Facility details
- Address
- 31748 La Pata Ave
San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675 - Phone
- (949) 728-0401
- Website
- tierraverdeind.com
- Facility type
- Recycling
- County
- Orange 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
- Cal Trans San Juan Capistrano Maintenance Station Transfer Station 1.7 mi · San Juan Capistrano, CA
- Prima Deshecha Materials Recovery Facility MRF 2.4 mi · San Juan Capistrano, CA
- Prima Deshecha Sanitary Landfill Landfill 2.4 mi · San Juan Capistrano, CA
- Orange County Public Works Capistrano Yard Transfer Station 3.2 mi · Dana Point, CA
- CR&R South County MRF MRF 3.9 mi · San Juan Capistrano, CA
- Trinity Recyclers Recycling 4.0 mi · Laguna Niguel, CA
- Next Generation Recycling Recycling 4.1 mi · Mission Viejo, CA
- Green Tree Electronic Recycling Recycling 4.2 mi · Laguna Niguel, CA
- Recycle for Life Recycling 6.9 mi · Laguna Hills, CA
- Laguna Beach Corporation Yard Transfer Station 8.4 mi · Laguna Beach, CA
Nearest landfill: Prima Deshecha Sanitary Landfill, San Juan Capistrano — 2.4 mi
Area served
Serves San Juan Capistrano, Capistrano Beach, San Clemente, Dana Point, Laguna Niguel, Ladera Ranch, Aliso Viejo, Laguna Hills, Mission Viejo, Rancho Santa Margarita, Laguna Beach, Laguna Woods.
County context
One of 86 recycling centers in Orange County, CA.
ZIP 92675 population 34,998.
California solid-waste agency: CalRecycle