PA Environment Digest Blog: DEP Awards $18.9 Million To 126 Municipalities To Support Local Recycling Programs

On November 2, the Department of Environmental Protection announced the award of $18.9 million in Section 902 Act 101 Recycling Grants to 126 municipalities to support local recycling programs. (formal notice)

Section 902 grants are used to develop and implement recycling programs. Municipalities and counties are eligible for up to 90% funding of approved recycling program costs.

Grants were awarded to municipalities in Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Berks, Blair, Bradford, Butler, Carbon, Centre, Chester, Cumberland, Dauphin, Delaware, Elk, Erie, Fayette, Greene, Indiana, Jefferson, Lackawanna, Lancaster, Lawrence, Lebanon, Lehigh, Lycoming, Luzerne, McKean, Mercer, Mifflin, Monroe, Montgomery, Northampton, Northumberland, Philadelphia, Schuylkill, Snyder, Union, Venango, Warren and York counties.

Click Here for a list of grants awarded.

In 2023, DEP awarded $16.3 million in Section 902 recycling grants to 80 municipalities. Read more here.

Visit DEP’s Recycling Financial Assistance webpage to learn more about funding opportunities. Questions should be directed to Mark Vottero, DEP, at 717-787-7382, or mvottero@pa.gov.

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