Facility details
- Address
- 1000 S 4th St
Hamburg, PA 19526 - Phone
- (610) 562-8336
- Website
- couglesrecycling.com
- Facility type
- MRF, Recycling
- County
- Berks County
- EPA Region
- 3
- Data sources
- Overture Maps 2026-05-20, EPA
- Last verified
- 2026-10-09
- Also listed as
- Cougle's Recycling, Inc.
About this facility
A materials recovery facility, or MRF, is the plant where mixed curbside recycling is sorted. Collection trucks tip commingled material on the floor, and a line of screens, magnets, eddy-current separators, optical sorters and hand-picking stations separates it into bales of cardboard, paper, plastics by resin, aluminum and steel for sale to end markets. MRFs mainly serve haulers and municipal programs rather than walk-in customers, although some operate a public drop-off area. Contamination such as bagged recyclables, food waste and hoses slows the line and lowers bale value. Hours, fees and accepted materials vary — call ahead before bringing material, since many MRFs accept only contracted route loads.
Typically accepted at a Materials Recovery Facility (MRF)
- Cardboard and mixed paper
- Plastic bottles, jugs and tubs
- Aluminum and steel cans
- Glass containers (program dependent)
- Cartons (program dependent)
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
- Zwicky Processing & Recycling Inc Recycling 6.4 mi · Fleetwood, PA
- Zwicky Processing & Recycling Recycling 6.5 mi · Maidencreek Twp, PA
- iGreen Electronics Recycling 9.4 mi · Muhlenberg Twp, PA
- Berks County Electronic Recycling Center Recycling 10.8 mi · Bern Twp, PA
- USS Achey Inc Metals 11.5 mi · Schuylkill Haven, PA
- Pollock Reading Inc-Div of Mayer Pollock Steel Co Metals 11.6 mi · Reading, PA
- Responsible Recycling Services Recycling 12.9 mi · Kutztown, PA
- Weiner Iron & Metal Recycling 14.2 mi · Pottsville, PA
- Waste Management - Kutztown Transfer Station Transfer Station 14.4 mi · Kutztown, PA
- WM - Allentown Hauling & Transfer Station Transfer Station 14.4 mi · Kutztown, PA
Nearest landfill: Western Berks Landfill, Birdsboro — 16.8 mi
Area served
Serves Hamburg, Shoemakersville, Port Clinton, Centerport, Mohrsville, Virginville, Lenhartsville, Shartlesville, Auburn, Leesport, Blandon, Orwigsburg.
County context
One of 17 recycling centers in Berks County, PA.
ZIP 19526 population 11,412.
Pennsylvania solid-waste agency: Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)