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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE |
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State
Rep. Thomas Caltagirone |
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Reading awarded recycling grant
HARRISBURG, Oct. 30 – State Rep. Thomas Caltagirone, D-Berks, today announced that Reading has been awarded a $174,712 recycling performance grant by the state Department of Environmental Protection.
The grant is based on the 11,704 tons of material recycled by city residents in the 2007 calendar year.
"I am so pleased that the city of Reading has been recognized by the state Department of Environmental Protection for the work that residents do to protect our environment," Caltagirone said.
More information about municipal recycling efforts in Pennsylvania is available online at www.depweb.state.pa.us.
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