What is Clean Wood?
- Natural wood like logs and branches greater than 1 inch in diameter
- Stumps and roots
- Lumber (including pallets) that has never been painted, stained, or treated
Can I move ash brush and wood off my property now that the Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) has infested ash trees in Vermont?
It depends on whether a tree is visibly infested by the insects and the time of year. Follow the Recommendations to Slow the Spread of Emerald Ash Borer. Learn more about the Emerald Ash Borer at VTinvasives.org.
What should I do with my…?
Larger pieces of wood, stumps, and roots:
- Leave onsite: Downed woody debris provides important habitat for animals.
- Build with it: Let your creativity loose and create benches, walkways, planters, trellises, or other structures for your garden.
- Give it away: But if you’re moving ash wood, follow the Recommendations to Slow the Spread of Emerald Ash Borer.
- Markowski Excavating located 2704 West Creek Road, in Florence, Vermont (phone: 802-483-6469) accepts
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ConcreteContact Markowski Excavating directly for options an pricing structure.
Clean lumber:
- Repurpose or Give Away: If you can’t use it at home, check your town for local reuse options.
- Burn: In your wood stove or backyard campfire (but it’s illegal and toxic to burn treated/painted wood).
- Drop-off at a waste facility: Transfer stations and “fast trash” haulers are not required to collect clean lumber, but many do. Check with your local transfer station
Treated wood:
- Re-purpose or Give Away: If you can’t use it at home, check your town for local reuse options.
- If you can’t find a use for it, in most instances, plywood, oriented strand board, pressure-treated wood, and any wood that has been painted, stained, or treated can go in the trash. Learn more from this Treated Wood Fact Sheet. To learn more about disposal of architectural wood waste, go to this Construction and Demolition Waste page.
- Burning treated wood is illegal and could create toxic fumes.
