Recycling programs are responsible for 80,000 jobs in Pennsylvania. The state has 1,600 municipal recycling programs. So Governor Edward G. Rendell has signed a bill to support the state’s economy by keeping valuable recycling programs.

The programs give manufacturers in the state raw materials to work with. The programs are funded by a “tipping fee” of $2 per ton on all waste managed at municipal waste landfills and resource recovery facilities in the state. This adds over $35 million a year for  recycling program.

It also saves the state in disposal costs and creates revenue – something that states need in this economy. The recycling industry in Pennsylvania also has a yearly payroll of more than $2 billion.

There is also a $1.25 million transfer from the recycling fund to clean up tire piles. Tires could also be recycled into products like rubber mulch and landscaping products.

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