CTBT Inc.

Because treated wood cannot be burned in ordinary incinerators, most used treated wood was destined for landfills. With many public policy initiatives seeking to reduce or eliminate the unnecessary use of landfills, the industry was left with a challenge.

Co-generation plant converts approximately 110,000 tons of used creosote wood can products into enough electricity to power more than 700 households. It also reduces the waste that goes into landfills.

Saves the nation's railroad industry millions of dollars a year in landfill costs and 56 million cubic feet of landfill space.

Our permanent recycling process is cheaper than landfilling and is often only a fraction of the cost of other, less-tested systems.