WWPI SPECIAL ISSUE By Butch Bernhardt
Guidance arrives for treated wood disposal in California
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usinesses and consumers in California who need to dispose of treated wood waste, or TWW, now have a new online resource to help them meet state regulations for proper disposal.
TWWDISPOSAL.ORG provides assistance on proper disposal of treated wood waste in California.
The website TWWDisposal.org provides important information on disposal, including a list of state landfills that will accept the wood waste. For more than three decades, the state has maintained alternative management standards that require TWW to be disposed in composite-lined sections of landfills. In early 2021, those standards expired. As a result, TWW was considered hazardous waste and only one landfill in the state was able to accept it. Last fall, California legislators passed legislation to reinstate the alternative management standards and allow TWW disposal in more than 50 landfills throughout the state. As part of the legislation, the wood treating industry agreed to assist in educating Californians on the proper management of TWW. The new website includes sections on how to identify TWW as well as handling, storage, labeling and transportation requirements. Go to TWWDisposal.org to explore the regulations and recommendations for proper disposal.
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