It’s Not Easy Being Green
So, I have a decent sized pile of scrap lumber from the staircase project as well as from the fence repairs last summer and tree limbs we’ve cut. I really felt it was important to find a place that would take this for being recycled. This stuff would make excellent mulch or particle board. However, since I only have about a pickup truck load, no one is interested in it. I don’t want any money and I’ll drop it off myself. Seems like there’s a business plan in here somewhere, but so far, no one around here’s picked up on that.
So far, the best option I have for getting rid of this in a responsible manner is to drive it 40 miles East to West Point, VA to drop it off at a commercial wood recycling center. Earth, you owe me.
Did you try advertising it on craigslist?
Comment by Katie Dills — Friday, May 5, 2006 @ 3:31 pm
No, I hadn’t just because it really is scrap lumber. I can’t imagine anyone using it for anything other than wood chips or possibly firewood. Even though a lot of it is fairly old, it’s nothing rare or special. Just regular old pine.
I may offer it to friends for firewood, provided I can get into firewood sized pieces without too much trouble. Perhaps I’ll list it online as just that… thanks KT!
Comment by Jason Coleman — Friday, May 5, 2006 @ 5:25 pm
I take it to the local dump here and then start throwing the scraps in the dumpster before the old guy at the shack can stop me. After he states that I can’t throw lumber in the trash I say sorry and I’ll keep that in mind.
I’m not lying because I am sorry he had to get off his duff to come out and say something and I do keep it in mind, but just don’t act on it.
Comment by Zane — Saturday, May 6, 2006 @ 8:06 am