Facility details
- Address
- 504 E Willow Dr
Spencer, WI 54479 - Phone
- (715) 659-4340
- Website
- 1stchoicerecycling.net
- Facility type
- Recycling
- County
- Marathon County
- EPA Region
- 5
- Data sources
- Overture Maps 2026-05-20
- Last verified
- 2026-10-09
- Also listed as
- First Choice Recycling
EPA record
Listed in the EPA Facility Registry: 110070690618, 110070939536, 110072120319
Programs on file: TRIS TRI_OFFSITE_781 · NPDES permit WIG000035 · RCRA hazardous-waste handler WIR000188979
Interest types: TRI REPORTER, ICIS-NPDES NON-MAJOR
EPA record updated 2025-09-15
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
- Wm WI Transfer Station 9.7 mi · Marshfield, WI
- City of Loyal Transfer Station 9.7 mi · Loyal, WI
- Advanced Disposal Services SW Midwest Transfer Station 9.7 mi · Marshfield, WI
- WM - Marshfield Hauling & Transfer Station Transfer Station 9.8 mi · Marshfield, WI
- Ideal Dumpster Service LLC Transfer Station 11.9 mi · Stratford, WI
- Abbotsford Auto Metals 13.1 mi · Abbotsford, WI
- Clean Up America Recycling 13.4 mi · Abbotsford, WI
- Abby Tire LLC Tires 13.5 mi · Abbotsford, WI
- Bee Line Tire Recycling Tires 13.8 mi · Edgar, WI
- Liberty Tire Recycling Recycling 16.5 mi · Auburndale, WI
Nearest landfill: Rolling Meadows Demo Landfill, Thorp — 25.9 mi
Area served
Serves Spencer, Unity, Loyal, Marshfield, Chili, Colby, Stratford, Hewitt, Abbotsford.
County context
One of 13 recycling centers in Marathon County, WI.
ZIP 54479 population 3,592.
Wisconsin solid-waste agency: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR)