Waste Management

Recycling

Emelle, AL

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Facility details

Address
36964 AL Highway 17
Emelle, AL 35459
Phone
(205) 652-9721
Website
wm.com
Facility type
Recycling
Operator
WM (Waste Management)
County
Sumter County
EPA Region
4
Data sources
Overture Maps 2026-05-20
Last verified
2026-10-09

About this facility

A recycling center collects, sorts and prepares recoverable materials so they can be sold to mills and manufacturers instead of being landfilled. Some are public drop-off sites run by a city, county or hauler; others are commercial buy-back yards or processing plants that take material from collection routes and businesses. What a given site handles depends on its equipment and the markets it sells into, so one center may focus on cardboard and containers while another takes only scrap metal. Many sites pay for certain materials and charge for others. Hours, fees and accepted materials vary — call ahead to confirm what is taken, how it must be sorted and whether there is a minimum quantity.

Typically accepted at Recycling Center facilities

  • Cardboard and mixed paper
  • Plastic bottles and containers
  • Aluminum and steel cans
  • Glass bottles and jars
  • Scrap metal
  • Electronics (at some sites)

Hours, fees and accepted materials vary by site — call ahead before hauling a load.

Nearby facilities

Nearest landfill: Chemical Waste Management, Emelle — 0.6 mi

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Area served

Serves Emelle, Epes, Scooba, MS, Gainesville, Panola, Porterville, MS.

County context

One of 1 recycling centers in Sumter County, AL.

ZIP 35459 population 701.

Alabama solid-waste agency: Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM)