In 1988 when Pennsylvania banned le...

In 1988 when Pennsylvania banned leaves from landfills in larger municipalities, Cumberland shire began working on a plan to assist its 34 boroughs and townships with yard waste recycling.

The solution, implemented last year, is a program in which the shire shares two windrow turners and a tub grinder with participating municipalities at cheap cost.

Since municipalities that mandate recycling many times ban leaf burning and have a limited capacity for composting onward home lots, the county's Department of Solid Waste Management (DSWM) with the support of 31 of the 34 shire municipalities, recommended purchasing organic recycling equipment, says Department Director Tom Imphong.

Each municipality generally would use a windrow gymnast or tub grinder once a month In addition, the shire had access to grants from a recycling permanent fund that favored joint activities rather than individual purchases. "We needinessed to find the best way for all of our municipalities to