IBM Endicott Demo Debris Remains One Year After Project Began

Massive piles of what's left of several abandoned BM manufacturing buildings still must be hauled to a landfill from the Huron Campus in Endicott.

Thousands of tons of asbestos-contaminated demolition debris remain at the 10-acre site at North Street and McKinley Avenue.

The project to tear down five derelict structures at what's known as "The Birthplace of IBM" started more than a year ago.

The big demolition job was completed last August. Plans called for the creation of a shovel-ready development site that would be attractive to businesses interested in locating in Endicott.

Huron Campus manager Chris Pelto and demolition project supervisor Scott Allegrino of Gorick Construction could not be reached for comment on the current status of the site.

The demolition debris was expected to be hauled to the Broome County landfill. But County Executive Jason Garnar told WNBF News recently that the the facility may be unable to accept the material for several months.

A new cell at the landfill has opened but it must be filled with a sufficient amount of other trash before the asbestos-laden material from the demolition site can be dumped there.

Garnar said the Endicott site contains more asbestos "than we've collected and put into the landfill in the last eight years."

WNBF NEWS VIDEO: An inspection of the IBM Endicott "Old Building Group" site on January 2, 2026.

WNBF VIDEO FLASHBACK: The former IBM Endicott site one year ago - on January 2, 2025.

READ MORE: Bittersweet Memories as Blighted IBM Endicott Buildings Start Coming Down

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