Facility details
- Address
- 657 E University Dr
Carson, CA 90746 - Facility type
- Recycling
- County
- Los Angeles County
- EPA Region
- 9
- 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
- Eric's Recycling Center Recycling 0.8 mi · Gardena, CA
- Waste Management Carson Transfer Station Transfer Station 1.2 mi · Carson, CA
- SA Recycling Recycling 1.6 mi · Carson, CA
- California Metals Recycling Recycling 1.6 mi · Gardena, CA
- Metal Recycling Services Recycling 2.5 mi · Gardena, CA
- South Bay Document Destruction Recycling 2.6 mi · Gardena, CA
- Waste Resources Recovery Transfer Station 2.7 mi · Gardena, CA
- California Waste Solutions Inc Transfer Station 2.8 mi · Gardena, CA
- Compton Recycling and Transfer Station Transfer Station 3.0 mi · Compton, CA
- Republic Services Compton Transfer Station Transfer Station 3.1 mi · Gardena, CA
Nearest landfill: Ascon & Desser Landfills, Wilmington — 4.4 mi
Area served
Serves Carson, Gardena, Compton, Torrance, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Harbor City, Lawndale, Lomita, Wilmington, Lynwood, Redondo Beach.
County context
One of 289 recycling centers in Los Angeles County, CA.
ZIP 90746 population 27,465.
California solid-waste agency: CalRecycle