Notice

Application Period for Municipal Recycling Program Performance Grant Applications under Act 101, Section 904 of the Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act of 1988; Calendar Year 2022

May 22nd, 2023


Application Period for Municipal Recycling Program Performance Grant Applications under Act 101, Section 904 of the Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act of 1988; Calendar Year 2022

The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) announces a request for applications from municipalities for recycling performance grant assistance for recycling programs under secton 904 of the Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act of 1988 (Act 101) (53 P.S. § 4000.904). Municipalities include counties, cities, boroughs, incorporated towns, townships, home rule municipalities, their authorities, councils of governments, consortiums or similar entities established by two or more municipalities under 53 Pa.C.S. Chapter 23 Subchapter A (relating to intergovernmental cooperation). This application period is for eligible materials recycled and marketed in calendar year 2022.

Municipal Recycling Program Performance Grant (Performance Grant) funds will be awarded to municipalities based upon the weight of source-separated recyclable materials identified in section 1501(c)(1)(i) of Act 101 (53 P.S. § 4000.1501(c)(1)(i)) recovered by municipal recycling programs and the population of the municipality as determined by the most recent decennial census. Due to funding available for the Recycling Performance Grant program for calendar year 2022, the funding formula will remain the same as last year.

For residential tonnage, municipalities that market some or all of their own material are not subject to the 20% residue deduction for those materials. Marketed means that the materials were sold to a manufacturer for the purposes of converting the recyclables into new product. Compensation/rebates from a collector or processor do not count as the marketing of materials.

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