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Guidance Document Management and Disposal of Treated Wood Waste in California. Pressure treated wood products contain • 'Treated wood materials that art: reused in a manncr chemical preservatives which, wheii the products that is consistent with their original use are not a become a waste. Ina%, cause the material in be classed waste. • Under federal hazardous waste regulations(RCRA). as a non-RCRAhararc}ous waste tinder Calif'urnia law. nwst wood product wastes are nonhazardc,us or are Such coasts material must be disposed of' in a mannerMost from hazardous waste designalion. that is protect ivc or it,,nlaln health ail the ellvirollment' Treated wood waste shat is a RCRA hazardous This documclll provides guidance to help a."ure the waste must comply with the applicable hazardoUS nlateriatl is handled and disposed ol, ill it manner waste rcquircrncnts including mail ifcstiIIg, appropriate and in compliance with l lcalth and Safety transportation, [raiment, and disposal al :t Code (HSC) §4 25150.7 curd 25150.8 it.,; amendcd by hazardous waslc landfill. Assembiv Bill 1353 (1latihms, Ch. 597, 2004). The The re(luiretrients of 1ISC §§ 25150.7 and 25150.5 cm-rent codes replace variances and provide that do not apply to treated wood waste that is treated wood ►waste can be disposvd of at an nonhazardous waste. Nonhazardous waste is I)not a federal RCRA hazardous waste and 2) does not :il►ltrullriittel!' Ilet•nlitlr.�d i:lndfil] :is Solid waste .end exhibit hazardous characteristics according to ['t'12 Will tt[?t rL'tllllt'C' tlisllusal al Ili(' tit;iEc'ti li;lZ,t,'dcltts '1'ille 22, Division �.5, Chapter l 1. An example is ►waste landfills. I�or d�•tail oft lbs: nc►v lav sec the []isadium C]ctahorate 'I'etrathydratc treated wood, I i rcrtcrl 11'nnf! I1�t,ctc ,1lr��trtgenterrt Fact t 5'!rc rr prepared commonly know as borate treated wood. by the California FI-A, Dcpariment of Toxic Treated wood removed from utility services is not SLlbst:tIICCS Control (DTSQ available at ih.sr.ca.gov or subject to hazardous waste requirements when 11'1t'Phis.titirle.01-g. specified conditions are met. (1ISC § '2515[1.7]. 'Hic treated wood industry provides this inibi-ma ion as Do I have Treated Wood Waste? geIleral guidance anti Relieves it is accurate based upon Identifying Treated Wood Material. consultation with the Department of Toxic Substance Control (DTSC). 'rtle handlcl-of the treated wood waste is r responsible for legal compliance and should review the he fi�llowing evaluation tools can help you determine it'thc laws applicable to treated wood material and discuss any waste wood has been treated. handling concerns will; the appropriate agency. The wood May be identified by an ink stanip or an end tag indicating treatrticnl. What is Treated Wood? • Most treated wood used in construction or industrial applications will have been incised to cululnce 7'+eared Wood means wood that has been treated with a treatment. Incised wood, identified by the presence preservative to protect it from insects, microorganisms or of SInall Closely SIMCC•d IIiCISiOnS Oil the full sol-1aC . fungi that can lead to wood decay or deterioration. The ofill e wood, has bccn lrealet]. musl common typis of wood preservatives are alkaline • lythe material has not hecn stained or painted it may copper quaternary (ACQ); copper azole (CA-t;); capper appear greenish in color. Materials used in buron azole (CBA-A); chromated copper arsenate (CCA); industrial or transportation systems may be dark r:mmoniacal copper zinc arsenate (AC.'7..A); creosote; brown in color with a slight petroleum odor, pentachlorophenol and copper napbthenale. The wood A crosscut section of the wood may reveal the preservatives are registered pursuant to the Federal preservative treatment as a darker color in the outer Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act ( IFRA) and id to 1 inch. ,.with the California Department of Pesticide Regulation, The location of the wood within a project and the Surl3ee applied coatings, such as paint, varnish and oil project typo may also suggest the presenc:c of stain,are not considered wood preservaIives. treated wood. I1'the wood was in contact with tile ground or water, lir e%posed to the elements, and is What is Treated Wood Waste And Where not a decay resistant species such as redwood or ❑o These Guidelines Apply? cedar, it is likely treated nlalerlal. • As a generator you can determine if yatlr tl'stile is 7'reened Wood 1' astr moans a treated world product that is nonhazardous or choose to manage the malir"al as now a waste. Tre ItCd woad waste includes n cased wood treated wood waste in accordance with 11sr tiff debris (trinimings, scrap and sawdust) and products 2iI,0.7. permanently removed t'rom use (decks, Jences, docks, lf'duubt remains aller applying the above evaluation timbers. etc.). tools, laboratory testing can make a positive evaluation.