Solid Waste Disposal
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The York Area Solid Waste Agency is jointly owned by York County and the City of York. The City Public Works Department operates the site.
The disposal site serves the City of York, York County communities, and some adjacent counties and communities. It has an estimated life of 80 years.
Site facilities include landfill, transfer station, equipment storage building, and recycling facility.
User fees finance the solid waste disposal operation. User fees are weight-based per ton with all material weighed over state-approved scales.
The Operations Superintendent can make provisions for no-charge concrete debris disposal at a different site.
Site Location: 1214 Road 15, York
Route to the Landfill: From York, go west on Hwy 34 to new Hwy 81, continue west on Road 15 for one-half mile to York Area Solid Waste Agency gate
Mailing address: P.O Box 507, York, Nebraska 68467
Operations Superintendent: John Biel
Landfill phone: 402-363-2690
Email: Solid Waste Disposal
Recycling Center: 402-362-4474
Dept. Administration:
Mark D. Christiansen
Director of Public Works
Office phone: 402-363-2600
Email: Public Works
All Loads Must Be Properly Covered When Transporting
- Household waste: Completely covered, tarped, or netted
- Construction materials & shingles: Completely covered, tarped, or netted if materials exceed truck box height
- Pallets, lumber, furniture, appliances: Roped or strapped down if materials exceed truck box height
- Yard waste: Completely covered tarped, or netted
- Trees: Roped, strapped, tarped, or netted
Recycling Center Provides Remote Drop Sites
Two trailers for depositing recyclable materials are located at N. Lincoln Avenue and 17th Street -- former Lovegrove's Grocery parking lot, and S. Lincoln Avenue and Nobes Rd -- Pamida parking lot. Citizens must sort their materials into marked bins: paper, plastic, cardboard and cans. These conveinent trailers are available at all hours except on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings when the trailers could be in transit to the Recycling Center for emptying.Some simple "dos and dont's" for using the recycling trailer:
DO:
Sort materials according to labeled bins making sure that wind cannot blow materials around the neighborhood;
Leave your glass containers in the bag you brought them in to cut down on breakage within the bin;
Note that food and beverage cans are recyclable, but lawn chairs, storm doors and window frames are not;
Look for the recyclable symbol on all plastic milk, pop, and laundry product containers--must be a number 1 or 2;
Cut and collapse all cardboard as flat as possible
DON'T:
Leave materials stacked next to trailer;
Leave materials in parking lot when trailer is not avaliable on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings;
Deposit used plastic shopping bags, bubble wrap or styrofoam--these are not recyclable
