State CollegeState College

Home of the Nittany Home of the Nittany LionsLions

Population of 42 Population of 42 thousand peoplethousand people

The average person throws The average person throws away 1,900 lbs of trash a away 1,900 lbs of trash a

year.year.

On average, State College On average, State College produces 79,800,000 lbs of produces 79,800,000 lbs of

trash a year!trash a year!

State Colleges responseState Colleges response

Their recycling programTheir recycling program

With the program the With the program the average person now recycles average person now recycles

¼ of their yearly waste ¼ of their yearly waste amount!amount!

MilesburgMilesburg

Small town only fifteen Small town only fifteen minutes from State minutes from State

CollegeCollege

Population of 1,200Population of 1,200

Has no recycling Has no recycling program, so waste program, so waste

reduction can be made!reduction can be made!

But is it possible for a small But is it possible for a small town to make such a big town to make such a big

difference?difference?

Yes.Yes.

Graftons recycling Graftons recycling programprogram

Pay As You Throw Pay As You Throw (PAYT)(PAYT)

If Milesburg burrough If Milesburg burrough cannot afford a recycling cannot afford a recycling

program like State Colleges, program like State Colleges, there are alternatives.there are alternatives.

It is possible.It is possible.

Like this FaceBook page to Like this FaceBook page to show the Milesburg Borough show the Milesburg Borough

that you want to make a that you want to make a differencedifference

Facebook.com/StartAMilesburgRecyclingProgram

Go Green.Go Green.