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Residual Waste Management
The Lancaster County Solid Waste Management
Authority's integrated system allows for two methods of non-hazardous
residual waste disposal, incineration and landfill. The Resource
Recovery Facility (RRF) incinerates waste, reducing it to ash;
the ash is then used as daily cover at the Frey Farm Landfill
which also receives non-combustible, non-hazardous residual
wastes. The Authority's program is unique in that it provides
these two methods of disposal as well as: full accountability
for the disposal of residual wastes, assistance in the permitting
process, disposal liability indemnification and a high degree
of security. This integrated system safely and efficiently provides
a solution for businesses and industries that are seeking the
most environmentally safe, cost-effective method to dispose
of their waste.
The Resource Recovery Facility has the
capacity to process 1,200 tons of waste every day. The facility
is operated by Covanta Lancaster, Inc and is compliant with
all EPA and PaDEP permit requirements for air emissions. Prior
to being accepted at the RRF for processing, industrial wastes
are subjected to a high level of scrutiny by the Authority,
and undergo an environmental review by Covanta Lancaster,
Inc., the RRF's operator. In addition, processing of each
residual waste must also be approved by the Pennsylvania Department
of Environmental Protection (PaDEP). Because the RRF operates
under some of the strictest air quality permit standards in
the nation, it is imperative that the residual wastes not
interfere with the plant's ability to comply with these regulations.
Residual waste management at the Frey
Farm Landfill operates under similar strictures and represents
the very highest standard in environmental protection currently
available. The Landfill is a double-lined facility and, similar
to the RRF, all materials must be reviewed by the Authority
and PaDEP before being accepted. It also allows for the use
of ash, resulting from the incineration of residual waste
at the RRF, to be employed as alternative daily cover; this
is a beneficial use of a material that would otherwise go
in the landfill.
Some of the materials accepted include:
outdated, returned or off-spec manufactured goods, pharmaceutical
wastes, treated wood, oily debris, paint filters, ink wastes,
plant trash, foundry sand, refractory material, DEA controlled
substances, confidential materials and other non-hazardous
industrial process residues.
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