Operators of municipal waste transfer, processing and disposal facilities in Pennsylvania must have permits from the Department of Environmental Protection to build, operate, expand, and close facilities. Permitted operators must conduct periodic tests (such as waste and water analyses), maintain records and transmit data to DEP (such as types of waste and tonnage received), and operate in compliance with DEP regulations. Permitting enables DEP and the operator to work together to promote waste management goals and protect human health and the environment.
- Municipal Waste Fact Sheets (Link no longer available)
- Municipal Waste Regulations
- Technical Guidance
- List of Municipal Waste Landfills and Resource Recovery Facilities
Permitting
The Department has a dynamic permitting program to ensure the sound environmental management of municipal wastes. The methods used to process or dispose of them, and the impact these materials and ,andling methods could have on the environment and human health.
- Municipal Waste Permit Forms
- Minor Modification Checklists Form A (eLibrary)
- Major Modification Checklists Form A (eLibrary)
- Standard Permit Review Procedures (SOPs)
- Municipal Waste General Permits
- Approved alternative designs (PDF)
Bonding Worksheets
- Bonding Worksheet Instructions
- Landfills and Disposal Impoundments
- Incinerators
- Transfer Stations
- Agricultural Utilization
- Composting Facilities
- Processing Facilities
Disposal Approval Forms
- Municipal or Residual Waste Processing or Disposal Approval Checklist (eLibrary)
- Form FC-1 - Disposal of Virgin Fuel Contaminated Soil 2540-PM-BWM0244
- Form U - Request to Process or Dispose of Residual Waste 2540-PM-BWM0395
- An electronic Form U is available for Pa landfill operators at http://www.depgreenport.state.pa.us/
- A pre-authorized user name and password are required in order to obtain access to the eForm U.
- Request for Security Access Form (doc)
- Landfill User's Guide (pdf)
- Form U-CS, Request to Process or Dispose of Contaminated Soil (other than fuel contaminated soil), 2540-PM-BWM0399
- Form 34 - Request for Approval to Process Regulated Medical or Chemotherapeutic Waste 2540-PM-BWM0156
- Form 35 - Request for Approval to Process or Dispose or Processed Regulated Medical or Chemotherapeutic Waste 2540-PM-BWM0157
- Form 36 - Approval Request to Dispose Incinerator Ash Residue 2540-PM-BWM0155
- Form 43 - Request for Approval to Dispose or Process Sewage Sludge 2540-PM-BWM0199
Municipal Waste Inspection Forms
- Construction/Demolition Waste Landfill 2540-FM-BWM0135
- Land Application of Residual Waste 2540-FM-BWM0400
- Municipal Waste Composting Facility 2540-FM-BWM0139
- Municipal Waste Landfill 2540-FM-BWM 0131
- Municipal Waste Resource Recovery and Other Processing Facilities
- Municipal Waste Transfer Facility 2540-FM-BWM0136
Quarterly Municipal Waste Management Fees