Pennsylvania Issues Grant Money

The state of Pennsylvania announced that it awarded grant money of about $137,6000 to two public-private partnerships to help develop resource recovery projects in Philadelphia and McKean counties. The grant money is part of the state’s Waste Recovery Demonstration Grant.

"These projects are good examples of public and private entities working in partnership to develop innovative waste-recovery processes that will conserve natural resources, prolong the life of our landfills and strengthen Pennsylvania's economy," said Kathleen McGinty, Pennsylvania’s Secretary of Environmental Protection.

Liberty Township, McKean County, in conjunction with RecycALL Inc., will receive $100,000 to develop and demonstrate a manufacturing process that uses mixed broken glass derived from the processing of recyclables. The glass will be used as a raw material in the production of concrete products such as highway barriers and drainage outlet boxes.

Philadelphia, in partnership with the White Dog Cafe, will use $37,600 to establish an on-site, in-vessel, food-composting demonstration project. The project will highlight composting operational needs and issues in an urban setting while producing a compost soil amendment.

Demonstration projects must recover at least 50 percent of the solid waste entering the system, either in the form of energy or materials. Eligible costs include education, final engineering, capital costs, and testing and evaluation.