Timber

Timber is one of the most renewable and ‘earth friendly’ materials.

The information on this page is related to items including painted, varnished, stained and chemically treated timber. Click here for information about the disposal of untreated timber.

Will WSN Environmental Solutions accept my treated timber?

We accept treated and untreated timber. Untreated timber - ie timber that has not been painted, varnished, stained or chemically treated for pests - can be processed into woodchips for use in the horticultural, agricultural and urban amenity markets. Treated timber cannot be processed in this way. For more information please contact Customer Service on 1300 651 116.

What else can I do with my treated timber?

Instead of simply throwing away all of your offcuts and unused timber, you might find that many of your leftovers can be used for small projects. Alternatively, if you have a lot of smaller offcuts, you might want to get in touch with a local child care centre, as these organisations are often looking for materials which they can use in art and craft activities.

Some other helpful hints to reduce the amount of timber you throw away:

• When using timber, be sure to design using the appropriate size, grade and durability of timbers, using ‘engineered’ and resource efficient sections wherever possible.
• Try to make use of all off-cuts. Where buildings are designed for ease of material recovery, timbers can be easily reused.
• Timbers can be re-milled and recycled for other uses. Alternatively, it can be chipped for mulch (but beware of health hazards associated with lead based paints).