Western Berks Community Landfill

Waste Types

Western Berks Community Landfill is permitted to accept non-hazardous Municipal Solid Waste, Construction and

Demolition Waste Materials, Residual and Special Wastes. You can learn more about waste types and landfills on

the Department of Environmental Protection’s website, www.depweb.state.pa.us

Municipal Solid Waste (MSW)

MSW is commonly known as trash or garbage. It is the general household and/or business trash that you put out at

your curb and a trash company collects it. Hazardous materials, liquids, residues, paints, and other such materials

are not acceptable at our facility.

Construction and Demolition Waste Materials (C&D)

C&D is the waste materials left over or resulting from construction and/or demolition jobs. From your bathroom remodeling job to your

company’s most recent construction contract, Western Berks Community Landfill is equipped to handle your C&D waste materials.

Residual Waste

Residual Waste is non-hazardous waste that is a result of manufacturing or industrial processes. Most of these wastes are acceptable at our

facility and we are happy to manage your initial Form U applications and any subsequent recertifications or Form 26R’s.

Some examples the DEP gives as residual waste are:

“… contaminated soil, ceramics, gypsum board, linoleum, leather, rubber, textiles, glass, industrial equipment, electronics, pumps, piping, storage

tanks, filters, fertilizers, pesticides, pharmaceutical waste, detergents and cleaners, photographic film and paper; wastes that contain asbestos,

oil and PCBs; metal-containing wastes such as foundry sands, slags, grindings and shavings; and residues such as sludge from the treatment of

public water supplies, emission control, lime-stabilized pickle liquor, paints, electroplating, and waste from the manufacture of lime and cement.”

For information regarding your waste type and disposal options, please contact us at 610-375-1516.