Cambria County Recycling

Cambria County Recycling

Recycling On The Rise In Cambria County
Since the beginning of collections, the amount of recyclable material collected in Cambria County has been on a steady rise. With a total of only 6 bin sites in Cambria County in 1998, the number has risen to 17 locations throughout Cambria, and 3 locations in Somerset County. But increased sites are only part of the reason for the increase in recyclables collected. As markets call for higher yields of quality materials, it is the people of Cambria and Somerset Counties that have come out to recycle at locations near to them. It is the increase in participants for which much of the credit is due for the rise in collections. The figures below are provided by the Cambria County Solid Waste Authority and reflect the amount of materials collected from 1998 to 2007.

Materials 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

Newspapers 98.49 383.76 478.36 645.35 759.69 861.24 987.07 965.52 1098.33 1128.90

Magazines 30.83 77.16 108.12 209.83 320.02 355.52 383.80 385.04

Metals 6.51 25.14 40.91 52.72 67.74 87.61 103.65 89.44 94.91 91.06

#1 & #2 Plastics 2.12 12.28 52.37 78.70 102.92 139.77 140.22 145.29 179.73

Clear Glass 12.83 36.43 27.14 44.00 109.32 104.04 114.24 117.77 135.78 57.85

Corrugated Cardboard 89.96 112.04

Total Tonnage 117.83 447.45 589.52 871.60 1123.57 1365.64 1664.75 1668.47 1948.07 1954.62

Materials 2008 2009

Newspapers

Magazines

Metals

#1 & #2 Plastics

Clear Glass

Corrugated Cardboard

Total Tonnage

Amounts shown are in tons of material.
Not all materials have been collected since 1998.

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