Recycling

Jackson Township's Recycling Program is voluntary and convenient. Recyclable items can be dropped off at bins located at:

  • Municipal Building Parking Lot, Behind C & R Service Center in Mundy's Corner
  • Laurel Highlands Landfill at Wagner Road
Drop Off Hours

7 Days Per Week, 24 Hours A Day

Recyclable Items Include:
  • Aluminum and Tin Cans
  • Corrugated Cardboard - (Packing Type Boxes) - Pike Road Only
  • Cardboard - (Grocery Product Type Boxes) - Pike Road Only
  • Plastics - (Plastic Bottles & Jugs - Any Color - Numbered 1 and 2) - Pike Road Only
  • Newspapers - Pike Road Only
  • Magazines - Pike Road Only
  • Paper (Any Color, Non Shredded)
  • Tires - Laurel Highlands Landfill Only (Charge of $2.00 per regular tire off the rim, up to 4 per customer)
Don't Recycle:
Light Bulbs Drinking Glasses Dishes Colored Glass
Ceramics Medical Waste Lids Plastic Tubs
Toys Plastics No's. 3,4,5,6,or 7 Window Glass Pyrex
Candles Glassware Clothes Hangers Flowerpots
Diapers Plastic Bags Deli Containers
Appliance & Tire Collection

(Watch for upcoming schedule)

Electronics Recycling

(Watch for upcoming schedule)

Recycling Tips
  • Corrugated Cardboard - Flatten boxes and remove any staples or metal fasteners.
  • Magazines - Dry and clean.  Don't bag, wrap or bind.  Also accepted are glossy inserts and catalogs.
  • Metal Cans - Food and beverage, aluminum and mixed metal cans.  Rinse out to remove residue and food.  Crush to pack tightly.  Place in bins loose.
  • Newspapers - Dry and clean.  Don't bag, wrap or bind.  Place in the bins loose.
  • Plastics - Only # 1 & 2 bottles, jugs and jars accepted.  Remove lids and discard.  Rinse and crush to pack tightly.

For questions as to what can be recycled in Jackson Township you can call the Township Office at 749-0725 or the Cambria County Solid Waste Authority at 1-877-2-DROP-IT-OFF or visit their website at https://cambriarecycles.org/

Cambria County Recycling Growth
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
  • Amounts shown are in tons of material.
  • Not all materials have been collected since 1998.

Cambria Solid Waste Authority Website

West Central Recycling Center
Cambria County Solid Waste Authority Recycling Center, Mundys Corner
Jackson Township Recycling Center, Mundys Corner