The Department of Environmental Protection is now accepting applications for Section 902 Recycling Implementation Grants.  The deadline to apply is March 20. (formal notice)

Municipalities who received a section 902 grant award in 2019 are not eligible to apply for funding during this solicitation period.

Only those projects involving municipalities that have a mandatory trash collection program or projects seeking support for a residential recycling program that have a corresponding commercial recycling program will be considered for funding.

Applicants seeking funds to replace curbside collection containers or collection vehicles, or both, will need to demonstrate that the new equipment will increase collection efficiencies and tonnage of materials.

The following elements will receive priority for funding:

-- Development and implementation of incentive-based pricing and collection programs designed to increase the quantities and types of recyclable materials and reduce the quantity of waste collected.

-- Development and implementation of multi-municipal collection, processing or a materials marketing program, or both where capital costs are reduced or recycling marketability is enhanced, or both due to intergovernmental cooperation.

-- Municipal recycling programs that will develop and implement methods of collection and processing of recyclable materials through source-separation, dual-stream or commingled practices. The applicant must demonstrate that these recyclable materials have value and greater marketability.

-- New and innovative recycling educational programs that support the applicants' recycling collection efforts.

In addition, communities whose existing recycling programs contain the following components will receive additional consideration:

-- Publicly provided or municipally contracted waste and recycling services.

-- The collection of six or more of the following materials: newsprint, office paper, corrugated paper, other marketable grades of paper, aluminum cans, steel or bimetallic cans, colored glass containers, clear glass containers and plastics.

-- Municipal recycling programs that are currently collecting and processing recyclable materials through source-separation, dual-stream or commingled practices. The applicant must demonstrate that these recyclable materials have value and greater marketability.

-- Incentive-based pricing and collection programs designed to increase the quantities and types of recyclable materials and reduce the quantity of waste collected.

Potential applicants must contact the appropriate Department regional planning and recycling coordinator to schedule a pre-application conference to discuss application requirements and program particulars.

For more information, visit DEP’s Section 902 Recycling Grants webpage. Questions should be directed to Mark Vottero, Recycling Grants Coordinator, by sending email to: mvottero@pa.gov or calling 717-772-5719.

Grants Awarded

The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the December 14 PA Bulletin it had awarded over $13.3 million in Act 101 Section 902 Recycling Grants to 84 municipalities across the state.

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Over $13.3 Million In Recycling Grants Awarded To 84 Municipalities Across The State

[Posted: December 13, 2019]

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