Current through Register Vol. 54, No.43, October 26, 2024
Section 272.341 - Scope of grantThe Department will award grants for authorized salary and expenses for county recycling coordinators, upon application from a county. The activities for which a grant may be used include:
(1) Assisting the county in developing and implementing the waste reduction, recycling, leaf and yard waste, and household hazardous waste components of its solid waste management plan.(2) Identifying and encouraging opportunities for intermunicipal cooperation and cooperative efforts with other organizations to further waste reduction, recycling, leaf and yard waste composting, and household hazardous waste programs.(3) Providing technical assistance to municipalities on developing and implementing waste reduction, recycling, leaf and yard waste composting, and household hazardous waste programs.(4) Developing educational programs and materials on waste reduction, recycling, leaf and yard waste composting, household hazardous waste programs and litter control.(5) Serving as a contact for waste reduction, recycling, leaf and yard waste composting, and household hazardous waste program questions from within the county.(6) Participating in, and coordinating when appropriate, waste reduction, recycling, leaf and yard waste composting, and household hazardous waste meetings, training programs, workshops and conferences.(7) Speaking to schools and community, business and government organizations about waste reduction, recycling, leaf and yard waste composting, and household hazardous waste programs.(8) Assisting municipalities in identifying recyclable materials capable of being marketed and locating markets.(9) Assisting municipalities with developing and coordinating leaf and yard waste collection and composting programs and identifying markets for compost.(10) Assisting municipalities in preparing recycling and household hazardous waste program grant applications.(11) Collecting data on municipal recycling programs within the county and on commercial, institutional and municipal establishment recycling, and recycling at community activities and reporting the data annually to the Department on or before April 1.(12) Identifying sources of recyclable products and products made of recycled materials and encouraging the use of those items to support county and municipal recycling programs.(13) Developing recycling programs for special materials such as automotive waste oil, tires, household hazardous waste, white goods, batteries, electronic equipment, computers and devices that contain cathode ray tubes such as televisions and computer monitors.(14) Administration and management of county recycling programs.(15) Assessing the implementation of recycling programs within the county.The provisions of this §272.341 adopted October 9, 1992, effective 10/10/1992, 22 Pa.B. 5105; amended December 22, 2000, effective 12/23/2000, 30 Pa.B. 6685.