Welcome to the York County Solid Waste Authority
Facilitating Responsible Waste Management
Helping York County Dispose of Waste
We know you want to do the right thing. YCSWA aims to make waste disposal easy while keeping our environment top of mind. We provide long-term programs and infrastructure for waste reduction, reuse, and recycling.
PLEASE NOTE: YCSWA is not a trash hauler. We do not pick up your garbage. If you are having issues with trash removal, please call your trash disposal company. Click here to find out who that is.
Who is the York County Solid Waste Authority?
See how YCSWA is using waste-to-energy technology to keep our county and environment clean and healthy.
What’s New with YCSWA
DO NOT PUT YOUR RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES IN THE REGULAR TRASH OR RECYCLING BIN!
Have you seen our billboards around York County? We hope you have! They display a very important message. DO NOT PUT YOUR RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES IN THE REGULAR TRASH or recycling. Visit CALL2RECYCLE.ORG to find the nearest location that will dispose of your rechargeable batteries properly.
YCSWA’s Monthly Public Meeting
The Authority holds a public meeting the third Wednesday of every month at the York County Solid Waste Authority Management…
Vermicomposting: Worms with an Appetite (for Waste)!
Discover how composting works! Learn all about nature’s recycler, the red wiggler, and how these worms recycle food waste into…
Hauler Appreciation Day Recognizes Waste Haulers for their Hard Work
The York County Solid Waste Authority (facility owner) and Covanta York Renewable Energy, LLC (facility operator) are hosting “Hauler Appreciation…
YORK COUNTY SOLID WASTE AUTHORITY APPROVES 2024 BUDGET FEE INCREASE TO FUND LONG TERM COUNTY NEEDS
The York County Solid Waste Authority has approved its budget for fiscal 2024, including a tipping fee increase to fund…
You can now borrow trash and recycling bins from YCSWA for your next event. Whether you are hosting a backyard barbeque or coordinating the largest event in York County, you can borrow easy to use trash and recycling receptacles from YCSWA at no cost.
It is our goal to provide options to York County residents to help keep our community clean and safe. Simply contact our office at 717-845-1066 or email m.waltemyer@ycswa.com for more information or to reserve trash and recycling bins.
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LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER FOR BACKYARD COMPOSTING!
York County residents are invited to register for a Backyard Composting Workshop offered by Horn Farm Center and sponsored by YCSWA. The last workshop of the year will be held on Thursday, September 28th from 4:30-6:30 pm at Horn Farm Center. Those who take part will learn how to use both yard and food waste to create their own composting bin at home. Each hands-on session will emphasize affordability and simplicity.
Participants will leave with their own roll of welded wire to get them started on their own backyard composting bin, a composting brochure that highlights important information covered in the class, and hopefully an appreciation for the natural process of decomposition. Click the link below and register.
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Backyard Composting – Horn Farm Center for Agricultural Education
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In partnership with the York County Solid Waste Authority, the Horn Farm Center is offering “Backyard Composting” a comprehensive, skill-building workshop that emphasizes affordability and simplic...Come visit our booth at the PawPaw Festival at Horn Farm! It’s a beautiful day (we need the rain!). We have red wiggler worms for composting!
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We are celebrating Watershed Week with our friends at The Watershed Alliance of York . The purpose of Watershed Week is to increase public awareness about the importance of local watersheds to community health, sustainable economies, and environmental quality of the Chesapeake Bay. Clean water is a necessity for any healthy community. Let’s do our part to keep our communities and watersheds clean for all who live, work and play here.
For more information about The Watershed Alliance of York visit watershedallianceofyork.org.
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It is time for York County’s 19th Annual PAWPAW FESTIVAL at Horn Farm Center! Come out and join in the fun on Saturday, September 24th and Sunday, September 25th from 10 am-3pm. You can visit YCSWA staff on Saturday, September 23rd as we educate guests on how to use red wiggler worms to create a very nutrient rich compost (vermicomposting). Visitors to our table will leave with their very own cup of worms!
Proceeds from this event support local regenerative agriculture practices and education programs at the Horn Farm Center. All pawpaw fruits, trees, produce, and vendor products will be available while supplies last. RAIN OR SHINE!
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IT IS UNSAFE TO PUT RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES IN YOUR REGULAR TRASH OR RECYCLING BIN!
We can’t stress this message enough. Special procedures are used to dispose of or recycle lithium-ion batteries. The rechargeable battery pictured here caused a trash truck fire earlier this week. The incident could have been much worse than it was. Thankfully, the truck driver noticed smoke when he compressed a load of trash. Emergency responders were notified to douse the fire.
What should you do with your rechargeable batteries that are no longer usable? Visit Call2Recycle.org to find the location nearest you that will dispose of or recycle rechargeable batteries.
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Have the recent storms and the pre-autumn season caused you to have a yard covered with branches, sticks, and leaves? I guess it’s time to load up the wheelbarrow and get rid of this load of yard waste before true autumn hits.
From leaves and tree trimmings to weeds and stumps, you will find a quick answer to how to dispose of your yard waste by visiting our website at www.ycswa.com/services/waste-disposal/yard-waste/ .
Happy raking!
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It is National Truck Driver Appreciation Week and we would like to take this opportunity to shout a big THANK YOU to all the trash haulers and truck drivers who work in the waste industry. You make our communities better through your hard work and commitment to performing a very important and demanding job. We appreciate you and couldn’t do what we do without you.
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It’s National Read a Book Day!
And, we’ve got a fun and educational book for you! Here Comes the Garbage Barge is a mostly true story that teaches environmental awareness. Each page has eye-popping illustrations to go along with the important and timely message that we can’t produce unlimited trash without consequences.
Enjoy this great Story Line Online rendition of the reading of Here Comes the Garbage Barge at the link below.
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