Facility details
- Address
- 7501 Schmidt Ln
El Cerrito, CA 94530 - Phone
- (510) 215-4300
- Website
- elcerrito.gov
- Facility type
- Recycling
- County
- Contra Costa County
- EPA Region
- 9
- Data sources
- EPA
- Last verified
- 2026-10-09
EPA record
Listed in the EPA Facility Registry: 110022432410, 110070409961, 110071516951, 110072020724
Programs on file: CA-CERS 10013785 · CA-ENVIROVIEW 105983 · NPDES permit CAZ181830 · RCRA hazardous-waste handler CAH111000352 · RCRA hazardous-waste handler CAR000162552 · RCRA hazardous-waste handler CAH111001448 · RCRA hazardous-waste handler CAL000480305 · RCRA hazardous-waste handler CAC003336826
Interest types: ICIS-NPDES NON-MAJOR, OTHER HAZARDOUS WASTE ACTIVITIES, STORM WATER INDUSTRIAL
EPA record updated 2018-02-15
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
- Berkeley Transfer Station Transfer Station 2.7 mi · Berkeley, CA
- Ecology Center Recycling 2.7 mi · Berkeley, CA
- Berkeley Recycling Center Recycling 2.8 mi · Berkeley, CA
- Computer and Technology Resource Center Recycling 3.0 mi · Berkeley, CA
- Sims Metal Management - Richmond Metals 3.6 mi · Richmond, CA
- Green Flash Recycling Recycling 3.7 mi · Richmond, CA
- Center for Creative Land Recycling Recycling 4.0 mi · Berkeley, CA
- Veolia Es Technical Solutions LLC - Richmond Recycling 4.1 mi · Richmond, CA
- American Iron and Metal Co Recycling 4.4 mi · Richmond, CA
- E G Dumpster LLC Recycling 4.5 mi · Richmond, CA
Nearest landfill: West Contra Costa Sanitary Landfill and Recycling Center, Richmond — 5.6 mi
Area served
Serves El Cerrito, Berkeley, Albany, Richmond, El Sobrante, San Pablo, Pinole, Emeryville, Oakland, Orinda, Hercules, San Francisco.
County context
One of 25 recycling centers in Contra Costa County, CA.
ZIP 94530 population 26,229.
California solid-waste agency: CalRecycle