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Lancaster County
Solid Waste Management Authority

1299 Harrisburg Pike
PO Box 4425
Lancaster, PA 17604
Phone: 717-397-9968
Fax: 717-397-9973
Email:
info@lcswma.org
 
 

Scroll down or click on one of the following links for information:

EPA's Office of Solid Waste (OSW) Educational Resources

Pennsylvania Center for Environmental Education

PA CleanWays

Air Quality Partnership of the Susquehanna Valley

Curbside Value Partnership

The American Forest & Paper Association

Earth 911

Glass Packaging Institute

The Aluminum Association

 
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  United States Environmental Protection Agency

The Office of Solid Waste (OSW) Educational Resources Web site

This site provides a wealth of materials for teachers, kids, students, and researchers to develop an increased knowledge of solid waste issues. These resources are intended to increase environmental awareness and inspire participation in environmental activities.


Students of all ages will find fun activities and project ideas to learn more about waste reduction, reuse, and recycling. This site also provides information sources, tools, and data to enable student researchers to collect environmental information for use in projects and reports.

Teachers will find curriculum, activities, games, and other educational materials to teach students about waste generation and management. Student award and grant information is also provided, as well as information about environmental careers.

 
 

Pennyslvania Center for Environmental Education

The Pennsylvania Center for Environmental Education was established to provide increased public and private access to quality environmental education through service, education, and research.

 
 

PA CleanWays

The message is loud and clear - Pennsylvania youth are concerned about their environment! The Litter Hawk Program gives children and teens a chance to illustrate their concern about littering and illegal dumping prevention, recycling, proper disposal, beautification, and stewardship through visual arts, language arts, and community outreach activities. The Litter Hawk Youth Award Program is available to schools, scout groups, informal groups and individuals. Litter Hawk Program entry deadline is March 31 each year.

Click on the Litter Hawk at left to request an entry application.

 
 

Air Quality Partnership of the Susquehanna Valley

Breathing clean air helps us stay healthy. Learn about improving air quality and the causes and effects of particulate pollution.

Check out the Adventures in Air Quality with Miguel and Megan.

 
    The Curbside Value Partnership was formed five years ago to help communities grow and sustain their curbside recycling programs. Our two goals are to help communities grow participation in their programs and to help them measure this growth to make better decisions.

We accomplish these goals by partnering with communities to launch and test education programs and by promoting what we learn nationally through our Web site, our semi-annual newsletter Bin Buzz, in media coverage, and through conferences and other forums.
 
       
 

Industry Educational Opportunities

 
 

The American Forest & Paper Association has a wide variety of tools for teachers and students.

 
 

Learn about the benefits of recycling and other important environmental information.

 
 

Welcome to the one-stop source for glass container recycling facts, tools, and local resources. Learn more about the benefits of glass recycling to the environment and the economy. Then find out how best to recycle glass in your community.

 

 
 

   RECYCLING 

    

It makes a difference ... for the environment and for your community.

Do you know that the can you recycle today ends up back on store shelves as a new can? And that it only takes 60 days?

TWO out of THREE cans produced in the U.S. begin the recycling process either at local recycling centers, community drop-offs or charity collection sites.  Reverse vending machines or curbside pick-up make up the other one-third.

There are many ways you can recycle in your community including curbside recycling, which is offered in nearly 50% of communities nationwide. Currently the Aluminum Association and the Can Manufacturer's Institute are implementing a national education campaign centering around the benefits of recycling at the curb and the financial benefit of recycling high-value materials such as aluminum cans. When residents trash a can, instead of recycling that can, they are literally throwing money away .