Waste Management Recycling Center
El Cajon, CA
Facility details
- Address
- 1001 W Bradley Ave
El Cajon, CA 92020 - Phone
- (619) 596-5100
- Website
- wm.com
- Facility type
- Transfer Station, Recycling
- Operator
- WM (Waste Management)
- County
- San Diego County
- EPA Region
- 9
- Data sources
- Overture Maps 2026-05-20, EPA
- Last verified
- 2026-10-09
- Also listed as
- Universal Refuse Removal Recycling and Transfer Station
About this facility
A transfer station is a staging point in the solid-waste system. Collection trucks, roll-off haulers and in many places residents with a pickup load drop waste on a tipping floor, where it is consolidated into larger transfer trailers or rail containers and moved to a landfill, waste-to-energy plant or recycling facility. Haulers use transfer stations to keep route trucks working locally instead of driving to a distant disposal site. Some transfer stations are open to the public, while many municipal sites are restricted to residents with a permit or sticker. Larger sites weigh loads and charge by the ton; smaller ones charge per bag or per item. Hours, fees and accepted materials vary — call ahead, especially for bulky items, construction debris, tires, appliances or anything that may be restricted.
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 - El Cajon Transfer Station Transfer Station same site · El Cajon, CA
- Waste Management of San Diego Transfer Station same site · El Cajon, CA
- All Ways Recycling Recycling 0.7 mi · El Cajon, CA
- Nerd Recycling Recycling 1.1 mi · Santee, CA
- American Recycling Recycling 1.6 mi · El Cajon, CA
- ecoATM Recycling 1.7 mi · Santee, CA
- Miller Metals Co. Recycling 1.9 mi · El Cajon, CA
- Greenfield Recycling Center Recycling 2.1 mi · El Cajon, CA
- Food2Soil Community Compost Hub Recycling 2.9 mi · San Diego, CA
- ecoATM Recycling 3.4 mi · La Mesa, CA
Nearest landfill: Sycamore Sanitary Landfill, Santee — 4.6 mi
Area served
Serves El Cajon, Santee, San Diego, La Mesa, Spring Valley, Lemon Grove, Lakeside, Bonita, Chula Vista, Poway, National City, Jamul.
County context
One of 24 transfer stations in San Diego County, CA.
ZIP 92020 population 58,490.
California solid-waste agency: CalRecycle