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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
Potrero Hills Landfill 3675 Potrero Hills Lane Suisun City Safe Disposal Pick-up for a Fee Call first for details.
Buttonwillow Landfill (Clean Harbors) 2500 West Lokern Road Buttonwillow Safe Disposal Drop-off for a Fee
Veolia Environmental Services 1125 Hensley St Richmond Safe Disposal Pick-up for a Fee
Hayward Transfer Station 3458 Enterprise Ave Hayward Safe Disposal Drop-off for a Fee Call first for details. (925) 872-8084
Keller Canyon Landfill 901 Bailey Rd. Pittsburg Safe Disposal Drop-off for a Fee Closed to public.
FERMA Corporation (Newark) Equipment Yard
6655 Smith Ave
Newark Safe Disposal Pick-up for a Fee
Recycling Center & Transfer Station - Contra Costa Waste Service 1300 Loveridge Rd. Pittsburg Safe Disposal Drop-off for a Fee 1. Enter the Construction and Demolition Scale to the left after the first stop sign at the facility. 2. Notify the scale attendant you have Treated Wood Waste. 3. The scale attendant will inspect your load and direct you where to dump it. 4. Complete the quick customer form (https://mdrr.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/AB-332-TREATED-WOOD-WASTE-CUSTOMER-FORM_10062021.pdf) and submit it to the scale while completing your transaction.
Vasco Road Landfill & Recycling Drop-off 4001 N. Vasco Rd. Livermore Safe Disposal Drop-off for a Fee Call or email asking for TWW form and instructions before you go. Call Patricia Moreno 209-547-7590 and leave a vm with your email to be sent details. All Republic Services landfills require generators with variance to create an new Express Waste profile, complete and attach the Republic TWW form, and also attach a copy of the generator's variance. Pricing $125-$150/ton; minimum charge per job is $500. Resident min. fees are $400-$500 for less than 50lbs. (4/1/2021)
Safety Kleen (San Jose) 1147 N 10th Street San Jose Safe Disposal Pick-up for a Fee
Recology San Francisco Transfer Station Public Recycling and Disposal Drop Off 501 Tunnel Ave. San Francisco Safe Disposal Drop-off for a Fee Pressure Treated Wood, <=2 cubic yards $75 Per Load plus weight; Pressure Treated Wood, >2 cubic yards $375 Per Load plus weight
Newby Island Landfill & Resource Recovery Park 1601 Dixon Landing Rd. Milpitas Safe Disposal Drop-off for a Fee Call first for details.
Stericycle (Hayward) 30542 San Antonio St Hayward Safe Disposal Pick-up for a Fee
Pleasanton Transfer Station 3110 Busch Rd. Pleasanton Safe Disposal Drop-off for a Fee Call for more information (925) 846-2042 Ext 124
Zanker Road Landfill 705 Los Esteros Road
(north of Zanker Road, one mile north of Zanker and Highway 237)
San Jose Safe Disposal Drop-off for a Fee DTSC variance received 3/11/21. Call first for terms and conditions.
North State Environmental (South San Francisco) 220 South Spruce Avenue
Suite 200
South San Francisco 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.
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/
Safety Kleen Systems (Rohnert Park) 5750 Commerce Blvd Rohnert Park Safe Disposal Pick-up for a Fee
Sonoma County Transfer Station (Annapolis) 33549 Annapolis Rd Annapolis Safe Disposal Drop-off for a Fee DTSC Variance 3/11/21. Call first for details.
Safety Kleen Systems (Sacramento) 6000 88th Street Sacramento Safe Disposal Pick-up for a Fee

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