- Recipients of Services - The CCSWA provides an essential public service to 49 Chester County communities, over 375,000 residents, and hundreds of businesses throughout the county.
- Employees & Salaries - The CCSWA currently employs 26 operating, administrative, and management personnel. Salaries and wages represent less than 9.2% of the Authority’s total annual budget for 2011.
- Tipping Fee - Portions of Lanchester’s tipping fee are directed to benefit host communities as well as county and state environmental stewardship programs. From the $59 fee collected for every ton:
- $2 goes to the Pennsylvania Recycling Fund
- $4.25 to the Environmental Stewardship Fund
- $3 to Chester County
- $3 to Caernarvon Township
- $0.476 to both the Borough and Township of Honey Brook
- $0.13 to Salisbury Township
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- 1,000 Tons a Day - Lanchester accepts an average of 1,000 tons per day of non-hazardous municipal refuse and residuals. More than 90% of this waste is generated in Chester County.
- Accepted Wastes - Wastes accepted for disposal include:
- Municipal solid waste
- Asbestos
- Construction / demolition debris
- Sludge
- Other non-hazardous residuals approved by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
- Expanded Recycling - A recipient of the 2010 Pennsylvania Waste Watcher Award for Outstanding Achievement, Lanchester continues to expand the items collected for recycling.
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