Wood recycling

omro · #1 Posted **Aug 16, 2009, 5:23 PM**

We've just taken down a wall in an old house, we have all the 2x4 wooden posts and all the lath that was attached to them. They're pretty old wood. Plus we have a ton of old floor boards and subfloor.

I'm lead to believe that as long as there are no nails in the wood, they can be recycled for free.

Can anyone tell me where I can take this wood?

emge · #2 Posted **Aug 16, 2009, 8:06 PM**

What's acceptable - includes that wood if the sections are less than 4 ft long

The only locations I've been to are the Dundas and Mountain ones, but there is a East hamilton location as well that may be easier going from Main.

omro · #3 Posted **Aug 17, 2009, 2:09 PM**

Thanks, I had a look and it says

Quote:

Clean wood less than 1.2m (4ft) long. Pressure treated wood and railway ties are not acceptable.

Not sure if 2x4 that have been inside a wall for 50 odd years and the lath, that once was covered in plaster, count as "clean wood". Does anyone have any experience with this?