New Guidance Released for Handling of Treated Wood Waste

In 2021, RCRC joined with several other organizations to help ensure passage of Assembly Bill 332 (Committee on Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials, Chapter 147, Statute of 2021), a measure to allow treated wood waste to be handled using alternative management standards rather than being classified as household hazardous wastes. Subsequently, in accordance with Health and Safety Code Section 25230.15, Western Wood Preservers Institute (WWPI) has developed the TWWDisposal.org website with resources on appropriate handling, storage, labeling, transport, notifications, recordkeeping, reuse, and disposal. This is vital information for local solid waste jurisdictions that receive treated wood waste along with other types of solid wastes.

Earlier this week, WWPI released updates to the treated wood waste program along with new guidance documents for generators, generators disposing of more than 10,000 pounds of treated wood waste in a year, and landfills. Full information on the updates, including links to the guidance documents, can be found in the WWPI press release. For more information, contact Staci Heaton, RCRC Senior Policy Advocate.