The Environmental Steering Committee meets the fourth Wednesday of each month at 7:00 PM in the Municipal Building Conference Room.
This Committee was established in the late 1980s to develop the township's recycle program. Since that time they have done a superior job in managing the overall curbside waste pickup and recycle program for the township and its residents. Currently, they have a number of waste and recycling programs that are benefiting the environment and our community.
The Committee is appointed by the Board of Supervisors and includes:
Mr. Tom Ganssle, Co-Chairman
Mr. Rob Reese, Co-Chairman
Mr. Christopher Briglia, Secretary
Ms. Jo-Ann Stoneback
Mr. Tom Dittmar
Mr. Ron Kantor
Ms. Nancy Nicholas
Ms. Cindy Oatis, Township Recycling Coordinator
Mr. John Olock
Mr. Andy Yost
Ms. Denise Veres
Ms. Terry Cooper
Mr. David Sciascia
Mr. John Balas
Palmer Receives Recycling Grant Money (updated December 2009)
We have heard the comment "recycling pays" many times in the past. For Palmer Township it pays in many ways. First, we, as residents, are doing our part to reduce the stress on landfills. Second, we are recycling material that can be used again to produce products; and third, we are getting grant money from the Commonwealth to support our recycling programs.
Through the efforts of the Township's Environmental Steering Committee and Recycling Coordinator, the recycling grant money the Township has received since 1991 amounts to $1,705,793. This total accounts for the moneys received for both performance and collection equipment grants. See graph below shows both the performance grants and the equipment grants received for the past 10 years.
A lot of work goes into the record keeping and grant application writing for both the performance and collection equipment grants. The Township appreciates the Committee's and Coordinator's efforts in this regard.
