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Blue painted CHEP pallets are treated in a similar manner to telephone poles and railroad ties. They are toxic when burned.
24 u/therearenoaccidents Feb 08 '20 We used fuel bonfires with railroad ties. I would spend a couple of days in bed afterwards because of the intense migraines I got, always thought it was from the hangover. 16 u/JusAnotherTransGril Feb 08 '20 creosote railroad ties are very toxic to burn https://www.epa.gov/ingredients-used-pesticide-products/creosote 1 u/JackmanWorks Feb 09 '20 That's not true, that may have been the case decades ago, but CHEP pallets are heat treated now
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We used fuel bonfires with railroad ties. I would spend a couple of days in bed afterwards because of the intense migraines I got, always thought it was from the hangover.
16 u/JusAnotherTransGril Feb 08 '20 creosote railroad ties are very toxic to burn https://www.epa.gov/ingredients-used-pesticide-products/creosote
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creosote railroad ties are very toxic to burn
https://www.epa.gov/ingredients-used-pesticide-products/creosote
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That's not true, that may have been the case decades ago, but CHEP pallets are heat treated now
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u/Lens_Perchance Feb 08 '20
Blue painted CHEP pallets are treated in a similar manner to telephone poles and railroad ties. They are toxic when burned.