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DSWA Upcoming Events Schedule

5/2/2013

The Delaware Solid Waste Authority is proud to host special events through out the year. These events include, Household Hazardous Waste Collection, Electronic Goods Recycling, Paper Shredding and Educational Outreach. Below you will find a schedule of upcoming events.

Household Hazardous Waste

May 18
8am-2pm
Rehoboth Beach Convention Center, Rehoboth Beach, DE
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Household Hazardous Waste/Electronic Goods/Paper Shredding

July 6
8am-4pm
St. Anne's Episcopal School, 211 Silver Lake Road Middletown, DE
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Household Hazardous Waste/Electronic Goods/Paper Shredding

August 3
8am-4pm
Jones Crossroads Landfill, 28560 Landfill Lane, Georgetown, DE
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Household Hazardous Waste/Electronic Goods/Paper Shredding

September 7
8am-4pm
Delaware Recycling Center, 1101 Lambsons Lane, New Castle, DE 19720
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Community Day

September 7
10am-3pm
Delaware Recycling Center, 1101 Lambsons Lane, New Castle, DE 19720

Join DSWA and ReCommunity to celebrate the opening of two new facilities, the ReCommunity Materials Recovery Facility and DSWA Education Center. The day will include tours of both facilities, inflatables, face painting and other family friendly activities.
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DSWA Recognized as Call2Recycle Sustainability Leader

The Delaware Solid Waste Authority (DSWA) has recently been recognized as a Call2Recycle Leader in Sustainability for the successes achieved through it’s battery recycling program and for its strong commitment to environmental sustainability. With help from DSWA’s Recycling Drop-Off program and other initiatives like it Call2Recycle was able to recycle 10 million pounds of batteries in 2012.

Call2Recycle is the only free rechargeable battery and cellphone collection program in North America. Since 1996, Call2Recycle has diverted 70 million pounds of rechargeable batteries from the solid waste stream and established a network of 30,000 public recycling drop-off locations.

Cherry Island Landfill Expansion Project Engineer Selected for AAEES Award

The Delaware Solid Waste Authority (DSWA) is proud to announce that the Cherry Island Landfill Expansion Project design engineer, Geosyntec Consultants, will be awarded the American Academy of Environmental Engineers & Scientists (AAEES) Excellence in Environmental Engineering & Science (E3) Honor Award for design. The award will be presented at the Academy’s Annual Awards Luncheon held in Washington, DC at the National Press Club on April 25, 2013.

The Excellence in Environmental Engineering and Science Competition began in 1989 and exists to identify and reward the best of today's environmental engineering. Its criteria define what it takes to be the best in environmental engineering practice: a holistic environmental perspective, innovation, proven performance and customer satisfaction, and contribution to an improved quality of life and economic efficiency. The competition is organized around the normal phases of development and implementation of environmental management projects and programs: research, planning, design, and operations and management.

The Cherry Island Landfill Expansion Project utilized intensive engineering analysis, monitoring and construction techniques encompassing an installation of 6.8 million linear feet of prefabricated vertical drains and a massive mechanically stabilized earthen berm. Critical to the design and the success of the project was the continuous monitoring and prediction of the on-going consolidation and strength gains of the subsoils. The project significantly extends the life of the landfill to serve New Castle County, while utilizing the landfill’s existing footprint and infrastructure.

If you are interested in more information on DSWA, its facilities or programs please contract the Citizens’ Response Line 1-800-404-7080.

DSWA Cherry Island Landfill Included in National Report

On Tuesday, March 19, The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) released their quadrennial Report Card on America’s Infrastructure. The report depicts the condition and performance of the nation’s infrastructure in the familiar form of a school report card by assigning letter grades to each type of infrastructure. The report addressed 16 categories with grades ranging from a high of B- for solid waste to a low of D- for inland waterways and levees.

In this year’s Report Card, ASCE included success stories along with the standard grades. Highlighted in the solid waste category was the Delaware Solid Waste Authority’s (DSWA) Cherry Island Landfill Vertical Expansion Project. The story highlights DSWA’s engineering staff and their innovative solution to limited landfill capacity. The plan added an additional 20.7 million yards of capacity and a cost effective 19 years of added disposal life.

If you are interested in more information on the ASCE 2013 Report Card, you can download the full report card app, which is available for both the app store and google play store by clicking here.

For more information on DSWA, its facilities or programs please call the Citizens’ Response Line at 1-800-404-7080 or visit www.dswa.com

DSWA Board of Director Gregory Moore P.E., wins Engineer of the Year Award

The Delaware Solid Waste Authority (DSWA) is proud to announce that their Board of Directors member Gregory V. Moore, P.E., was selected by the Delaware Engineering Society as the Engineer of the Year for 2013. Every year this award is given to a candidate “whose sustained and unusual contributions have been made to the public welfare, the advancement of the Engineering Profession, and /or service to humankind.” Mr. Moore was presented with the award at the Engineer’s Banquet on Thursday, February 21, 2013 at the Caviler Country Club.

Mr. Moore was born and raised in Dover, DE, graduating from Dover High School as Valedictorian from there he went onto receive his Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Bucknell University. Mr. Moore currently servers as Principal at Becker Morgan Group in Dover. He is involved in many professional and civic organizations outside of DSWA. He currently serves as President of the Wesley Foundation and on the Board of Directors for Wesley College, Bayhealth Foundation and the Central Delaware YMCA. Among his many civic organization roles he was also a large part of Dover’s Downtown revitalization including helping to form the Downtown Dover Partnership (DDP).

The staff of DSWA and it’s Board of Directors are very honored to work along side of such a noteworthy member of the community and wish to congratulate Mr. Moore on his accomplishment.

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