PA Dept. of Conservation and Natural Resources
Michael DiBerardinis, Secretary
Jason Hall, Project Liaison
P.O. Box 8552
Harrisburg, PA 17105
Phone: (717) 787-3707
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Established on July 1, 1995, the agency is charged with maintaining and preserving the 116 state parks; managing the 2.1 million acres of state forest land; providing information on the state's ecological and geologic resources; and establishing community conservation partnerships with grants and technical assistance to benefit rivers, trails, greenways, local parks and recreation, regional heritage parks, open space and natural areas.
The Department oversees and administers the Forest Lands Beautification Act program.

PA CleanWays, Inc.
M. Deborah Patz, Acting President
105 W. Fourth St.
Greensburg, PA 15601
(724) 836-4456
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PA CleanWays, Inc., is a non-profit organization whose mission is to empower people to eliminate illegal dumping and littering in Pennsylvania. We are a statewide organization with county chapter affiliates who focus on local illegal dumping and littering priorities. We also carry out statewide programming in support of our mission, including a multi-year project with the PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) to remove illegal dumps from state parks and forests. Currently, we have a presence in 51 of Pennsylvania's 67 counties. PA CleanWays, Inc., is active in numerous initiatives relating to littering and illegal dumping, including Pennsylvania's Anti-Litter Task Force and the Pennsylvania Solid Waste Advisory Council. A state board of directors manages the organization, while local advisory boards manage chapters.

Pennsylvania Environmental Council
Andrew S. McElwaine, President and CEO
Anna Breinich, AICP, Director of Community Planning
130 Locust Street, Suite 200
Harrisburg, PA 17101
(717) 230-8044
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From difficult issues of land use to brownfield clean-up to air quality, the Council promotes sustainable use of our land and natural resources, protection of watersheds, and innovative solutions to long-standing problems. The Council's philosophy is to involve all parties in an issue, listen to their ideas and build consensus for environmental improvement.
The council leads and manages a variety of partnerships including the Pennsylvania Greenways Commission, the GreenSpace Alliance, and the French Creek Project. PEC is working with local officials in the formation of Local Advisory Teams to seek long-term solutions for illegal dumping in state forests.

Professional Recyclers of Pennsylvania
John Frederick, Executive Director
P.O. Box 25
Bellwood, PA 16617
1-800-769-7767
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The Professional Recyclers of Pennsylvania (PROP) is a non-profit association of recycling professionals dedicated to promoting and enhancing the interests of recycling and recycling programs in Pennsylvania through education, information exchange, technical support, applied research and coordination of recycling industry initiatives.
PROP's goal is to establish and improve information networks among programs and between public and private sector recycling professionals. The organization is providing free municipal technical assistance to local officials in areas where illegal dumping is a problem on state lands. PROP has also compiled data gathered from state, county and local officials in Pennsylvania addressing this problem in the form of the report, "Recycling and Waste Disposal."
You may download Acrobat Reader to view the report.

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This page last updated October 30, 2003.