Facility details
- Address
- 9701 US-290 E
Austin, TX 78724 - Phone
- (512) 292-1022
- Website
- gardnermetals.com
- Facility type
- Recycling
- County
- Travis County
- EPA Region
- 6
- Data sources
- Overture Maps 2026-05-20
- Last verified
- 2026-10-09
EPA record
Listed in the EPA Facility Registry: 110070893806
Programs on file: NPDES permit TXR05GA13 · NPDES permit TXR1519EK
Interest types: ICIS-NPDES NON-MAJOR, STORM WATER CONSTRUCTION, STORM WATER INDUSTRIAL
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
- Waste Management Of Texas Austin Community Recycling & Disposal Facility Recycling 0.4 mi · Austin, TX
- Sunset Farms Landfill Landfill 0.6 mi · Austin, TX
- Balcones Resources Recycling 0.7 mi · Austin, TX
- Balcones Shred Recycling 0.7 mi · Austin, TX
- Circular Services (formerly Balcones Recycling) Recycling 0.7 mi · Austin, TX
- Austin Metal & Iron Metals 0.8 mi · Austin, TX
- Austin Community RDF Landfill 1.0 mi · Austin, TX
- Gardner Metal Recycling Recycling 3.5 mi · Austin, TX
- Wright Recycling LLC Recycling 3.5 mi · Austin, TX
- Recycling Center Recycling 3.8 mi · Austin, TX
Nearest landfill: Sunset Farms Landfill, Austin — 0.6 mi
Area served
Serves Austin, Manor, Pflugerville, Round Rock, Del Valle.
County context
One of 36 recycling centers in Travis County, TX.
ZIP 78724 population 29,326.
Texas solid-waste agency: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ)