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You'd think that there'd be a robust secondary market for treated rot resistant timber that's "too rotten for trains, but perfect for landscaping". Sure, there'
by potato3732842 1y ago
You'd think that there'd be a robust secondary market for treated rot resistant timber that's "too rotten for trains, but perfect for landscaping". Sure, there's chemicals in it but if it's safe enough to be embedded in untold miles of rail bed then surely it's safe enough for comparable landscaping use.
Like everything else there's probably some 2nd/3rd order consequence of regulatory perversion that prevents it. Like because of the circumstances it wrongly gets classified as hazmat or something.
- rjmunro 1y agoIn the UK you can buy used railway sleepers for landscaping, as well as new ones: https://www.uksleepers.co.uk/ https://www.uksleepers.co.uk/
- potato3732842 1y agoI know you "can" buy them but I've never seen them for sale in my state or surrounding ones save the occasional classified posting. Perhaps you can buy them in parts of the country with different regulatory priorities. Same with telephone poles.
- cosmicgadget 1y agoMy big orange and blue hardware stores have them and I have used them for landscaping.
- mml 1y agocreosote railroad ties are commonly found in landscaping around here. unfortunately, they are hazardous waste, thusly getting rid of them is a bit of a hassle.