36 years ago, in 1980, the
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection issued a Facility Permit
for the Mascaro Waste Transfer Station in Franconia Township, Montgomery
County, Pennsylvania.
“That was the beginning of a new era for J. P. Mascaro & Sons,” said company
President, Pat Mascaro.“The permitting
of the Mascaro Transfer Station, one of the first of its kind in this regional
area, started J. P. Mascaro & Sons on its way from a small local company
into one of the largest, most successful waste service companies in the
industry,” added Mascaro.
More than three decades after its beginning, the Mascaro Transfer Station, on April
25, 2016, received its fourth Permit Renewal from DEP for its Franconia
Township facility.The Permit Renewal is
for 10 years.
At
one time, this transfer station was Mascaro’s only DEP-permitted solid waste
facility, but today it has been joined by numerous other Mascaro-affiliated
solid waste facilities, including the Great Valley Recycling Transfer Station
in Bridgeport, Pennsylvania, the Lehigh Valley Recycling Transfer Station in
North Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania, the Pioneer Crossing Landfill in Exeter
Township, Pennsylvania, the White Pines Landfill in Columbia County,
Pennsylvania, the A&M Composting Facility in Lancaster County,
Pennsylvania, and, most recently, the TotalRecycle single stream recycling
facility in Exeter Township, Pennsylvania, one of the largest and most
technically sophisticated recycling facilities in the state.
“All
of these permitted solid waste facilities enable J. P. Mascaro & Sons to
provide its customers with the most efficient, economical and environmentally
sound waste services possible, and they also provide what our company needs to
further grow its business in the future,” said Mascaro.
The Mascaro Transfer Station is
permitted for 800 tons per day, 100 tons of which can be single stream
recyclables; it handles municipal waste and certain approved residual waste;
and the facility operates six days per week.Also housed at the transfer station location is one of Mascaro’s waste
collection operating divisions, which employs many drivers, mechanics, customer
service and support personnel, and which serves many of Mascaro’s commercial
and industrial customers.