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Loan: $1,156,560 |
Outline of Need: Monroe County historically had its recyclables collected from various municipalities within the county. The transportation costs involved proved to be expensive and the process inefficient. |
How Rural Development Helped:
USDA Rural Development's Community Facilities loan helped the Municipal Waste Authority purchase a site, administrative/educational building and nine large, state-of-the-art automated bins that provide a "first of its kind" fully-automated Transfer System. The facility now consolidates recyclable materials from the various municipalities thereby allowing for larger loads to be shipped to the users/purchasers of the materials.
The Results:
The result is a more manageable recycling system within the County that is clean and efficient with significantly lower hauling fees all of which contribute to the recycling effort.
Pictured, above: (L) The J. M. Hill Elementary School 4th grade class surrounding surprise, special guest the USDA Forest Service's Woodsy Owl. In the back row is State Senator Raphael Musto, Dean DeLong, Executive Director, Monroe County Municipal Waste Management Authority and USDA Rural Development Pennsylvania Byron E. Ross. (R) Event attendees (the 4th grade class and invited guests) toured the Monroe County Municipal Waste Management Authority's "first of its kind" fully-automated recycling transfer system.
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