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Why We Don't Use Railroad Ties in Our Landscaping

Railroad ties have been used the past few decades as a cheap solution for retaining walls in residential homes and commercial properties.  What homeowners don't realize, is that these cross ties are not onlyharmfulto the environment, but they pose ahuge health threat! 
 
Lets start with the facts:
before picture of cross tie retaining wall falling apart
  • Railroad ties are treated with achemicalcalledCreosote
  • Creosote is a chemical that is created when coal is heated to produce coke (a cleaner burning form of coal) or natural gas. This process produces coal tar creosote, coal tar, and coal tar pitch, which are all mixtures of similar compounds and are referred to here simply as creosote.