Facility details
- Address
- 4485 N Green Bay Ave
Milwaukee, WI 53209 - Phone
- (414) 562-5588
- Website
- waukeshairon.com
- Facility type
- Recycling
- County
- Milwaukee County
- EPA Region
- 5
- Data sources
- Overture Maps 2026-05-20
- Last verified
- 2026-10-09
EPA record
Listed in the EPA Facility Registry: 110070937265
Programs on file: AIR 0500055079R5010 · NPDES permit WIG000266
Interest types: ICIS-NPDES NON-MAJOR
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
- UW-Milwaukee University Services & Research Building Recycling 1.0 mi · Milwaukee, WI
- Cash for junk cars by Adams Recycling Recycling 1.2 mi · Milwaukee, WI
- Milwaukee Textile Recycling Recycling 1.7 mi · Milwaukee, WI
- United Milwaukee Scrap LLC Metals 1.8 mi · Milwaukee, WI
- Milwaukee Materials Recycling 1.8 mi · Milwaukee, WI
- T & N Tire Service Tires 1.8 mi · Milwaukee, WI
- Liqui Tech Recycling Inc Recycling 1.8 mi · Glendale, WI
- Shorewood Village Transfer Facility Transfer Station 1.9 mi · Shorewood, WI
- Wes Tire Service Tires 2.1 mi · Milwaukee, WI
- United Milwaukee Scrap LLC - Fond du lac Metals 2.2 mi · Milwaukee, WI
Nearest landfill: Orchard Ridge RDF, Menomonee Falls — 9.7 mi
Area served
Serves Milwaukee, Butler, Mequon, Elm Grove, Brookfield, Saint Francis, Menomonee Falls, Cudahy, Greendale, New Berlin, Lannon, Hales Corners.
County context
One of 53 recycling centers in Milwaukee County, WI.
ZIP 53209 population 44,963.
Wisconsin solid-waste agency: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR)