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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 19, 2005
Contact: Tracy Polovick
Coordinator of Communications and Outreach
(717) 787-8524
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Wormleysburg Awarded Recycling Grant, Vance Announces

HARRISBURG – Wormleysburg Borough recently was awarded a $4,607 Recycling Performance Grant, said Sen. Patricia Vance (R-Cumberland/York).

"Wormleysburg residents recycled 262.2 tons in 2003," Vance said. "They should be commended for their efforts as this reduces trash in our landfills and improves the environment."

The grant is based on the municipality's recycling rate and population 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.