Increasing Weight Limits for Municipally Hauled Solid Waste
December 4, 2020 02:31 PM to All Senate Members
Circulated By
Senator Scott Martin
R Senate District 13
Memo
In the near future, I intend to reintroduce Senate Bill 1306, which will increase the maximum allowable weight for transporting municipal trash hauled by municipalities.
To illustrate how this legislation could impact a community, currently, the Lancaster County Solid Waste Management Authority (LCSWMA) transports approximately 410,000 tons of solid waste a year by making roughly 19,500 trips from their transfer station.
Should the weight limit be increased from 80,000 to 95,000 pounds, LCSWMA could reduce the number of trips by approximately 4,300 or 22 percent. Making 22 percent fewer trips would:
Thank you for considering co-sponsoring this legislation.
To illustrate how this legislation could impact a community, currently, the Lancaster County Solid Waste Management Authority (LCSWMA) transports approximately 410,000 tons of solid waste a year by making roughly 19,500 trips from their transfer station.
Should the weight limit be increased from 80,000 to 95,000 pounds, LCSWMA could reduce the number of trips by approximately 4,300 or 22 percent. Making 22 percent fewer trips would:
- improve air quality;
- reduce fuel and maintenance costs;
- reduce truck traffic and traffic congestion.
Thank you for considering co-sponsoring this legislation.
Legislation
Document - Introduced as SB 58
Increasing Weight Limits for Municipally Hauled Solid Waste
December 4, 2020 02:31 PM to All Senate Members
Circulated By
MARTIN
Memo
In the near future, I intend to reintroduce Senate Bill 1306, which will increase the maximum allowable weight for transporting municipal trash hauled by municipalities.
To illustrate how this legislation could impact a community, currently, the Lancaster County Solid Waste Management Authority (LCSWMA) transports approximately 410,000 tons of solid waste a year by making roughly 19,500 trips from their transfer station.
Should the weight limit be increased from 80,000 to 95,000 pounds, LCSWMA could reduce the number of trips by approximately 4,300 or 22 percent. Making 22 percent fewer trips would:
Thank you for considering co-sponsoring this legislation.
To illustrate how this legislation could impact a community, currently, the Lancaster County Solid Waste Management Authority (LCSWMA) transports approximately 410,000 tons of solid waste a year by making roughly 19,500 trips from their transfer station.
Should the weight limit be increased from 80,000 to 95,000 pounds, LCSWMA could reduce the number of trips by approximately 4,300 or 22 percent. Making 22 percent fewer trips would:
- improve air quality;
- reduce fuel and maintenance costs;
- reduce truck traffic and traffic congestion.
Thank you for considering co-sponsoring this legislation.
Document
Introduced as SB 58
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