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WASTE-TO-ENERGY Case Study

SUSQUEHANNA RESOURCE MANAGEMENT COMPLEX

Waste as a resource in Harrisburg & Dauphin County

Susquehanna Resource Management Complex

Susquehanna Resource Management Complex

Waste as a resource in Harrisburg & Dauphin County

Waste as a resource in Harrisburg & Dauphin County

Home to the country’s first waste-to-energy (WTE) facility, the Susquehanna Resource Management Complex (SRMC), offers an environmentally safe and sustainable means for disposing of waste while also generating clean, renewable energy.  Located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania's state capital), this WTE plant combusts trash 24 hours a day, seven days a week. In fact, the electricity generated during the WTE process is used to power nearby State Capitol Buildings.

Home to the country’s first waste-to-energy (WTE) facility, the Susquehanna Resource Management Complex (SRMC), offers an environmentally safe and sustainable means for disposing of waste while also generating clean, renewable energy.  Located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania's state capital), this WTE plant combusts trash 24 hours a day, seven days a week. In fact, the electricity generated during the WTE process is used to power nearby State Capitol Buildings.

Facility Fast Facts

Facility first opened in 1972, retrofitted in 1990s

LCSWMA acquired in December 2013 & added a transfer station, ash storage building, maintenance facility and offices

Permitted to process 800 tons per day or 283,000 tons annually

Facility recovers 5,920 tons annually of ferrous metals (using a three-year avg.)

Owned by LCSWMA and operated by Reworld 24 hours a day, 7 days a week

Has a 23-megawatt generation capacity

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