York County Solid Waste Authority

It’s the time of year when we find ourselves collecting yard waste in bulk. Disposing of yard waste can be tricky, but we have designed an easy to use webpage that outlines your options for disposal. 

Click the button below for more information on managing yard waste.

Are you a resident or business owner who is wondering if you can recycle construction materials from a recent project? Good news! There are businesses that will RECYCLE CONSTRUCTION WASTE!

YCSWA has compiled a list of local businesses that reuse and recycle many common building and landscaping materials. Click the button below to view the list of businesses that will recycle/reuse construction materials.

If you have a cellphone, you use a rechargeable battery. If you use power tools, you use rechargeable batteries. While convenient during their lifetime, rechargeable batteries require proper disposal when they are no longer usable.

Conventional disposal of these types of batteries in your curbside pickup can cause problems! Trash is compacted both in the garbage truck and at our facility. When subjected to intense pressure these batteries combust and ignite causing fires in either garbage trucks or at our facility. Rechargeable batteries should not go into your recycling bin either. Please dispose of them properly!

Visit www.call2recycle.org for a listing of collection sites for these potentially hazardous batteries. 

NOTE: Household alkaline batteries like Eveready, Duracell (AA, AAA, 9-volt, C, or D sizes) can be disposed in your regular trash.

Spring is in the air and you know what that means…SPRING CLEANING is on the minds of many! As the mercury rises and plants begin to bloom, we naturally begin to think about how to freshen up our home. If you take advantage of the warmer temperatures to do some spring cleaning, use our website at the link below to learn how to properly dispose of items that cannot be thrown away with your regular trash.

Friendly Reminder: YCSWA is not a trash hauler. For questions regarding what
can and cannot be taken with your regular trash, please contact your trash hauler.

Our Community Services Division looks forward to offering environmental education programs to schools, summer camps, and civic groups. They spread the word about how to be responsible with trash through tours of The York County Resource Recovery Center and the Hopewell Area Recreation Complex/York County Sanitary Landfill and programs such as Recycled Paper Revelations and Vermicomposting: Worms with an Appetite (for waste). 

Interested in scheduling a tour or an environmental education program? Click the button below for additional information.