50 years of Wayne Township Landfill
by Christopher Miller
MCELHATTAN, PA – The Clinton County Economic Partnership November Time Out event held Wednesday night marked a special occasion for the Wayne Township Landfill.
With the landfill celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, special citations and commendations marking the anniversary were presented from state Senator Cris Dush, state Representative Stephanie Borowicz, and U. S. Congressman Glenn Thompson.
Landfill Administrative Manager Marci Orndorf encouraged the crowd in attendance, some 200 plus people, to have a good time, relax, tour the building, and thanked everyone for coming out.
General Manager Jay Alexander’s remarks were nothing less than appreciative for all of his staff, the community, and the county. “I trust each and every one of my employees, I thank you for your trust in us, and I am happy that we continuously try to be an asset to our community.”
To date, the landfill has paid a “host county fee” to Clinton County in the amount of $10,624,476.91 and a “host community fee” paid to Wayne Township in the amount of $7,890,461.78.
The Wayne Township Landfill was created after the federal EPA and state created regulations to minimize open dumps in every town. On November 1, 1973 the first load of trash was delivered onto the then-permitted site and staff members were hired. Throughout the 90s the landfill saw significant expansion through the county recycling program, the opening of the southside landfill, and the requirement that businesses must recycle, or “recycling rules” for the workplace.
The late 90s saw an agreement with Jersey Shore Steel to deliver landfill gas to their ovens for use in the production of steel. In 2011 the landfill underwent a $50,000,000 expansion for the northside and southside landfill.
The new administrative building was built in 2014 and recent happenings at the site include a new maintenance shop, a new scale house, the purchase of a new recycling truck, and the sales of renewable gas to UGI’s pipeline.
