Recycling Technical Assistance

Recycling technical assistance, up to a value of $7,500, is available at no charge to Pennsylvania local governments selected to participate. The purpose of the program is to upgrade recycling programs to maximize material recovery and ensure program sustainability.

DEP, the Governor's Center for Local Government Services and Pennsylvania State Association of Township Supervisors (PSATS) formed this training partnership for Pennsylvania local governments interested in achieving higher recycling rates.

Questions about this program may be directed to recyclepa@pa.gov, or 717-787-7382.

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• Recycling and Waste Reduction
• Recycling Education
• New - Residential Recycling Services Guide - Pike County (PDF)
• New - Public Education Review - Clinton County (PDF)
• New - Solid Waste Education and Enforcement Program (SWEEP) - Reading City, Berks County (PDF)
• Curbside Collection Education Campaign - Bristol Township, Bucks County (PDF)
• Updated Recycling Ordinance and Education Tools - Sharpsville Borough, Mercer Co. (PDF)
• Recycling Education - Wernersville, Robesonia and Womelsdorf Council of Governments, Berks Co. (PDF)
• Review of Recycling Education Practices in Schools - Monaca Borough, Beaver Co. (PDF)
• Educational Program Development for Restaurant Recycling and Composting Program - State College, Centre Co. (PDF)
• Recycling Program Development
• New - Considerations for Required Recycling - Lower Frederick Township, Montgomery County (PDF)
• New - Recycling Technical Assistance Report - Bridgeport Borough, Montgomery County (PDF)
• Developing a Mandatory Recycling Ordinance and Landlord/Tenant Recycling Education Program - Morton Borough, Delaware County (PDF)
• Recycling Technical Assistance Project #595 - Stroud Township, Monroe County (PDF)
• Meeting the Eligibility Criteria for Act 101, Section 902 Grant Funding - West Mead Township, Crawford County (PDF)
• Mandated Recycling Implementation - Honey Brook Township, Chester Co. (PDF)
• Mandated Recycling Implementation - Upper Nazareth Township, Northampton Co. (PDF)
• Multi-Municipal Approach to ACT 101 Recycling Program Implementation - Lehman Township, Pike Co. (PDF)
• Recycling Program Assessments
• New - Market Opportunities for Recycling Consortium - Cheltenham Township, Montgomery County (PDF)
• New - Procurement Considerations for Transfer Station Operations, Material Hauling, and Material Processing and Marketing - Upper Moreland Township, Montgomery County (PDF)
• New - Clean Wood Diversion Program - Mifflin County (PDF)
• New - Yard Waste Program Evaluation Project - Geistown Borough, Cambria County (PDF)
• New - Recycling Ordinance Project - West Brandywine Township, Chester County (PDF)
• New - Recycling Ordinance Project - West Caln Township, Chester County (PDF)
• New - Pay As You Throw Analysis - Scranton, Luzerne County (PDF)
• New - Implementation of Food Scraps Diversion Program - Media Borough, Delaware County (PDF)
• New - Recycling Program Options - Milford Borough, Pike County (PDF)
• New - Recycling Ordinance Update - Tredyffrin Township, Chester County (PDF)
• New - Curbside Yard Waste Collection Final Report - Allen Township, Northampton County (PDF)
• New - Recycling Technical Assistance Report - Greenville Borough, Mercer County (PDF)
  
• New - Recycling Technical Assistance Report - Willistown Township, Chester County (PDF)
  
• New - Recycling Technical Assistance Report - Hatboro Borough, Montgomery County (PDF)
  
• New - Recycling Technical Assistance Report - Zelienople Borough, Butler County (PDF)
  
• New - Evaluation of Recycling Program - Caln Township, Chester County (PDF)
• New - Recycling Program Improvements - New Kensington, Westmoreland County (PDF)
• New - Mitigating Recycling Contamination Franklin Park Borough, Allegheny County (PDF)
• New - Collection Efficiency Study - West Grove Borough, Chester County (PDF)
• New - Recycling Program Improvements - Bradford, McKean County (PDF)
• Improving Program Efficiency and Residential Recycling Participation - East Greenville and Pennsburg Boroughs, Montgomery County (PDF)
• Curbside Solid Waste Collection, Disposal & Recycling Evaluation October 2016 - Dallas Area Municipal Authority Luzerne County (PDF)
• Preliminary Assessment Eliminating Glass From Curbside Single Stream Collection - Uwchlan Township, Chester County (PDF)
• Five Year Strategic Transition Plan For Programs and Services - Crawford County Solid Waste Authority (PDF)
• Curbside Recycling Program Enhancement - Plainfield Township, Northampton County (PDF)
• Recycling Tecnical Assistance Project #597 - Delaware Water Gap Borough, Monroe County (PDF)
• Allegheny County Curbside Recycling Pilot Evaluation - Pittsburgh, Allegheny County (PDF)
• Assessment of Single Stream Recycling Collection - Pittston Township, Luzerne County (PDF)
• An Action Plan To Assess the Effectiveness of Construction and Demolition Waste Management In York County - York County Solid Waste Authority (PDF)
• Restoring PAYT Program to Self‐sufficiency - Douglass Township, Berks Co. (PDF)
• Recycling Program Evaluation - Ambridge Borough, Beaver County (PDF)
• Engaging Business and Improving Resident Participation in Recycling - Eddystone Borough, Delaware County (PDF)
• Options to Sustain Curbside Recycling as a Municipal Program - Ridgway Borough, Elk County (PDF)
• Recycling Program Evaluation - Polk Township, Monroe County (PDF)
• Recycling Program Evaluation - Mount Penn Borough, Berks County (PDF)
• Recycling Participation Analysis - Sharpsville, Mercer County (PDF)
• Improving Recycling Diversion and Participation - Dover Twp., York County (PDF)
• Curbside Recycling Program Evaluation - Shippensburg, Cumberland County (PDF)
• Commercial and Institutional Recycling Programs
• New - Commercial Recycling Project - Borough of Greenville, Mercer County (PDF)
• New - Commercial Recycling Improvements - Butler Township, Butler County (PDF)
• Recycling Procurement at Philadelphia International Airport - City of Philadelphia (PDF)
• Harrisburg School District Recycling - Harrisburg School District - Dauphin County (PDF)
• Philadelphia School District Waste and Recycling Service Analysis - Philadelphia (PDF)
• Commercial Recycling Program Enhancement - Stroud Township, Monroe County (PDF)
• Commercial Paper Recycling Evaluation - Harrisburg, Dauphin Co. (PDF)
• Commercial/Institutional Recycling and Composting - Carroll Township, York Co. (PDF)
• Review of Recycling Education Practices in Schools - Monaca Borough, Beaver Co. (PDF)
• Drop-off Recycling Programs
• New - Recycling Program Improvements - Fayette County (PDF)
• Drop-off Recycling Program Options - Jefferson County Solid Waste Authority (PDF)
• Evaluation of a Permanent Drop-Off Facility for Household Hazardous Waste & Electronics - Montgomery County (PDF)
• Analysis of Drop-Off Collection Routing - Cambria Co. (PDF)
• Analysis of Alternatives for Drop-Off Recycling Collection Program - Jefferson Co. (PDF)
• Electronics Recovery Evaluation - Cumberland Co. (PDF)
• Facility Designs and Evaluation
• New - Preliminary Materials Recovery Facility Evaluation - Montgomery County Recycling Consortium (PDF)
• New - Recycling Center Equipment and Operational Improvements - Armstrong County (PDF)
• New -Transfer Station Operations Assessment - Upper Dublin Township, Montgomery County (PDF)
• New - Recycling Facility Conceptual Design RTA Project - City of Altoona, Blair County (PDF)
• Chester County Solid Waste Authority MRF Feasibility Evaluation (PDF)
• Chester County Solid Waste Authority C&D Recycling Facility Feasibility Evaluation (PDF)
• Paper Processing Facility Design - Reading, Berks Co. (PDF)
• Configuring Recycling and Yard Waste Composting Areas for Efficiency and Safety - North Lebanon Township, Lebanon Co. (PDF)
• Transportation and Collection
• New - Dual Stream Recycling Program Considerations and Costs - Springfield Township, Montgomery County (PDF)
• Streamlining the Rate Structure for Refuse and Recyclables Collection - Lewistown Borough, Mifflin County (PDF)
• Contracting for Residential Recycling Collection - Verona Borough, Allegheny County (PDF)
• RFP for E-Scrap Collection - Allentown, Lehigh County (PDF)
• Bids Options for Contracted Recycling Program - Bridgeport Borough, Montgomery County (PDF)
• Composting Technical Assistance Program
  
• New - Land Application of Leaves - Wernersville Borough, Berks County (PDF)
• New - Recycling Technical Assistance Report - Harborcreek Township, Erie County (PDF)
  
• New - Organics Management Options - Spring Township, Berks County (PDF)
  
• New - Appendix A - Act 101 Municipal Recycling Requirements (PDF)
• New - Appendix B - Example Composting Facility Site Plan (PDF)
• Organics Collection and Processing Evaluation - Borough of Carlisle, Cumberland County (PDF)
• Compost Facility Assessment - Coolbaugh Township - Monroe County (PDF)
• Regional Brush Collection - Centre Region Council of Governments, Centre County (PDF)
• Multi-Municipality Composting Facility Development - Middle Smithfield Township, Monroe County (PDF)
• Compost Distribution Evaluation - Upper Dublin Township, Montgomery Co. (PDF)
• Composting Facility Site Evaluation, Design and Permitting - South Lebanon Township, Lebanon Co. (PDF)
• Compost Facility Economic Sustainability Evaluation - Lower Paxton Township, Dauphin Co. (PDF)
• Food Waste Collection Program Evaluation - West Chester Borough, Chester County (PDF)
• Millfair Composting Facility Employee and Operations Guide - Millcreek Township, Erie County (PDF)
• Food Waste Collection and Composting - New Wilmington Borough, Lawrence County (PDF)
• Food Waste Collection and Composting - Chippewa Township, Beaver County (PDF)
• Food Waste Collection and Composting - S. Union Township, Fayette County (PDF)
• Yard Waste Facility Expansion and Curbside Collection Evaluation - Bethlehem Township, Northampton County (PDF)
• Controlling Illegal Dumping/Unauthorized Use of Yard Waste Drop-off Site - West Chester Borough, Chester Co. (PDF)
• Implementing Mandated Curbside Leaf Waste Collection and Composting - Williams Township, Northampton Co. (PDF)
• Regional Brush Collection - Centre Region Council of Governments, Centre County (PDF)