The Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act (Act 101 of 1988) requires each county in Pennsylvania to submit to DEP an officially adopted municipal waste management plan for waste generated within its boundaries.
The plans describe the origin, content and weight or volume of municipal waste generated within the county’s boundaries both currently and for waste expected to be generated there during the next 10 years. The plans also:
- Ensure disposal capacity for the next 10 years,
- Identify facilities where municipal waste is disposed of or processed and the remaining available permitted capacity of such facilities,
- Contain an analysis of the effect of recycling on waste generated within the county, and
- Describe the costs of related facilities, recycling programs or waste reduction programs during the next 10 years.
Within 120 days after receiving a complete plan, DEP is required to give it preliminary or technical approval or disapprove it.
The County Municipal Waste Management Planning Grant Program reimburses counties for up to 80 percent of the costs of revising the plans. Applications for the grants may be submitted at any time.
For more information on the County Municipal Waste Management Planning Grant