Untreated Wood Construction & Demolition Organics Bulky Item Pick Up Small quantities of untreated lumber, scrap wood, and plywood are accepted in your organics bin. When placing wood in your container the lid still needs to close, the items need to fall out loosely, and the container cannot be overfilled or too heavy to move. Wood in any form is never accepted in the recycling container. Tree stumps are considered as yard waste and can be placed in your organics bin if smaller than than 4 inches in diameter or 4 feet in length. Stumps larger than 4 inches in diameter or 4 feet in length require a Bulky Item Collection. Construction & Demolition Waste material generated during the construction, renovation or demolition of a location cannot be placed in your containers. Order temporary service for construction projects here. Bulky Item CollectionUntreated wood may be collected as a bulky item, please check with your city page for collection options (residential or commercial). Bulky Item collection options may vary depending on your city. To schedule a bulky item pickup place an order online or call Athens’ Customer Service Department at 888-336-6100. No Paint Paint contaminates a piece of wood so that it cannot be recycled. No Treated Wood Treated wood has toxic chemicals so cannot be recycled. Find out what to do with treated wood here. Ways to Reuse Repurpose Your Wood Certain types of wood products can be reused in a variety of different ways. Find out how to repurpose your wood product. Did You Know? Transforming Discarded Wood into Beautiful Furniture 30 Billion Board Feet The U.S. is the world’s largest producer of lumber, generating 30 billion board feet of lumber every year. (A board foot is the equivalent of a piece of lumber that is one foot long, one foot wide, and one inch thick.) 30 billion board feet is enough lumber to wrap the earth in a one-foot wide belt of lumber 228 times every year. Two-thirds of lumber usage in the U.S. is for home building and renovation.