Cambria County Solid Waste Management Authority

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Cambria County Solid Waste Management Authority

Solid waste management authority overview
Formed	1979[1]
Type	Solid Waste Management Authority
Jurisdiction	Cambria County, Pennsylvania
Headquarters	507 Manor Drive Ebensburg, Pennsylvania 15931
Employees	7[1]
Solid waste management authority executive	Kristofer Howdyshell, Executive Director
Parent solid waste management authority	Cambria County Government
Website	http://www.cambriarecycles.org/
Map
Location of Cambria County in Pennsylvania

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.

Recycling[]

CCSWMA is responsible for the collection of recyclable material^[2] 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,^[3] 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^[4] 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

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