Wilkes-Barre, PA - The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) will host a public meeting to answer questions from the public with concerns regarding the Blythe Recycling and Demolition Site (BRADS) in Blythe Township, Schuylkill County. The meeting will take place from 6:00 to 9:00 PM on Tuesday, November 19, 2024 at Saint Clair Elementary/Middle School located at 227 South Mill St, Saint Clair, PA 17970. Representatives from the department will be on hand to answer questions.
BRADS is a construction and demolition waste landfill, currently operating off of Burma Road just East of St. Clair. Currently, the department has two applications under review for the facility. BRADS has applied for a renewal of its operating permit. The renewal application requests that DEP allow BRADS to continue accepting construction/ demolition waste for an additional 10 years. BRADS has also applied to increase its daily waste acceptance limit from 1,500 tons per day to 3,000 tons per day.
Those wishing to ask questions regarding the facilities are asked to submit a written notice of their questions. Those notices can be submitted to: Maria Ocasio, Environmental Justice Coordinator at: mocasio@pa.gov or can be mailed to the department’s Bethlehem District Office at: 4530 Bath Pike, Bethlehem, PA 18017. Written notices will be accepted up until the date of the meeting.
The meeting format will take place as follows: each person will be allowed to ask two questions plus one follow-up question. Once attendees have been given the opportunity to ask their questions, and if time allows, each person can ask one final question. Individuals who pre-register to ask questions will be given priority on the agenda. Those who have not pre-registered to ask questions can sign up at the meeting.
Persons with a disability who wish to ask questions and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation should contact Colleen Connolly, 570-826-2511 or through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at 800-654-5984 (TDD) to discuss how the Department can meet their needs.
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