The Council supports and encourages wood recycling as an environmentally friendly practice when it is done correctly.  However, removal of all CCA-treated wood and other potential contaminants must be a required part of responsible wood recycling.

    In 2004, the mulch and soil industry adopted standards prohibiting the use of CCA-treated wood in all consumer mulch and soil products. MSC also developed a Product Certification program to help consumers identify mulches and soils that comply with industry standards and contain no CCA-treated wood. Certified mulches and soils can be found at major retailers and garden centers across the country. They are identified by the MSC Certification Logo on the package and are listed on the MSC Web site.

    In an ongoing effort to protect the public, the Council will continue its efforts to have federal and state governments prohibit the disposal of CCA-treated wood in consumer garden mulch products.

For more information on MSC Product Certification, click here

To view a list of Certified mulch products, click here

To download a copy of the MSC product guidelines, click here

To view the MSC White Paper on Chromated Copper Arsenate (CCA) contamination in mulch, click here