The third objective of this research was to recognize barriers that exist for landfills, recycling centers, and organizations in recycling and reusing recovered CCA treated wood from residential decks. Interviews with MSW and C & D landfills, recycling centers, and potential users indicated that a communication barrier exists between the three groups. The MSW and C & D landfills indicated that they could not recover the material because it is not financially feasible for them to do so without a reliable market that purchases the recovered material. Also the recycling companies had the same feeling, that a stable market can not be found to make the recovering of the material economically viable.outdoor deck railing The potential user stated that they could use the material or products made from the material, but did not know where Therefore conclusions can not be drawn that physical or environmental degradation of a residential deck plays a role in the recovery of CCA treated wood. Another limitation of this study was the landfills, recyclers, and potential users of the material were confined to Virginia and North Carolina, and the interviewed sample size was small.

An increased sample size and a different geographical segment of the country could obtain different results. The objectives of this study were derived to understand the feasibility of recycling CCA treated wood from spent residential decks. These conclusions were reached in the research and can not be assumed as valid regarding the feasibility to recycle other products produced from CCA treated wood. The research objectives were also not focused on determining the safety and environmental aspects of CCA treated wood, that is prevalent in today's media,marine board material  therefore no conclusions based on the safety or environmental hazards can be drawn. In the case of CCA treated wood, the wood and chemical supply are sufficient and relatively inexpensive, and currently the disposal of CCA treated wood does not have environmental safety regulations, which has not created a demand for recycled CCA treated wood.

Ongoing research on the impacts of CCA treated wood disposal could cause stricter disposal regulations, and thus higher tipping fees making recycling a more attractive option. From this research it was found that the energy, equipment, and labor associated with collection, recycling, and separation is currently cheaper than that associated with production of treated wood. Therefore, the recycling of CCA treated wood does help environmental quality and sustainability.outdoor balcony flooring  This broad view has explained why CCA treated wood should be recycled, but what will make recycling viable is that the cost of collection and separation should be less than the cost of collection and disposal for the waste producer, which is not currently the situation for CCA treated wood.