Keep Cambria County Beautiful, formerly PA CleanWays of Cambria County, was formed in 1994 with support from the Cambria County Conservation District. As an affiliate of Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful, we focus 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.

Since our inception through the end of 2009, Keep Cambria County Beautiful 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! We also administer the Fugitive Tire Program, which is made available to organized youth groups (scouts, church groups, etc.) who preregister with Keep Cambria County Beautiful. 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, and streams).

The Cambria County Affiliate 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!
         
The Cambria County Illegal Dump Survey was completed in the spring of 2010 by Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful to identify illegal dumpsites within the county. Since 2005, Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful has surveyed 49 counties in the Commonwealth, identifying over 5,386 dumpsites with an estimated 16,367 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, Affiliate Coordinator, at 814-472-2120, or by e-mail.