On Sun, 19 Nov 2017 20:37:56 -0800, pyotr filipivich
wrote:

on Sat, 18 Nov 2017 19:58:05 -0500 typed in
rec.woodworking the following:
On 18 Nov 2017 18:41:26 GMT, Puckdropper
puckdropper(at)yahoo(dot)com wrote:

Jack wrote in news
*snip*

As far as painted wood, I burn it too. Treated wood I wonder about, I
know they say not to, but not sure if it's better or worse than
sending it to a landfill. I know I don't like breathing shop dust
from treated wood, and would think burning it would be bad, but who
really knows, lots of bad science/info out there, so I'm always
skeptical about this stuff.


As I understand it, the properway to dispose of treated wood is
incineration. Of course, the "pros" want to do it, as a cold smokey fire
could be a hazard.

I don't think bringing any PT is a good idea. AFAIK, it's not burned,
rather buried in a landfill.

I think you meant "burning".

Yes (autocorrect!), thanks.


Anyway; Pressure treated wood - pre 2003 - used arsenic and
chromium (Chromated copper arsenate). Bad **** Maynerd - which is why
you did not want to breath the smoke, or use the sawdust in compost.
That whole Arsenic thing, while it may be "all natural", but it is
still toxic.

Now they've got a list of copper based compounds/products which
are less hazardous, but what else is new?

tschus
pyotr







I've burned old deck boards and had flames leaping 5' off of them.
Definitely not something to do inside. :-)

Puckdropper