[Greenbuilding] Recycling job-site lumber: treated / engineered

[George J. Nesbitt]

I have rented large 10" brush chippers on many occasions and run my job
scraps through to make mulch. Nails, plywood, osb, particle board,
lumber (up to 4x12), (painted and treated lumber in smaller quantities)
and tree trimmings. It's hard on the blades, but that's why you rent.
There are machines better suited for this job, but cost 80K. It is slow
work to do it this way. You can always burn your solid lumber in an
advanced combustion fireplace.


Jason Stone wrote:

>Though using panel construction on our residential projects has gone a long
>way to minimize scrap lumber, it hasn't eliminated it. I've been
>unsuccessful in finding any local (St. Louis, MO) recycling programs to take
>the wood. My research tells me that one solution for clean scrap lumber is
>to chip it for use as mulch or a walk path on site. I can do this, but the
>bulk of what I have left is treated or engineered.  I've run across
>arguments against chipping treated lumber, but I haven't seen any
>information pertaining to engineered woods like OSB or TJIs.  Does anyone
>have any insight on the subject or suggestions what I should do with these
>pieces that are too small for reuse and too big to ignore in the waste bin?
>
>Jason
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