In 1988 when Pennsylvania banned leaves from landfills in larger municipalities.

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 gentle cost.

Since municipalities that mandate recycling oftentimes ban leaf burning and have a limited capacity for composting forward 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 foundation that favored joint activities rather than individual purchases. "We necessityed to find the best way for all of our municipalities to