Facility details
- Address
- 16954 US Highway 72
Athens, AL 35611 - Phone
- (256) 444-2600
- Google reviews
- See visitor reviews on Google
- Website
- sarecycling.com
- Facility type
- Recycling
- County
- Limestone County
- EPA Region
- 4
- Data sources
- Overture Maps 2026-05-20
- Last verified
- 2026-10-15
EPA record
Listed in the EPA Facility Registry: 110055240252, 110070245061
Programs on file: NPDES permit ALG180790 · RCRA hazardous-waste handler ALR000062968
Interest types: ICIS-NPDES NON-MAJOR, STORM WATER INDUSTRIAL, VSQG
EPA record updated 2016-09-03
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
- SA Recycling-Athens Metals same site · Athens, AL
- Econo-Tech Appliance Recycling LLC Recycling 2.9 mi · Athens, AL
- Athens Transfer Station Transfer Station 3.7 mi · Athens, AL
- Athens/Limestone County SLF MSWLF Landfill 4.9 mi · Athens, AL
- Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Landfill Landfill 6.9 mi · Athens, AL
- Harmon Scrap Metal Athens Recycling 7.5 mi · Athens, AL
- Cronimet Corp Metals 11.2 mi · Decatur, AL
- SA Recycling Recycling 11.9 mi · Decatur, AL
- Tennessee Valley Recycling Recycling 11.9 mi · Decatur, AL
- Morris Farm Sanitary Landfill Landfill 12.0 mi · Hillsboro, AL
Nearest landfill: Athens/Limestone County SLF MSWLF, Athens — 4.9 mi
Waste haulers nearby
- Bates Septic Tank Pumping Service4.1 mi · Athens, AL · 1 driver
- CCS Garbage Service Inc6.3 mi · Athens, AL · 10 drivers
- Superior Septic Solution LLC6.3 mi · Athens, AL · 2 drivers
- North Alabama Septic6.3 mi · Athens, AL · 2 drivers
- Aardvark Septic8.2 mi · Athens, AL · 1 driver
County context
One of 5 recycling centers in Limestone County, AL.
12 waste haulers in Limestone County, AL.
ZIP 35611 at a glance
- Population
- 29,969 (101 per sq mi)
- Median age
- 41
- Households
- Median income $57,377 · 25% earn six figures
- Housing
- 60% owner-occupied · median home value $228,916 · median rent $856
- Workforce
- 56% labor-force participation · 5.1% unemployment
ZIP figures are US Census estimates for the ZIP area, not the company.
Alabama solid-waste agency: Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM)