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Acceptable Waste
Our landfill accepts the following types of wastes:
CONSTRUCTION / DEMOLITION WASTE
Solid waste from the construction or demolition of buildings and other structures, including:
- Wood
- Plaster
- Metals
- Asphaltic substances
- Bricks
- Block and Unsegregated concrete
RESIDUAL WASTE
Residual waste is garbage/refuse, solid, semi-solid, gaseous materials, sludge, process and non-process
material that are generated by :
- Industries
- Mining
- Wastewater treatment facilities
- Air pollution control facilities
- Agricultural operations
ASBESTOS WASTE (friable)
Friable asbestos-containing waste:
- Crumbles easily with hand pressure
- Is usually off of pipes, furnaces, heaters, ductwork and used as insulation
- Can be painted onto surfaces and found in concrete
- Is considered a residual waste
ASBESTOS WASTE (non-friable)
Non-friable asbestos-containing waste:
- Cannot be crumbled with hand pressure
- Is very brittle and hard
- Comes in the form of roofing, shingles, siding, roofing sealer and in sheets used as a fire or heat barrier (e.g., furnaces, stoves, kilns, etc.)
- Is considered a municipal waste, unless it has been rendered friable or was in a fire
SLUDGE
Sludge can be generated by both municipal and industrial facilities.
- Sewage sludge from a municipal sewage treatment collection and treatment system
- Industrial wastewater treatment plant sludge
- Water treatment plant sludge
CONTAMINATED SOIL
Virgin petroleum fuel contaminated soil is generated from an accident or spill and is from some type of a storage container, the types of contaminants include:
- Fuel oil
- Diesel fuel
- Kerosene
- Aviation Fuel
- Gasoline, from underground storage tanks, above ground storage tanks, tractor/trailer saddle tanks, fueling equipment, etc.
INCINERATOR ASH
Ash generated by an industry or from a municipal waste incinerator must be tested prior to disposal
- Bottom ash
- Fly ash
- Mixed ash
- Municipal waste incinerator ash
LIQUID WASTE
Waste in liquid form:
- May need DEP approval prior to disposal
- All liquid loads must be called in 24 hours prior to disposal
- The hours to dispose of liquid are M-F, 7am to 3:30pm and Saturday 7am to 11am.
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