how long it will take to remove all of the debris from the property and create a "shovel-ready" site that could be used for new industrial development.

An air monitoring device at the IBM Endicott demolition site on June 10, 2026. (Photo: Bob Joseph/WNBF News)

Chris Pelto, who manages the Huron Campus for Phoenix Investors of Milwaukee, has not returned calls seeking comment about the future of the 10-acre site.

The state provided $6 million to cover some of the cost of the demolition work.

WNBF NEWS VIDEO: Crews working to remove demolition debris from the Huron Campus in Endicott on June 10, 2026.