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Recycling

Lancaster, NY

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Facility details

Address
4248 Walden Ave
Lancaster, NY 14086
Facility type
Recycling
County
Erie County
EPA Region
2
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

Nearest landfill: Tonawanda Landfill, Tonawanda — 14.6 mi

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Area served

Serves Lancaster, Bowmansville, Clarence, Depew, Alden, Buffalo, Marilla, Elma, Clarence Center, Akron, East Amherst, Getzville.

County context

One of 70 recycling centers in Erie County, NY.

ZIP 14086 population 35,659.

New York solid-waste agency: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC)