recycling programs

Bulky Waste

DSWA consistently strives to design innovative internal recycling solutions to help create a safe environment for our future. Many items accepted at our landfills or transfer stations are recycled as well.

White Goods

Appliances such as air conditioners, refrigerators and freezers, called "white goods," that contain chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) are first drained of CFCs for recycling. Then, they are sold with non-CFC white goods such as washers, dryers and water heaters for scrap metal recycling.

Yard Waste Collection

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Tires

Tires are kept separate from other solid waste and transferred to various mid-Atlantic regional facilities for energy recovery which uses tires as alternative fuels.

Landfill Gas

By collecting landfill gas at Cherry Island and pumping it to the Delmarva Power plant in Edgemoor, where it is burned with conventional fossil fuels, we help generate more electricity while using fewer natural resources. Using methane from landfills for power production will help reduce global warming. DSWA also collects landfill gas at the Jones Crossroads Landfill.

Construction & Demolition (C&D)

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Leachate

When rain falls on the landfill, it mixes with the trash as it seeps through soil and garbage, picking up toxins along the way. This liquid is called leachate. DSWA circulates leachate through our landfills to accelerate waste decomposition before collecting it through a series of collection pipes which pump the leachate to holding tanks. The leachate is then hauled away by truck to be purified at a special wastewater treatment facility and released into the environment.

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