Collier Township is getting a state recycling grant of nearly $70,000 to purchase a new leaf loading machine.

The township needs a new one so it can expand its leaf collection and improve yard-waste collection.

“The new leaf loader and box is long overdue and much needed,” township Manager Sal Sirabella said in a pres release.

“With this new machine, the township plans to expand collection of leaf and yard-waste throughout Collier Township.”

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