The SCMUA owns and operates Sussex County's Solid Waste and Recycling Facilities. The Solid Waste Complex is located in Lafayette Township near the intersection of Routes 15 and 94. The Solid Waste Facilities consist of a 3 Phase Sanitary Landfill, Residents' Convenience and Recycling Center (RC/RC), Vegetative Waste Composting Facility, and Woodwaste Mulching Facility. The Solid Waste Facilities were designed and constructed to provide for the proper and environmentally sound disposal of all of Sussex County 's residential and commercial generated waste. In 2005, the Solid Waste Facilities accepted 122,714 tons of solid waste. Since the sanitary landfill's opening,15 years ago, over 1,370,000 tons of Sussex County Waste has been accepted for disposal. It is projected that the 51-acre landfilling operation has a projected life to the year 2013 based on the current permit. The SCMUA recycling operations recycled a total of nearly 15,560 tons of Class A, B, C, and D Type materials, including 22,525 gallons of motor oil and antifreeze. Additionally, the SCMUA sponsored two Household Hazardous Waste Disposal Events and two Computer/Electronic Recycling Events. In 2004, a record 287,939 municipal, commercial, and passenger vehicles accessed the SCMUA Solid Waste Facility. In 2005, the Solid Waste Facility will seek a permit amendment in increase the landfill capacity to allow continued service until 2016.