October 29, 2009 - Senators Smucker and Folmer toured the Covanta Lancaster, Inc. energy-from-waste facility located on the banks of the Susquehanna River.  The facility processes 1,200 tons-per-day of solid waste and generates 35.7 megawatts of renewable energy.  The facility is also "zero discharge", which means that all the wastewater generated on-site is treated and reused in the waste management process.  The facility also uses secondary sewage treatment effluent from a nearby treatment plant for all of its process water.  As part of its operations, there is also a public drop-off center where residents can bring non-hazardous household items for disposal.