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BETHLEHEM (Feb 8) -
State Senator Lisa Boscola announced
today that municipalities in Lehigh
and Northampton Counties will be
receiving Recycling Performance
Grants, totaling $28,241 for their
recycling efforts over the past
year.
The Bethlehem legislator said the
grants, awarded by the Department of
Environmental Protection throughout
the year, are an incentive to
encourage further recycling
efforts.
"The communities can use the grant
money as they choose," Boscola said;
"but they are encouraged to use it
to promote recycling and support
local recycling collection
programs."
Awards are based on the total tons
recycled and the respective
community's recycling rate, Boscola
said. The grants are in addition to
DEP funds that municipalities
receive to establish and maintain
recycling programs.
Municipalities to be awarded are:
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Coplay Borough, Lehigh County -
$10,940
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Freemansburg Borough, Northampton
County - $1,353
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Hanover Township, Lehigh County -
$22,784
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Lower Mount Bethel Township,
Northampton County - $2,578
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Pen Argyl Borough, Northampton
County - $3,097
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Plainfield Township, Northampton
County - $2,011
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