A聽$100 million update to the York County Resource Recovery Center has built聽a path聽for the next 30-plus years, according to the York County Solid Waste and Refuse Authority. The project includes聽safer transfer areas for聽public and commercial trash haulers, a聽larger collection pit to handle waste growth and a new Ash Recycling and Processing Facility, a news release states.
Construction, which began in 2015 and finished recently,聽expands waste pit storage capacity and adds聽North Tipping Hall, an area that聽separates large trucks from smaller vehicles unloading waste.
A聽new Small Load Drop-off Facility was built for residential waste聽on land behind the existing plant, located on Blackbridge Road in Manchester Township, with new areas聽dedicated for聽yard waste and electronics recycling. Stormwater capture and reuse systems were built along with a new education center.
The facility has processed 12 million聽tons of garbage and produced six billion kilowatts of power from burning trash since it opened in October 1989, according to聽Susan Byrnes, a York County commissioner. The facility produces enough electricity from garbage to power about 20,000 homes, outreach coordinator Jen Cristofoletti said at the dedication.