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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 6, 2009
Contact: Tracy Polovick
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Franklintown Awarded Recycling Grant, Vance Says

HARRISBURG – A $496 Recycling Performance Grant recently was awarded to Franklintown Borough, said Sen. Pat Vance (R-Cumberland/York).

"The residents of Franklintown should be proud of their recycling efforts,” Vance said. "They increased their recycling rate by 2.5 tons over 2006 thus increasing the grant by $46. While this may not sound like a lot of money, the residents are showing their commitment to grow recycling.”

The grant is based on total tons recycled and the municipality's population for calendar year 2007. Franklintown recycled 36.5 tons.

This grant helps Pennsylvania communities increase their recycling rates and meet the statewide goal of recycling 35 percent of all municipal waste. It 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.