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. Common uses of TWW are fence posts, sill plates, landscape timbers, pilings, guardrails, decking, and railroad ties.
TWWDisposal.org has fact sheets and outreach materials on the appropriate handing, disposal, and other management of TWW for facilities that may receive or handle treated wood waste.
Painted, engineered, stained, laquered, plywood/composite, and wood painted with "copper green" wood 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 | Paid Drop-off | 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 | Paid Pick-up | ||
Bayview Environmental Services, Inc. | 6925 San Leandro St | Oakland | Safe Disposal | Paid Pick-up | ||
Berkeley Transfer Station | 1201 2nd St. | Berkeley | Safe Disposal | Paid Drop-off | 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. | |
Buttonwill Landfill (Clean Harbors) | 2500 West Lokern Road | Buttonwillow | Safe Disposal | Paid Drop-off | ||
Cal Inc. |
2040 Peabody Road Suite 400 |
Vacaville | Safe Disposal | Paid Pick-up | ||
CalRecycle's Where to Recycle Location Finder |
1001 I St PO Box 4025 |
Sacramento | Safe Disposal | Paid Drop-off | http://www.calrecycle.ca.gov/FacIT/Facility/Search.aspx | |
Clean Harbors | 1021 Berryessa Road | San Jose | Safe Disposal | Paid Pick-up | Commercial quantity | |
Conflo Services Inc. | 25670 Nickel Place | Hayward | Safe Disposal | Paid Pick-up | ||
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 | Paid Pick-up | ||
Guadalupe Landfill (Rubbish Disposal Company) | 15999 Guadalupe Mines Rd | San Jose | Safe Disposal | Paid Drop-off | Call first for details. | |
Hayward Transfer Station | 3458 Enterprise Ave | Hayward | Safe Disposal | Paid Drop-off | Call first for details. | |
Keller Canyon Landfill | 901 Bailey Rd. | Pittsburg | Safe Disposal | Paid Drop-off | Closed to public. | |
Kettleman Hills Landfill |
35251 Old Skyline Road P.O. Box 471 |
Kettleman City | Safe Disposal | Paid Drop-off | 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 | Paid Drop-off | Call first for details. | |
MG Remediation Inc. |
26062 Eden Landing Road Suite #2 |
Hayward | Safe Disposal | Paid Pick-up | Offers asbestos abatement services | |
National Response Corporation (NRC) | 1605 Ferry Point | Alameda | Safe Disposal | Paid Pick-up | ||
Newby Island Landfill & Resource Recovery Park | 1601 Dixon Landing Rd. | Milpitas | Safe Disposal | Paid Drop-off | Call first for details. | |
North State Environmental (South San Francisco) |
220 South Spruce Avenue Suite 200 |
South San Francisco | Safe Disposal | Paid Pick-up |
Curbside Service
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Alameda |
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Castro Valley Sanitary District |
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