Facility details
- Address
- 1101 Oren Dr
Auburn, IN 46706 - Phone
- (260) 232-3000
- Website
- metalx.net
- Facility type
- Recycling
- County
- DeKalb County
- EPA Region
- 5
- Data sources
- Overture Maps 2026-05-20
- Last verified
- 2026-10-09
EPA record
Listed in the EPA Facility Registry: 110002115648
Programs on file: AIR IN0000001803300110 · BR INR000007294 · Emissions inventory 4872311 · IN-FRS 330015657577 · IN-TEMPO 14874 · NPDES permit INRA01352 · NPDES permit INRA11404 · NPDES permit INRM01768 · RCRA hazardous-waste handler INR000007294 · TRIS 46706RMCMF1101O
Interest types: AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR, HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER, ICIS-NPDES NON-MAJOR, STORM WATER CONSTRUCTION, STORM WATER INDUSTRIAL, TRI REPORTER, VSQG
EPA record updated 2025-02-21
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
- Omnisource Metals 0.8 mi · Auburn, IN
- Washler Inc Recycling & Transfer Station Transfer Station 2.1 mi · Garrett, IN
- Washler Incorporated Recycling & Transfer Station Transfer Station 3.0 mi · Garrett, IN
- Metal X MetalsRecycling 5.4 mi · Waterloo, IN
- Auburn Transfer Station Transfer Station 6.2 mi · Auburn, IN
- Republic Services Auburn Transfer Station Transfer Station 6.2 mi · Auburn, IN
- Aluminum Recovery Technologies MetalsRecycling 9.9 mi · Kendallville, IN
- Kendallville Iron and Metal Transfer StationRecycling 10.3 mi · Kendallville, IN
- NE Indiana SWMD Transfer Station 11.9 mi · Ashley, IN
- Decker Services Recycling 11.9 mi · Butler, IN
Nearest landfill: United Refuse Landfill, Fort Wayne — 23.0 mi
Area served
Serves Auburn, Garrett, Waterloo, Corunna, Leo, Huntertown, Avilla, Laotto, Saint Joe, Spencerville, Fort Wayne, Ashley.
County context
One of 5 recycling centers in DeKalb County, IN.
ZIP 46706 population 20,277.
Indiana solid-waste agency: Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM)