Facility details
- Address
- Carlsbad, CA
- Phone
- (760) 438-2722
- Website
- carlsbadca.gov
- Facility type
- Recycling
- County
- San Diego 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
- Palomar Transfer Station Transfer Station 0.1 mi · Carlsbad, CA
- Republic Services Palomar Transfer Station Transfer Station 0.4 mi · Carlsbad, CA
- Quality Recycling Recycling 4.0 mi · Vista, CA
- Pick Up Old Appliancescom Recycling Company Recycling 4.5 mi · Vista, CA
- EDCO CDI Recycling Recycling 4.5 mi · San Marcos, CA
- EDCO Waste and Recycling Recycling 4.5 mi · San Marcos, CA
- Maximum Recycling Recycling 5.2 mi · Vista, CA
- Electronic Waste Recycling Facility Recycling 5.8 mi · Oceanside, CA
- aElectronics Circulation Center, Inc. Recycling 5.8 mi · Oceanside, CA
- Lee's Iron & Metal Recycling 6.0 mi · Vista, CA
Nearest landfill: San Marcos LF, San Marcos — 7.1 mi
Area served
Serves Carlsbad, Vista, San Marcos, Oceanside, Encinitas, Cardiff By The Sea, Rancho Santa Fe, Escondido, Solana Beach, Del Mar, San Diego, Bonsall.
County context
One of 103 recycling centers in San Diego County, CA.
California solid-waste agency: CalRecycle