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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 7, 2005
Contact: Tracy Polovick
Coordinator of Communications and Outreach
(717) 787-8524
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Four Cumberland County Municipalities Awarded Recycling Grants, Vance Says

HARRISBURG – Sen. Patricia Vance (R-Cumberland/York) announced a total of $99,298 in Recycling Performance Grants recently was awarded to Shippensburg and New Cumberland boroughs and Monroe and South Middleton townships.

"Residents of these four municipalities should be commended for their dedication to protecting the environment through recycling," Vance said. "All of their hard work has paid off in a grant for their local government. I hope this encourages all citizens to increase their recycling efforts."

Monroe Township received $4,068. New Cumberland Borough was awarded $11,344. Shippensburg Borough received $12,635, and South Middleton Township was awarded $71,251.

The grant is based on total tons recycled and the municipality's overall recycling rate for calendar year 2003. It helps Pennsylvania communities increase their recycling rates and meet the statewide goal of recycling 35 percent of all municipal waste.

This grant is in addition to funds that the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) allocates to municipalities to establish and maintain recycling programs. Through September of every year, DEP accepts applications for Recycling Performance Grants based on the amount of waste recycled the previous year. The program is open to all local governments with recycling programs.

Vance's district includes all of Cumberland County and Carroll, Fairview, Franklin, Monaghan, Warrington and Washington townships and Dillsburg, Franklintown and Wellsville boroughs in York County.