Allentown will receive a $250,000 state recycling grant that will be used for paper shredding and yard waste recycling.
The Recycling Program Development and Implementation Grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection will be used for a yard waste trommel screener and the purchase of a paper shredding system.
"We are very pleased to be able to improve the services and programs we provide to our residents and businesses as a result of these DEP grants," said Ann Saurman, manager of the the city's recycling and solid waste bureau, in a news release.
"The trommel screener allows us to make various grades of mulch and soon we will be able to add on-site paper shredding services for residents and businesses."
In the yard waste recycling process, wastes such as branches, trimmings and shrubs are shredded by the city's yard waste tub grinder.
After the materials are ground, the trommel screener will be used to separate the large wood chip mulch from the finer materials.
With a five-cubic-yard hopper, a trommel screener is capable of producing up to 150 cubic yards per hour of screened yard waste material.
Both the mulch and finer screened materials are available free to Allentown residents.
It is also used in city parks, flower beds and gardens.
The state has awarded $16.3 million to 120 municipalities in the latest round of grant applications which were submitted last August. Allentown is receiving the maximum amount.
Allentown's yard waste site is at 1401 Oxford Drive.
Mulch loading services are also available for a pre-paid fee of $12 per bucket load. Landscapers and others interested in obtaining large quantities of mulch should contact the bureau.
Landscapers are not permitted to drop off material at the city site.
Allentown's yard waste site is located at 1401 Oxford Drive.
For more information on recycling programs in the city, call the Bureau of Recycling and Solid Waste at 610-437-8729, or visit the bureau's .
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