Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 272 - MUNICIPAL WASTE PLANNING, RECYCLING AND WASTE REDUCTION › Subchapter D - GRANTS › GRANTS FOR COUNTY RECYCLING COORDINATORS › Section 272.341 - Scope of grant

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
The Department will award grants for authorized
							 salary and expenses for county recycling coordinators, upon application from a
							 county. The activities for which a grant may be used include:
(1) Assisting the county in developing and
						  implementing the waste reduction, recycling, leaf and yard waste, and household
						  hazardous waste components of its solid waste management plan.
(2) Identifying and encouraging opportunities
						  for intermunicipal cooperation and cooperative efforts with other organizations
						  to further waste reduction, recycling, leaf and yard waste composting, and
						  household hazardous waste programs.
(3) Providing technical assistance to
						  municipalities on developing and implementing waste reduction, recycling, leaf
						  and yard waste composting, and household hazardous waste programs.
(4) Developing educational programs and
						  materials on waste reduction, recycling, leaf and yard waste composting,
						  household hazardous waste programs and litter control.
(5) Serving as a contact for waste reduction,
						  recycling, leaf and yard waste composting, and household hazardous waste
						  program questions from within the county.
(6) Participating in, and coordinating when
						  appropriate, waste reduction, recycling, leaf and yard waste composting, and
						  household hazardous waste meetings, training programs, workshops and
						  conferences.
(7) Speaking to
						  schools and community, business and government organizations about waste
						  reduction, recycling, leaf and yard waste composting, and household hazardous
						  waste programs.
(8) Assisting
						  municipalities in identifying recyclable materials capable of being marketed
						  and locating markets.
(9) Assisting
						  municipalities with developing and coordinating leaf and yard waste collection
						  and composting programs and identifying markets for compost.
(10) Assisting municipalities in preparing
						  recycling and household hazardous waste program grant applications.
(11) Collecting data on municipal recycling
						  programs within the county and on commercial, institutional and municipal
						  establishment recycling, and recycling at community activities and reporting
						  the data annually to the Department on or before April 1.
(12) Identifying sources of recyclable
						  products and products made of recycled materials and encouraging the use of
						  those items to support county and municipal recycling programs.
(13) Developing recycling programs for
						  special materials such as automotive waste oil, tires, household hazardous
						  waste, white goods, batteries, electronic equipment, computers and devices that
						  contain cathode ray tubes such as televisions and computer monitors.
(14) Administration and management of county
						  recycling programs.
(15) Assessing
						  the implementation of recycling programs within the county.