San Andreas, CA…EFFECTIVE 1/1/21, TREATED WOOD WASTE (TWW) must be handled and disposed of in compliance with state regulations as a hazardous waste.
DUE TO STATE OF CALIFORNIA REGULATORY CHANGES* PERTAINING TO THE DISPOSAL OF TWW, The Rock Creek Landfill will accept only ½ cubic yard of residentially-generated TWW from a Calaveras County resident per calendar year
TWW CAN NOT BE ACCEPTED AT ANY OF THE COUNTY’S SATELITTE WASTE TRANSFER STATIONS.
NO TWW WILL BE ACCEPTED FROM COMMERCIAL AND/OR BUSINESS GENERATORS, Please see the CA Dept. of Toxic Substances Control website for more information: https://dtsc.ca.gov/toxics-in-products/treated-wood-waste/
TWW INCLUDES, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO: Fence Posts, Sill Plates, Landscape Timbers, Pilings, Decking, Patio Posts, Railroad Ties, Lumber used in-ground to define lawn and garden areas, etc. Identifiers of TWW may be an ink stamp on the wood or an end tag; or small, closely spaced cuts that resemble staple marks on the surface of the wood
*(CALIFORNIA REGULATIONS HSC 25150.7 & 22 CCR 67386.1)