Facility details
- Address
- 1106 Blake Ave
South Milwaukee, WI 53172 - Phone
- (414) 762-2222
- Website
- smwi.org
- 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: 110005525146, 110070753983, 110072043426
Programs on file: RCRA hazardous-waste handler WIR000024208 · BR WIR000024208 · RCRA hazardous-waste handler WIR000187872
Interest types: HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER, VSQG
EPA record updated 2019-10-16
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
- Midwest Computer Recyclers Recycling 1.9 mi · South Milwaukee, WI
- Cudahy City Transfer Station Transfer Station 3.1 mi · Cudahy, WI
- Alpha Recycling Inc Recycling 3.1 mi · Cudahy, WI
- Lucas Milhaupt Inc. Metals 3.1 mi · Cudahy, WI
- Oak Creek Recycling Center Recycling 3.3 mi · Oak Creek, WI
- Tri Star Recycling Recycling 3.8 mi · Oak Creek, WI
- Commercial Rubbish Collection LLC Transfer Station 5.0 mi · St Francis, WI
- Waste Management Of Wisconsin, Inc. Transfer Station 5.5 mi · Franklin, WI
- National Recycling Inc Recycling 5.8 mi · Milwaukee, WI
- Cimco Recycling Recycling 6.9 mi · Milwaukee, WI
Nearest landfill: Metro RDF, Franklin — 10.8 mi
Area served
Serves South Milwaukee, Oak Creek, Cudahy, Saint Francis, Milwaukee, Caledonia, Racine, Greendale, Franklin, Hales Corners, Franksville, New Berlin.
County context
One of 53 recycling centers in Milwaukee County, WI.
ZIP 53172 population 20,547.
Wisconsin solid-waste agency: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR)