Recycling waste treated wood as fuel

Recycling waste treated wood as fuel: An environmentally responsible option

States and regulatory agencies should encourage the use of used, waste treated wood as fuel in properly permitted and operated industrial boilers, furnaces, waste-­to-­energy facilities, or incinerators to enhance U.S. energy independence and environmental quality. Waste treated wood should be regulated like other potential fuels through use of facility operating permits. Where facilities are judged by the permitting regulators to have adequate combustion and emission control equipment, treated wood should be allowed as fuel in accordance with those applicable permit requirements. The option of recycling waste treated wood for energy recovery should be preserved.

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