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Cambria County Solid Waste Management Authority

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Formed
  
1979

Employees
  
7

Cambria County Solid Waste Management Authority

Type
  
Solid Waste Management Authority

Jurisdiction
  
Cambria County, Pennsylvania

Headquarters
  
507 Manor Drive Ebensburg, Pennsylvania 15931

Solid waste management authority executive
  
Kristofer Howdyshell, Executive Director

Cambria County Solid Waste Management Authority is a department of the Cambria County government and is responsible for planning and regulating the storage, collection, transportation, processing and disposal of solid waste in Cambria County.

Contents

Recycling

CCSWMA is responsible for the collection of recyclable material at their twenty drop-off sites across Cambria County. Each site has "Big Blue Bins", capable of accepting:

  • Newspaper
  • Magazines
  • Corrugated Cardboard
  • Aluminum and Bi-metal Cans
  • #1 and #2 Plastic bottles and Jars

    • Drop-Off Sites

    There are over 20 drop off sites open 24 hours a day to those without curbside service

  • Adams Township Municipal Building, Sidman
  • Conemaugh Township Municipal Building, Johnstown
  • Cresson Borough Municipal Building, Cresson
  • Croyle Township Municipal Building, South Fork
  • Department of Environmental Protection District Office, Ebensburg
  • D Street, Johnstown
  • East Conemaugh
  • Geistown Fire Department, Geistown
  • Hastings
  • West Central Drop-Off Center, Mundy's Corner
  • Lilly
  • Saint Francis University, Loretto
  • Manor Drive, Ebensburg
  • Northern Cambria, 2 Locations
  • Patton Municipal Building, Patton
  • Portage
  • Roxbury Park, Johnstown
  • University of Pittsburgh - Johnstown Campus, Johnstown

    • Curbside Collection

    The following municipalities have curbside recycling available, due to the passage of Pennsylvania Act 101 (Recycling Act), Requiring this service.

  • Cresson Borough
  • City of Johnstown
  • Lilly Borough
  • Richland Township
  • Upper Yoder Township
  • Westmont Borough

    • Carrolltown Borough participates in a voluntary curbside pickup program.

    Special Recycling Programs

    The authority has several events during the year accepting items not accepted in the blue bins, including:

  • Electronics
  • Hazardous Household Waste
  • Mercury and Mercury Containing Devices
  • CFL Lightbulbs
  • Fishing Lines
  • Junk Mail
  • Rechargeable Batteries
  • Books

    • References

    Cambria County Solid Waste Management Authority Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA