PA
CleanWays of Cambria County
PA CleanWays of
Cambria County, a chapter of PA CleanWays, was formed in 1994
with support from the Cambria County Conservation District.
The chapter focuses on cleanups of illegal dumps, special collection
events for disposal of hard to recycle items, and educating
the public on the detriments of illegal dumping and littering.
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Since our inception
through the end of 2009, PA CleanWays of Cambria County
has held 21 cleanups removing and properly disposing of
215.96 tons of trash as well as recycling over 4,200 tires!
Over the past five years, we have held 37 hard-to-dispose
events collecting and recycling over 6,000 tires, 1,841
appliances with Freon, and 857 appliances without Freon!
Our chapter also administers the Fugitive Tire Program,
which is made available to organized youth groups (scouts,
church groups, etc.) who preregister with PA CleanWays of
Cambria County. The youth groups collect and receive a "bounty"
for a predetermined number of tires that they capture from
the "wild" (wood areas, wetlands, fields, ravines,
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The Cambria County
Chapter has an extensive network of volunteers and works with
local conservation groups. Since 2005, our volunteers have donated
over 600 hours to make Cambria County a cleaner and more beautiful
place to live and visit!
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Patterson
Road II Before
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Patterson
Road II After
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The Cambria County
Illegal Dump Survey is being completed by PA CleanWays to identify
illegal dumpsites within the county and will be released in
the spring of 2010. Since 2005, PA CleanWays has surveyed 37
counties in the Commonwealth, identifying over 4,100 dumpsites
with an estimated 14,500 tons of trash.
Please check our
Calendar of Events for upcoming
cleanups. If you would like to become a volunteer or donor for
the chapter, please contact Mark Stockley, Chapter Coordinator,
at 814-472-2120, or by e-mail.
If you would like to make a donation to PA CleanWays of Cambria
County to help support chapter activities, please consider giving
to the PA CleanWays Clean
and Green Fund.
