How to Dispose of Wood

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Collect and sort out yard waste over 3 to 4 ft (0.91 to 1.22 m) long.. Tie the wood into bales 4 ft (1.2 m) long and 2 ft (0.61 m).. Place the wood out with your regular garbage service for collection.

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Collect and sort out yard waste over 3 to 4 ft (0.91 to 1.22 m) long.

Step 1

Collect and sort out yard waste over 3 to 4 ft (0.91 to 1.22 m) long.

2

Tie the wood into bales 4 ft (1.2 m) long and 2 ft (0.61 m).

Step 2

Tie the wood into bales 4 ft (1.2 m) long and 2 ft (0.61 m).

3

Place the wood out with your regular garbage service for collection.

Step 3

Place the wood out with your regular garbage service for collection.

4

Schedule pickup for wood bundles over 3 to 4 ft (0.91 to 1.22 m) long.

Step 4

Schedule pickup for wood bundles over 3 to 4 ft (0.91 to 1.22 m) long.

5

Mulch wood to reuse it as a fertilizer.

Step 5

Mulch wood to reuse it as a fertilizer.

6

Burn wood in a fireplace or fire pit to get rid of it.

Step 6

Burn wood in a fireplace or fire pit to get rid of it.

7

Sort the untreated lumber from pressure-treated and painted wood.

Step 7

Sort the untreated lumber from pressure-treated and painted wood.

8

Pull nails out of the wood using a claw hammer.

Step 8

Pull nails out of the wood using a claw hammer.

9

Bundle untreated wood with twine and place it with yard waste.

Step 9

Bundle untreated wood with twine and place it with yard waste.

10

Take treated and painted wood to a disposal facility.

Step 10

Take treated and painted wood to a disposal facility.

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Reuse scrap wood to repurpose it and save money.

Step 11

Reuse scrap wood to repurpose it and save money.

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Contact a waste management service to request a free pickup.

Step 12

Contact a waste management service to request a free pickup.

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Hire a bulk disposal service if free pickup isn't available.

Step 13

Hire a bulk disposal service if free pickup isn't available.

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Reuse old wood items by giving them away.

Step 14

Reuse old wood items by giving them away.

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Recycle wood items if you don't wish to reuse them.

Step 15

Recycle wood items if you don't wish to reuse them.

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