Keystone Cement in Bath, Pa., is seeking state approval to ship hazardous waste it uses to fuel its kiln by rail rather than truck, reported local media.
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection will hold a public hearing on Oct. 26 in West Bethlehem on the company’s hazardous waste permit renewal application and draft permit.
“The renewal permit will include a hazardous waste fuel mixing system that will be used with the tank farm, rail car unloading, and direct fuel transfer system. The renewed permit will allow the existing facility to remain in operation for another 10 years,” said the Pennsylvania DEP.
Keystone said the new railcar facility, which it hopes to have operating in the first quarter of 2026, will provide the producer more flexibility on how it receives hazardous waste-derived fuels. It will continue to use tanker trucks as needed.
Keystone is working with Norfolk Southern Corp. on the rail proposal.
