Pennsylvania’s Environmental Protection Waste Management Program Manager James Miller presented certificates of appreciation from DEP Secretary Kathleen A. McGinty to the Centre County Solid Waste Authority and 10 other organizations that partnered to sponsor an successful eCycling collection program in the county in May.
“DEP commends the authority for its leadership in arranging the eCycling collection May 7-8, resulting in 218,000 pounds of computers, televisions, video cassette recorders, cell phones and other consumer electronics being collected,” Miller said. “In fact, this is one of the largest amounts of electronic equipment ever recycled in Pennsylvania.”
“The residents of Centre County came out in force last month,” Centre County Solid Waste Authority Deputy Director and Recycling Coordinator Joanne Shafer said. “Centre County’s environmental ethic was quite apparent during this collection.”
The contractor for the collection and subsequent material recycling was Envirocycle Inc. of Hallstead, Pa.
Funding for the collection came from two sources. Dell Inc. provided $10,000 and DEP will provide an Act 190 household hazardous waste collection grant once the authority submits a reimbursement request.
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