RCRA Hazardous Waste (US, 40 CFR 261)
Untreated wood is not a federal hazardous waste under RCRA. It is solid waste regulated under state/local rules and often recovered for mulch, energy, or remanufacturing.
Also searched as: timber, untreated wood, wood offcuts, joinery waste
No federal hazardous waste code
Wood & Timber does not carry a federal RCRA hazardous waste code. It is regulated as solid waste under state and local rules, and specifics depend on your state environmental agency.
Not being federally hazardous does not mean it has no value — clean wood & timber is often a recovered commodity with active buyers.
RCRA classifies waste by source, process, and characteristics — not just material. Pick the row that matches how your wood & timber arises; each coded row links to the full waste code definition under 40 CFR Part 261.
Untreated wood (sawdust, offcuts, pallets)
Not RCRA hazardous
Treated wood (creosote, CCA preservatives)
Contact waste authority — may be hazardous
Source: 40 CFR Part 261 — Identification and Listing of Hazardous Waste
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