Sludge Hauling
J.P. Mascaro & Sons
is an industry leader in the composting and beneficial reuse of
sewage sludge. After an exhaustive evaluation process in 1993, Nassau County, New York, choose Mascaro
over industry
giants, such as Waste Management, Inc., Browning Ferris Industries and Mid
American
Waste Systems, Inc. for a 25 year contract under which Mascaro transports,
composts and beneficially reuses sewage sludge generated in Nassau County.
Mascaro's A & M Compost Facility in
Lancaster County,
Pennsylvania, has continuously received permit renewals from the
Pennsylvania
DEP,
and in December, 2004, its permitted volume was increased from 5,000 to 10,000
tons per
month.
At A & M, biosolids from municipal wastewater treatment plants are
composted under strict
regulatory
standards into Class A Exceptional Quality Compost. This Class A compost is
permitted
for
general distribution and is used by homeowners, landscapers, nurseries, etc. as
a fertilizer and soil
additive.
The A & M facility is a modern, fully enclosed 640,000 square foot
structure with a sophisticated
air
emission and biofiltration odor control system.
Mascaro also own the Brooke and Wetzel County Compost Facilities in West
Virginia.
These
facilities were permitted by the West Virginia DEP in 1992 and has continuously received
permit renewals. Both facilities are large enclosed structures with modern air
emission and odor
control
systems.
Pennsylvania
and Ohio have issued beneficial use and distribution permits for the marketing
and
distribution
of Class A compost produced at Mascaro’s compost facilities.
Mascaro
also owns and operates a Pennsylvania DEP permitted yard waste compost facility
in
Franconia
Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, at which yard waste compost is
produced
and
distributed under a general permit.