Pennsylvania’s Governor Edward Rendell has announced that 16 Pennsylvania communities will share grants totaling more than $2.2 million because of successful recycling efforts in 2004.
"Recycling performance grants offer communities a strong incentive to strengthen their recycling programs," Governor Rendell said. "The more communities recycle, the larger their grants will be. These grants can be used for innovations in technology and processes that will make their recycling programs self-sustaining or profitable in the long-term."
The Pennsylvania Recycling Markets Center is a nonprofit corporation established by DEP to expand markets for recovered secondary materials and help recycling stakeholders overcome market barriers and inefficiencies.
The following is a list of the recipients of the recycling performance grants in the two counties.
In Bucks County, the following are the recipients, and the grant totals:
Bensalem Township - $179,056
Bristol - $ 51,524
Doylestown - $37,953
Hilltown Township - $88,078
Middletown Township - $214,799
Newtown Township - $107,309
Northampton Township* - $302,361
Quakertown - $44,953
Richland Township - $120,465
West Rockhill Township - $22,102
In Montgomery County, the following are the recipients and the grant totals:
East Norriton - $70,403
Lower Salford Township* - $478,033
Merion Township - $369,284
Plymouth Township - $44,880
Pottstown - $82,491
Worcester Township - $30,465