Western Berks Community Landfill - Environmental Compliance

Environmental Compliance

Complying with the Federal, State and Local environmental standards is part of our everyday

routine. The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and other agencies monitors

and inspects all landfills in the state, making sure the business of running a landfill is in balance with

the safeguarding of the environment.

LANDFILL GAS EMISSIONS

As garbage decomposes it naturally produces methane gas. In conjunction with our 2008 expansion

permit, we upgraded by expanding our methane gas collection system. We look forward to our

future plans for this system by converting the methane gas into a power source that can be used

around the facility and or sold back to the utility companies.

WATER QUALITY

The natural land and waters surrounding Western Berks Community Landfill and Recycling Center

are tested regularly by outside agencies to make sure the waste being managed daily is secure. We

have over 30 ground water monitoring wells that are checked regularly to make sure water quality is

at its best.

LITTER

Screens, fences, natural buffers and daily hand-grooming keep our facility orderly.

ODOR

We keep odors down by covering garbage daily and by being selective about the waste types we accept.

Garbage happens, pollution doesn’t have to!