Wood - Treated
Treated wood is wood treated with a chemical for the purpose of resisting decay. Examples include pressure-treated dimensional lumber, creosote-treated railroad ties, and telephone poles.
Household Hazardous Waste
This item should never be put in a curbside bin. For more information visit our household hazardous waste page.
Pressure treated, preserved wood, or treated wood waste (including the sawdust), referred to as TWW, has preserving chemicals like arsenic, creosote, and copper. When outdoor structures built with preservative treated wood – such as decks, gazebos, fences and retaining walls – are demolished and discarded, the wood is considered TWW.
DTSC lists the current Transfer Facilities that accept TWW across the state. The CA Water Board lists Landfills that accept TWW.
TWWDisposal.org has fact sheets and outreach materials on the appropriate handing, disposal (landfills that accept TWW), and other management of treated wood waste for residents and for facilities that may receive or handle treated wood waste. Spanish translation is enabled on their website.
Painted, engineered, stained, lacquered, plywood/composite, and wood painted with "copper green" may go in the garbage.
Vendors
| Vendor | Address | City | Destination | Disposal Method | Notes | |
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| Altamont Landfill (WM, Inc.) | 10840 Altamont Pass Rd. | Livermore | Safe Disposal | Drop-off for a Fee | DTSC variance received. Call or email them asking for the Treated Wood Waste (TWW) Form and the how-to TWW email. Do leave your email for them to get back to you. Customers (anyone wanting to drop-off TWW) will need to register for a new Express account with www.WMSolutions.com, complete and attach the form, and attach a copy of your variance. Note: Residents that hire a contractor to work on their home (e.g., fence repair or deck replacement) do not require a TWW variance provided that the contractor transports the TWW for disposal. Request a price quote. | |
| Bayview Environmental Services, Inc. | 6925 San Leandro St | Oakland | Safe Disposal | Pick-up for a Fee | ||
| Bee Green Recycling & Supply (Asphalt Shingle Recyclers) |
5900 Coliseum Way (Inert Debris & Green Waste Recycling) |
Oakland | Safe Disposal | Drop-off for a Fee | Call 510-636-0852 for more information. Only incidentally with C&D loads (ex. deck, fence, framing) and separated within the load. Entire loads of TWW not accepted. | |
| Berkeley Transfer Station | 1201 2nd St. | Berkeley | Safe Disposal | Drop-off for a Fee | Special Handling: Treated Wood Waste (must be kept separate from other materials and placed in a designated bin for disposal), charged at the Refuse Base Rate and the Environmental Compliance Fee. | |
| Buttonwillow Landfill (Clean Harbors) | 2500 West Lokern Road | Buttonwillow | Safe Disposal | Drop-off for a Fee | ||
| Cal Inc. |
2040 Peabody Road Suite 400 |
Vacaville | Safe Disposal | Pick-up for a Fee | ||
| Clean Harbors | 1021 Berryessa Road | San Jose | Safe Disposal | Pick-up for a Fee | Commercial quantity | |
| Conflo Services Inc. | 25670 Nickel Place | Hayward | Safe Disposal | Pick-up for a Fee | ||
| Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) |
Berkeley Regional Office 700 Heinz Ave; Suite 200 |
Berkeley | Safe Disposal | Free Mail-in | Information Link: https://dtsc.ca.gov/toxics-in-products/treated-wood-waste/ | |
| FERMA Corporation (Newark) |
Equipment Yard 6655 Smith Ave |
Newark | Safe Disposal | Pick-up for a Fee | ||
| Guadalupe Landfill (Rubbish Disposal Company) | 15999 Guadalupe Mines Rd | San Jose | Safe Disposal | Drop-off for a Fee | Call first for details. | |
| Keller Canyon Landfill | 901 Bailey Rd. | Pittsburg | Safe Disposal | Drop-off for a Fee | Closed to public. | |
| Kettleman Hills Landfill |
35251 Old Skyline Road P.O. Box 471 |
Kettleman City | Safe Disposal | Drop-off for a Fee | DTSC variance received.. Call first for details as many landfills have specific waste acceptance requirements and some require that you have a pre-approved waste profile. | |
| Kirby Canyon Landfill | 910 Coyote Creek Golf Dr. | Morgan Hill | Safe Disposal | Drop-off for a Fee | Call first for details. | |
| MG Remediation Inc. |
26062 Eden Landing Road Suite #2 |
Hayward | Safe Disposal | Pick-up for a Fee | Offers asbestos abatement services | |
| National Response Corporation (NRC) | 1605 Ferry Point | Alameda | Safe Disposal | Pick-up for a Fee | ||
| Newby Island Landfill & Resource Recovery Park | 1601 Dixon Landing Rd. | Milpitas | Safe Disposal | Drop-off for a Fee | Call first for details. | |
| North State Environmental (South San Francisco) |
220 South Spruce Avenue Suite 200 |
South San Francisco | Safe Disposal | Pick-up for a Fee | ||
| Ox Mountain Landfill | 12310 San Mateo Rd | Half Moon Bay | Safe Disposal | Drop-off for a Fee | Call first for details. | |
| Philip Services Corp. (PSC) | 395 W. Channel Rd | Benicia | Safe Disposal | Pick-up for a Fee |
Curbside Service
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| Alameda |
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