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Pennsylvania Awards Parks and
Rec Grants
Five grants totaling $228,216 have been awarded for public-recreation
construction projects that use waste tires or materials made from
waste tires, PA Department of Environmental Protection (DEP),
Secretary James M. Seif announced January 4.
"We congratulate
the organizations receiving grants for their commitment to creating
better public recreational facilities and for promoting the reuse
of scrap tires,"Seif said. To be eligible for funding, projects
must demonstrate the use of at least three products derived from
used tires.
The next round
of grants, intended to fund waste tire public recreation construction
projects, is scheduled for midsummer 1999. About 12 million scrap
tires are generated each year in Pennsylvania. DEP's waste tire
cleanup efforts, including enforcement actions and grant programs,
have removed approximately 19 million tires from scrap piles statewide
since 1996. Also, in the past few years, technological developments
have helped to create markets for by-products of scrap tires,
such as fuel, athletic surfaces and ground crumb rubber in asphalt.
Allegheny
County
The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy has been awarded $50,000
for the renovation of Point State Park in Pittsburgh using an
innovative waste tire-derived materials for high-traffic turf
protection. Fencing and safety signs also will be installed. The
waste tire-derived product, Crown III Crumb Rubber topdressing,
will be applied to more than 37,000 square feet of lawn area in
the park. The project will use more than 37 tons of waste tires.
Deleware
County
The Pennsylvania Resources Council (PRC) in Newton Square has
been awarded $49,926 for the installation of a driveway and parking
lot made from crumb-rubber modified asphalt at the Environmental
Living Demonstration Center in Ridley Creek State Park.
Lebanan
County
The Borough of Jonestown has been awarded $50,000 for the professional
design and community installation of a recycled rubber tire playground
that uses three tons of waste tire materials.
Philadelphia
County
The Philadelphia Self-Reliant Equestrian Project has been awarded
$49,790 for the installation of recycled ground-rubber arena footing,
stall mats and stall liners at a publicly owned equestrian facility
in the city's Fairmont Park. This project will consume up to 87.7
tons of waste tires.
Westmoreland
County
The Pleasant Unity Playground Association has been awarded $28,500
for the resurfacing of a basketball court, and installation of
safety surfaces and a walking path at a local playground. Approximately
16.4 tons of waste tire materials will be used in this project.
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