Facility details
- Address
- 323 Finley Blvd
Birmingham, AL 35204 - Phone
- (205) 363-0475
- Google reviews
- See visitor reviews on Google
- Website
- ratherrecycling.com
- Facility type
- Recycling
- County
- Jefferson County
- EPA Region
- 4
- Data sources
- Overture Maps 2026-05-20
- Last verified
- 2026-10-15
EPA record
Listed in the EPA Facility Registry: 110006789957
Programs on file: NPDES permit ALG180063 · NPDES permit ALG180848 · PERMIT TRACKING 4708
Interest types: ICIS-NPDES NON-MAJOR, STORM WATER INDUSTRIAL
EPA record updated 2016-10-08
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
- Radius Recycling MetalsRecycling 2.2 mi · Birmingham, AL
- CMC Recycling Recycling 2.7 mi · Birmingham, AL
- CMC Metal Recycling Recycling 2.7 mi · Birmingham, AL
- Activa Recycling 2.8 mi · Birmingham, AL
- Standard Iron & Metal Recycling 3.0 mi · Birmingham, AL
- Steel City Recycling LLC Recycling 3.1 mi · Birmingham, AL
- New Georgia Landfill Landfill 3.1 mi · North Birmingham, AL
- SA Recycling Recycling 3.1 mi · Birmingham, AL
- Green Processing Company Inc. Recycling 3.4 mi · Birmingham, AL
- Birmingham Recycling and Recovery Recycling 3.7 mi · Birmingham, AL
Nearest landfill: New Georgia Landfill, North Birmingham — 3.1 mi
Waste haulers nearby
- Power Waste Systems0.8 mi · Birmingham, AL · 3 drivers
- Alabama Portable Toilets Inc0.8 mi · Birmingham, AL · 3 drivers
- Commercial Hauling Co Inc0.8 mi · Birmingham, AL · 19 drivers
- Action Environmental LLC2.0 mi · Birmingham, AL · 33 drivers
- Waste Deep LLC2.0 mi · Birmingham, AL · 11 drivers
Area served
Serves Birmingham, Fultondale, Docena, Fairfield, Watson, Dolomite, New Castle, Pleasant Grove, Brookside, Adamsville, Mount Olive, Bessemer.
County context
One of 23 recycling centers in Jefferson County, AL.
84 waste haulers in Jefferson County, AL.
ZIP 35204 at a glance
- Population
- 8,953 (687 per sq mi)
- Median age
- 43
- Households
- Median income $35,420 · 6% earn six figures
- Housing
- 46% owner-occupied · median home value $94,530 · median rent $751
- Workforce
- 50% labor-force participation · 10.2% unemployment
ZIP figures are US Census estimates for the ZIP area, not the company.
Alabama solid-waste agency: Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM)