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Compost Infrastructure Grants Announced By DEP
The Department of Environmental Protection this week announced grants totaling nearly $400,000 will allow businesses, colleges and farms in six Pennsylvania counties to reduce their organic waste and put what is left to a better use.
 
Roughly one-third of the municipal waste generated in Pennsylvania is organic material. By composting organic waste instead of burying it in landfills, Pennsylvania can free up additional waste disposal space, save money by cutting down on municipal disposal fees, and generate additional business opportunities by creating various nutrient-rich soil additives. Finished compost adds nutrients to soil and increases moisture retention.
 
The Composting Infrastructure Development Grants reimburse for-profit businesses and nonprofit organizations up to $100,000 for the purchase of machinery or equipment costs associated with increasing the use of organic materials processed at composting facilities in the Commonwealth.
 
There are more than 1,600 municipal recycling programs serving nearly 10 million Pennsylvania residents. The state’s 3,803 recycling and reuse businesses and organizations annually divert more than five million tons of waste from landfill disposal. Their 52,000 jobs have an annual payroll of $2.2 billion and generate more than $20 billion in gross annual sales.
 

5/22/2009

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