Grant funds are used for the procurement of eligible equipment to reduce food waste disposal from food retailers, wholesalers, agriculture organizations, farms and cooperatives (grocery stores and the like) by repurposing and redistributing apparently safe and wholesome foods to nonprofits that provide food to the public.
Grant funds were made available under Act 101 Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act.
Click Here for a list of grants awarded.
For more information on the program, visit DEP’s Recycling Financial Assistance webpage.
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Related Articles This Week:
-- DEP Invests $4.1 Million To Support 116 Local Projects To Reduce Food Waste, Increase Food Security Across The State [PaEN]
-- DEP Invests $329,583 To Support 6 County Household Hazardous Waste Education, Collection Programs [Berks, Centre, Clinton, Fayette, Lebanon, Susquehanna Counties]
NewsClips:
-- Delaware County Times: Chester Mayor Urges Philadelphia To Not Send Trash To His City
-- WHYY: Incinerator Or Landfill? Philadelphia’s Trash Problem
-- PennLive - John Beauge: Lycoming County Turns To Clinton County For Help To Get Landfill Back To Profitability
-- York Dispatch: Modern Landfill In York County Has At Least 5 Years To Operate, Officials Say
-- The Allegheny Front: Fracking Produces A Lot Of Wastewater, Millions Of Gallons Are Stored Under Eastern Ohio Thru Injection Wells
[Posted: January 30, 2026] PA Environment Digest
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