Universal Recycling, Inc.

Recycling

Hyattsville, MD

Facility details

Address
8500 Ardwick Ardmore Road
Hyattsville, MD 20785
Phone
(301) 276-0859
Website
universalappliance.com
Facility type
Recycling
County
Prince George's County
EPA Region
3
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: Sandy Hill SLF, Bowie — 6.5 mi

Area served

Serves Hyattsville, Lanham, Riverdale, Bladensburg, Glenn Dale, Bowie, Capitol Heights, Greenbelt, Brentwood, Washington, DC, Mount Rainier, College Park.

County context

One of 34 recycling centers in Prince George's County, MD.

ZIP 20785 population 40,946.

Maryland solid-waste agency: Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE)