What composite wood products are covered by the new regulation?
The regulation applies to hardwood plywood, particleboard, and medium density fiberboard (MDF) and all products (such as furniture, cabinets, flooring, store fixtures, moldings and millwork, countertops, decorative household items, doors, etc.) made with those products. Composite wood is a popular material for consumer products because of its design flexibility, structural properties, and inherent environmental benefits. In particular, particleboard and MDF are manufactured from recycled and recovered wood residuals and other by-products diverted from the solid waste stream, making them among the greenest building materials in the world.
Related Questions
- Why do I have to use compliant materials if linings and other durable materials fully encapsulates the composite wood products?
- What records do we need to keep to demonstrate that we are not using regulated composite wood products (PB, MDF, HWPW)?
- Would CARB take size, volume or quantity of composite wood products used for finished goods into account?
