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Maine State LibraryDigital MaineForest Service Documents Maine Forest Service2014Are you Thinking about Burning Construction &Demolition Debris? 2014Maine Forest ServiceMaine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and ForestryMaine Department of Environmental ProtectionFollow this and additional works at: https://digitalmaine.com/for_docsThis Text is brought to you for free and open access by the Maine Forest Service at Digital Maine. It has been accepted for inclusion in Forest ServiceDocuments by an authorized administrator of Digital Maine. For more information, please contact statedocs@maine.gov.Recommended CitationMaine Forest Service; Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry; and Maine Department of EnvironmentalProtection, "Are you Thinking about Burning Construction & Demolition Debris? 2014" (2014). Forest Service Documents. 31.https://digitalmaine.com/for_docs/31Central Maine Regional OfficeAugusta800-452-1942Eastern Maine Regional OfficeBangor888-769-1137Northern Maine Reg. OfficePresque Isle888-759-1053Southern Maine Reg. OfficePortland888-769-1036www.maine.gov/dep/rwm/solidwasteFor information onopen burning permits,contact Maine Forest ServiceFor information ondisposal of CDDContact Maine DEP Southern Region HeadquartersBolton Hill, Augusta(207) 624-3700Central Region HeadquartersOld Town(207) 827-1800Northern Region HeadquartersAshland(207) 435-7963DEBRIS?ARE YOUBURNINGCONSTRUCTION &DEMOLITIONTHINKING ABOUTFollow the LawProtect Yourselfand OthersSmoke contains chemicals that canaggravate asthma, cause cancer andother health problems.  Ash and runoffcan pollute your drinking water andpose a risk to the health of your familyand neighbors.When CDD is burned, the landowneris liable for any contamination ofground and surface water and for thecost of cleanup.Construction and Demolition Debris(CDD) may be buried only on thesite where it was generated,provided the area of disposal is lessthan one acre and there are noadditional disposal areas on theproperty.  Otherwise, all CDDshould be removed by a licensedsolid waste transporter.Construction and DemolitionDebris (CDD is wood and non-wood wastes from thedemolition or construction ofbuildings.  CDD also includesroad pavement (asphalt), fishnets, mattresses, and furniture.BurningConstruction &Demolition Debrisis Risky BusinessIn Maine, it is legal to burn only thewood portion of Construction andDemolition Debris (CDD).  It isillegal to burn treated wood,shingles, siding, wiring, insulation,and all other non-wood materials.Ask these questionsbefore you burn wood from CDD:Will you burn the debris on the site where it was generated?Wood from construction and demolition debris (CDD) may be disposed orburned only on the site where it is generated, provided the area of disposal is lessthan one acre and there are no additional disposal areas on the property.  It isillegal to collect and stockpile or burn wood from CDD generated offsite.Wood Construction and Demolition Debris means wood wastes from thedemolition or construction of buildings.Have you separated all non-wood waste from the pile?Only wood wastes and wood from CDD generated onsite may be burned.“Wood waste” means:  brush, stumps, lumber, bark, wood chips, shavings, slabs,edgings, slash, sawdust and wood from production rejects that are not mixed withother solid or liquid waste.  “Lumber” must be made entirely of wood and be freefrom metal, plastics, coatings and chemical treatments.Is the wood painted or stained?Assume anything built prior to 1978 contains lead paint.  Airborne lead fromburning lead-based paint can pose a health hazard.  Ash resulting from burningwood coated in lead paint may contain harmful levels of lead.  We reccommenddisposing of ash at a licensed solid waste facility (landfill).Is there a protected resource (i.e. stream, lake, ocean) nearby?Steps must be taken to prevent runoff from the burn pile from contaminatingnearby waterbodies, such as installing a silt fence or other erosion barrier betweenthe protected resource and the burn pile.Have you obtained an open burning permit?Burning on-site for disposal of wood wastes from CDD requires a permit from theTown Forest Fire Warden, Forest Ranger, or local fire prevention official.  It is aClass E crime to burn without a permit.treated woodplasticsstyrofoamwire insulationvinyl sidingasbestos-containing materialsrubbermetalsfood wasteschemicalstrashasphalt shinglespapercardboardmattressesfurnituretirestarpaintssolventssludgeinsulationother solid and liquid wastesNever BurnThese materials produce especiallydangerous smoke and ash:Call a licensed solid wastetransporter to safely dispose ofconstruction and demolitiondebris at a licensed solid wastedisposal facility.  Contact theDEP for a list of licensedtransporters:1-800-452-1942

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