Recycle Central

Recycling

San Francisco, CA

Facility details

Address
1000 Amador St
San Francisco, CA 94124
Phone
(415) 401-7950
Website
recology.com
Facility type
Recycling
County
San Francisco County
EPA Region
9
Data sources
EPA
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

Nearest landfill: Hillside Solid Waste Disposal Site, Colma — 5.4 mi

Area served

Serves San Francisco, Brisbane, Daly City, Oakland, Alameda, South San Francisco, Emeryville, San Bruno, Berkeley, Millbrae, Sausalito, Belvedere Tiburon.

County context

One of 14 recycling centers in San Francisco County, CA.

ZIP 94124 population 36,226.

California solid-waste agency: CalRecycle