CURBSIDE UP & RUNNING
IN KENT COUNTY!

01.01.2006

Municipalities sign up hundreds of customers to keep Delaware clean!

After adding Kent County to this great new program, DSWA sees nearly 6,000 residents now recycling at their curbs!
 
 

EGR PROGRAM COLLECTS
TONS OF OLD ELECTRONICS!

01.01.2006

High percentage of collected items are reused or recycled!

Well over 80% of the millions of tons of electronic goods find their way into the
hands of those who need them, or are
recycled into new products.
 


 
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YARD WASTE RECYCLING
   



DSWA initiated a test of state-of-the-art technology for the recycling of yard waste at the Jones Crossroads Landfill (SSWMC). Yard waste previously delivered to the facility by customers, was shredded and placed into two windrows on November 29, 2005. For the next four weeks this material will be monitored by sensors and data collected while the yard waste undergoes the natural process of composting. The composting process and test will be completed in approximately 8 to 12 weeks.

For information on composting in your own yard, click here.


Yard waste is ground into the consistence of mulch prior to recycling.



The natural process of composting is assisted by the use of a specially designed cover that helps maintain the optimum moisture content and control odors.
Visit www.gore.com for more information on the cover being used.



Oxygen is consumed when the composting process is working. Blowers add air when sensors indicate that oxygen is required. For more information on the system being used visit www.gore.com.











For more information on any of DSWA's programs
please call DSWA's CITIZENS' RESPONSE LINE at 1-800-404-7080.

 
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