Stephen Ursery, Editor, Waste Age Magazine

December 20, 2004

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Pennsylvania Awards Recycling Performance Grants

Harrisburg, Pa. — Pennsylvania Environmental Protection Secretary Kathleen McGinty has announced that the state has awarded $2.1 million in performance grants to 34 communities for their recycling efforts in 2002.

"These grants reward communities for being a contributor to Pennsylvania’s recycling success story," McGinty says. "I encourage local officials to use this money to support even strong municipal recycling programs, which play an essential role in environmental protection and economic growth across the state."

About the Author(s)

Stephen Ursery

Stephen Ursery

Editor, Waste Age Magazine, Waste360

Stephen Ursery is the editor of Waste Age magazine. During his time as editor, Waste Age has won more than 20 national and regional awards. He has worked for Penton Media since August 1999. Before joining Waste Age as the magazine's managing editor, he was an associate editor for American City & County and for National Real Estate Investor.

Prior to joining Penton, Stephen worked as a reporter for The Marietta Daily Journal and The Fulton County Daily Report, both of which are located in metro Atlanta.

Stephen earned a BA in History from Rhodes College in Memphis, Tenn.

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