Recycling
Location
The Cameron County Recycling Center is located in the town of Emporium, Pa at the intersection of East 6th Extension and Plank Road Hollow.
Hours
Sunrise to sunset.
Contact Us
Tara Newton
Recycling Coordinator
20 East 5th Street
Emporium, Pa 15834
814-486-3348
Drop-Off
All materials listed below can be dropped off by the ORANGE cones located under the pavilion. Please DO NOT try to separate materials yourself.
Recycling In School
Accepted Materials
The 2018-2019 school paper collections was a success! Numbers are increasing each year, which means less paper is being taken to the landfill. The District will once again work with Cameron County School District to continue paper collections for the 2019-2020 school year. Watch the numbers along the way by following the table below.
ITEMS NOT ACCEPTED
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Cat Food Cans, Garbage, Construction Materials
- Items NOT listed under Accepted Materials!
PAPER: Copy paper, junk mail, magazines, glossy inserts, construction paper, shreded paper and cereal box like materials all accepted.
All materials must be kept dry and shreddings must be placed in a plastic bag.
GLASS: Glass containers in color of brown, clear and green are all accepted. Examples of these would be soda bottles, pickle jars and beer bottles.
Its not necessary, but appreciated if all materials can be rinsed out.
ALUMINUM CANS: Cans such as soda and beer cans are all accepted at the Cameron County Recycling Center.
STEEL/TIN CANS: Don't just throw that soup cans away, recycle them. Steel/Tin cans such as vegetable and soup cans are accepted.
CAT FOOD CANS ARE NOT ACCEPTED
CORRUGATED CARDBOARD: Cardboard containing a zig zag like pattern are accepted at the Cameron County Recycling Center.
Please remember to remove any metal clips that may be attached to the cardboard.
Stay up to date with current paper weights collected at the Cameron County School District.
2019 - 2020 School Recycling Collection
2019 School Collection Total Cameron County
If your looking for more information regarding our Recycling In School program, contact the Cameron County Conservation District for more details.
Recycling Technician
The Cameron County Conservation District would like to welcome the Cameron County's new Recycling Technician, Bill Moscato.
Bill, a native to Emporium is a U.S. Navy Veteran serving in Vietnam. Before his retirement, Bill spent many years working for GE Motor Coils in the tooling department. Bill and his wife Phyllis reside in Emporium. Welcome to the team Bill!
