Facility details
- Address
- 385 Pittsburg Ave
Richmond, CA 94801 - Phone
- (510) 236-2488
- Website
- actionmetalrecycling.com
- Facility type
- Recycling
- County
- Contra Costa County
- EPA Region
- 9
- Data sources
- Overture Maps 2026-05-20
- Last verified
- 2026-10-09
EPA record
Listed in the EPA Facility Registry: 110055752948
Programs on file: CA-CERS 10008265 · CA-ENVIROVIEW 89628 · NPDES permit CAF001178 · NPDES permit CAF010064 · RCRA hazardous-waste handler CAL000315832
Interest types: NPDES PERMIT, OTHER HAZARDOUS WASTE ACTIVITIES, STORM WATER INDUSTRIAL
EPA record updated 2025-12-23
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
- Central Processing Facility MRF 0.2 mi · Richmond, CA
- Golden Bear Transfer Station Transfer Station 0.5 mi · Richmond, CA
- West Contra Costa Sanitary Landfill and Recycling Center Landfill 0.6 mi · Richmond, CA
- E G Dumpster LLC Recycling 0.6 mi · Richmond, CA
- American Iron and Metal Co Recycling 0.8 mi · Richmond, CA
- Veolia Es Technical Solutions LLC - Richmond Recycling 1.1 mi · Richmond, CA
- Amazon Dumpster Recycling 1.2 mi · San Pablo, CA
- Green Flash Recycling Recycling 2.6 mi · Richmond, CA
- Sims Metal Management - Richmond Metals 2.8 mi · Richmond, CA
- El Cerrito Recycling Center Recycling 5.1 mi · El Cerrito, CA
Nearest landfill: West Contra Costa Sanitary Landfill and Recycling Center, Richmond — 0.6 mi
Area served
Serves Richmond, San Pablo, El Cerrito, El Sobrante, Pinole, Albany, San Quentin, Hercules, Berkeley, San Rafael, Belvedere Tiburon, Corte Madera.
County context
One of 25 recycling centers in Contra Costa County, CA.
ZIP 94801 population 33,564.
California solid-waste agency: CalRecycle