The Greater Lebanon Refuse Authority has collected nearly 20,000 pounds of batteries since launching its recycling program in October 2022, with a state-funded educational campaign driving increased participation.
Greater Lebanon Refuse Authority
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Trash Talk: GLRA looks to surety bond to free up $26 million in landfill trust funds
The Greater Lebanon Refuse Authority is preparing a request for proposals for surety bond providers as a way to finance future capital projects.
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GLRA adds $200K to reserve fund ahead of landfill capping, cell construction
Greater Lebanon Refuse Authority added $200,000 to its capital reserve fund in May as it prepares for major construction projects, including a new landfill cell and landfill capping phases.
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Refuse authority adds vertical wells for collection of landfill gas
Lebanon County’s Schilling landfill, Pennsylvania’s first landfill gas recovery site, now has 91 total wells after a $452,000 project to improve gas collection.
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Refuse authority now using incinerator ash as daily cover, boosting revenue
The Greater Lebanon Refuse Authority began using incinerator ash from Lancaster County’s waste authority as daily landfill cover, receiving 60 tons per day and $20 per ton for accepting the material.
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Grasslands project at Refuse Authority seeks to attract birds
For the next five months, seven audio recorders will switch on 30 minutes before sunrise and stay on for two more hours to capture wildlife activity in several of the Greater Lebanon Refuse Authority’s open fields.
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Iodine-131 detections at county landfill nothing out of the ordinary, experts say
Radioactive isotopes from cancer treatments and medical imaging are regularly detected and disposed of at the Greater Lebanon Refuse Authority under strict state guidelines designed to protect workers, neighbors, and the environment.
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Greater Lebanon Refuse Authority aims to install disc golf course in spring
The Greater Lebanon Refuse Authority is converting unused landfill property into an 18-hole disc golf course.
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Schilling landfill to have new vertical wells drilled to withdraw gas
Greater Lebanon Refuse Authority approved a contract for 13 new landfill gas extraction wells and is awaiting state approval to use municipal incinerator ash as daily waste cover.
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GLRA board approves 10-year agreement for purchase of landfill methane
The Greater Lebanon Refuse Authority approved a new 10-year agreement with NextEra Energy LLC that includes a 37% price increase for landfill methane and a 50-50 revenue-sharing clause.
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Greater Lebanon Refuse Authority board approves 2026 budget
The board of the Greater Lebanon Refuse Authority approved its 2026 budget recently that includes a $10 increase in the tipping fee—or what haulers pay to dispose of waste—to $82/ton.
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Refuse authority presents draft budget for 2026, revenues to increase
The Greater Lebanon Refuse Authority is projecting $10.7 million in operational revenues for 2026, an increase of more than $1.3 million driven by a tipping fee hike from $72 to $82 per ton.
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Veterans, active-duty service personnel participate in veterans hunt at GLRA
A group of veterans and active-duty servicemen took part in the fourth annual Veterans Hunt co-sponsored by Greater Lebanon Refuse Authority and the National Wild Turkey Federation, Blue Mountain Chapter earlier this month.
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Digging into the past: Greater Lebanon Refuse Authority uncovers 1970s trash
The Greater Lebanon Refuse Authority is excavating a landfill used from the 1970s to the 1990s – and uncovering relics of the past in the process.
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Tipping fee for waste disposal at refuse authority to increase in 2026
Haulers will pay more in 2026 to dispose of a ton of waste – $82 per ton up from $72 per ton – at the Greater Lebanon Refuse Authority.
