Cumberland County’s Recycling and Waste Authority Officials are asking residents for their input on the county’s current and future recycling and waste plans through an online survey.
The survey asks residents to rate their experience with several of the current county programs including the electronics recycling center, and household hazardous waste events. In addition, the county is looking to assess future programs such as the need for a paper shredding service.
Pennsylvania Act 101 of 1988 requires counties to develop and update waste management plans at 10-year intervals to ensure there are sufficient ways and space for disposing of waste, a press release said.
“Through the Waste Management Plan, our mission is to outline strategies for reducing, reusing, or recycling our waste to lessen the amount in which we need to dispose,” Justin Miller, Recycling and Waste Authority coordinator, said. He said it only takes four minutes to fill out, with the input being used “to help us determine which programs the county should offer and how those programs should be funded.”
Currently, the county charges a fee for some programs in lieu of taxes, including electronics recycling at 50 cents per pound, and household hazardous waste at 30 cents per pound, the release said.
In addition, there are two remaining Household Hazardous Waste Disposal Program events this year, available to county residents and small businesses. Those will be 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 21 and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 28.
All participants must pre-register online for a specific time and date. Participants will drop off household hazardous waste at the county recycling center, located at 1001 Claremont Road, Carlisle.
Appointments will be made in 15-minute intervals and will be available on a first-come, first-served basis.
A limit of 15 customers will be scheduled for each appointment time, with a maximum of 360 customers per disposal event.
All acceptable waste will be weighed as is, and customers will be charged 30 cents per pound for disposal, the release said.