County-owned landfills stopped accepting treated wood on January 1, what are the costs?
Treated wood is no longer allowed to be dumped at public landfills. This comes after Newsom vetoes SB68.
Posted at 6:07 PM, Jan 06, 2021
and last updated 2021-01-07 00:40:45-05
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. â Senate Bill 68 allowed public landfills to accept treated wood for years, but in 2020 Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed that bill, which no longer allows for that to happen. The dump does not take it at all, said Rick Keel, talking about treated wood - his business repairs and replaces fences across Bakersfield, a pit stop to the Bena Landfill every week was routine.