Televisions Added to the list of Materials Accepted for Free at the Authority’s Household Hazardous Waste Facility
Beginning on July 1, 2008 at 8 a.m. the Lancaster County Solid Waste Management Authority (LCSWMA) Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Facility will begin accepting televisions for recycling. No external speakers, VCR or DVD players, or other peripheral television equipment will be accepted at the HHW.
This free service is provided for Lancaster County residents. The first 200 customers delivering a television to the HHW will receive a gift from LCSWMA. During the month of July 2008 HHW customers bringing televisions for recycling have the opportunity to enter a drawing to win a Toshiba 22” LCD HDTV/DVD Combo.
Jim Warner, LCSWMA’s Executive Director said, “Adding this new recycling service for Lancaster County residents demonstrates the Authority’s continued commitment to improving the environmental management of solid waste and recyclable materials whenever we identify an opportunity to do so. The unique free drive-thru Household Hazardous Waste Facility is available for all Lancaster County residents to properly recycle and dispose an extensive list of potentially hazardous materials found in the home.”
The HHW facility is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and on Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon. In addition to televisions, the HHW facility also accepts free from residents: computers, cell phones, fluorescent bulbs (including compact bulbs), other devices that contain mercury (i.e. thermometers and thermostats), batteries, pesticides, herbicides, insecticides, household cleaners, paints and many more. An Authority brochure called “What’s So Special
About Special Waste?” provides information about household hazardous waste and other materials that require special handling. The brochure is available at municipal offices, all of the Authority facilities, or on the Authority’s website at www.lcswma.org/documents/specialwaste08.pdf.
About Lancaster County Solid Waste Management Authority:
LCSWMA is recognized throughout North America as a leader in the field of solid waste management. LCSWMA operates an integrated solid waste management system which primarily serves Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The system handles approximately 575,000 tons of waste per year and consists of:
- A 2,200 tons per day transfer station
- A drive-through permanent household hazardous waste facility
- A 36 megawatt, 1,200 tons per day mass burn waste-to-energy (WTE) facility
- A 2,000 tons per day engineered landfill
- A 3.2 megawatt landfill gas-to-energy plant (LFGTE) - owned and operated by PPL
- A county-wide recycling program that has achieved a 37% recycling rate
The LCSWMA LFGTE and WTE facilities generate enough renewable energy from waste to power 1 out of 6 homes in Lancaster County. For further information on the Lancaster County Solid Waste Management Authority, please visit the website www.lcswma.org.
