Educational Information

The Lancaster County Solid Waste Management Authority promotes education in the areas of environmentally sound waste management through informational brochures, cooperative efforts with local, state and federal government agencies, and participation in community development efforts.

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Please click on any of the items below for more detailed information on each subject.

• System Overview
• Overview
• Mission and Guiding Principles Fact Sheet (pdf)
• Introduction Fact Sheet (pdf)

• Authority History

• Renewable Energy Generation
  • Overview
  • Renewable Energy Generation Fact Sheet (pdf)
  • Renewable Energy Brochure

 

• Voluntary Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Fact Sheet (pdf)

• Resource Recovery Facility

• Overview
• Graphic
• Resource Recovery Facility Fact Sheet (pdf)

 

• Frey Farm Landfill

• Overview
• Graphic
• Frey Farm Landfill Fact Sheet (pdf)
• Landfill Gas-to-Energy Fact Sheet (pdf)
• Landfill Orientation Brochure
  
• Transfer Complex

• Overview
• Transfer Complex Operations Fact Sheet (pdf)




• Household Hazardous Waste Facility

• Overview
• Household Hazardous Waste Facility Fact Sheet (pdf)
• What's so Special about Special Waste? A Resident's guide (pdf)
• Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) What is It? What Should you do about It? brochure (pdf)




• Recycling

• Overview
• Recycling Fact Sheet (pdf)
• Composting

 

• Residual Waste/Special Handling



• Government, Professional and Other Related Web Sites

 

Make Every Day Earth Day! For more information, visit any of the following web sites: -Wilderness Society's Earth Day - EPA's Earth Day