The Centre County Commissioners yesterday requested two state grants that would help the county meet new Department of Environmental Resources waste regulations.

In 1985, the Centre County Solid Waste Authority officially adopted a solid waste plan for the county. But because of new DER regulations passed last year, old regulations must be reapproved by the authority, the county commissioners and the DER, said Bob Donaldson, director of the Centre County Planning Office.

One application signed yesterday asked for an 80/20 grant, which means the DER would pay for 80 percent of regulation revisions, and the authority will supply the remaining 20 percent, Donaldson said.

The total cost of all work is $150,000, Donaldson said, but the county is requesting $120,000.

He said the revision will be completed by October 1990, according to the date of enactment of Act 101.

"The commissioners authorized us to submit an application that will assist the county in the financing of the revision," Donaldson said.

The commissioners also approved an application for a $2 million grant for recycling under Act 101, said Irene Ferrara, the recycling coordinator of the Centre County Solid Waste Authority.

The grant also will provide for the collection and processing equipment that will be used by the recycling program, Ferrara said. The development of an extensive county-wide public education system would be paid for by the grant also, Ferrara added.

"We're planning for educational literature to be mailed to residents of the community to inform them of how to take part in the program," Ferrara said.

Ferrara said the grant, which is for over $2 million, will provide for the design, construction and land improvements of the recycling intermediate processing facility.

"We will transport all recyclables from collection routes and prepare them for the markets," Ferrara said.

In other business, the county awarded a proposal for trust-management services to People's Bank for the Post-Closure Trust Fund in accordance with Act 101, said Sue Veneziano, deputy clerk for the commissioners.

People's Bank, Midstate Bank and the Commonwealth Bank submitted applications to hold the funds that would be used to handle any problems once a landfill is closed, Veneziano said. Landfill owners are required to contribute to the trust fund.

The county will pay People's Bank an annual minimum of $250 to hold the funds, Veneziano said.

She said the commissioners also authorized County Solicitor James Rayback to submit a final draft of the post-closure trust agreement to the DER for review and approval.