Options & restrictions

Wood

Description:

Clean wood includes wood that is untreated, unstained and unpainted such as: construction lumber, pallets, plywood, OSB, particle board (also known as particleboard, low-density fiberboard (LDF), and chipboard), and branches.

Wood that is, or has ever been, pressure treated, stained, or painted, regardless of age or weathering, is not recyclable and should be disposed of as garbage. Railroad ties, which are treated with creosote, must be properly disposed - contact the designated C&D waste transfer facilities.

Options & Restrictions:

C&D recycling facilities listed on the previous page's search results accept wood for recycling.

As of Jan. 1, 2018, at the Bow Lake, Enumclaw, Factoria, and Shoreline transfer stations, clean wood must be source separated and recycled; clean wood that has not been source separated is banned from disposal at these stations. At all other King County transfer stations, clean wood is not accepted for recycling and may be disposed in compliance with the following disposal rules:

Customers using dump trucks, flat beds that dump, tip trailers or roll-off boxes may not dispose of C&D debris at King County transfer stations (with the exception of Vashon transfer station) unless C&D is less than 20 percent of the total volume of the load. The following restrictions also apply:

• No items greater than 8 feet long.
• No hazardous or dangerous waste.
• Dense items that are bigger than 2 feet x 2 feet x 2 feet and weigh more than 200 pounds are not accepted.
• No materials with excessive dust which causes a nuisance to nearby customers or staff.
• The maximum combined vehicle and trailer length limits are: 30 feet at Algona, Cedar Falls, Houghton, Renton and Vashon and 40 feet at Bow Lake, Enumclaw, Factoria and Shoreline transfer stations. Trailers with tip mechanisms of any kind are not allowed with C&D material.

View King County's complete waste acceptance rule.