Dave Pearsons Recycling Center

Facility details

Address

1536 N Mahan St
Ridgecrest, CA 93555

Phone

(760) 446-0449

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Website

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Facility type

Recycling

County

Kern County

EPA Region

9

Data sources

EPA

Last verified

2026-10-15

EPA record

Listed in the EPA Facility Registry: 110065211648, 110070420119

Programs on file: CA-ENVIROVIEW 23961 · RCRA hazardous-waste handler CAL000416030

Interest types: OTHER HAZARDOUS WASTE ACTIVITIES

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

• China Lake NWC Golf Course Landfill Landfill 3.7 mi · China Lake NWC (Mil, CA
• Ridgecrest-Inyokern SLF Landfill 4.0 mi · Ridgecrest, CA
• Ridgecrest Recycling and Sanitary Landfill Landfill 5.8 mi · Ridgecrest, CA
• Randsburg Transfer Station Transfer Station 15.6 mi · Johannesburg, CA
• Trona-Argus Transfer Station Transfer Station 18.5 mi · Trona, CA
• Searles Valley Minerals Argus Boiler Ash Landfill #1 Landfill 19.3 mi · Trona, CA

Nearest landfill: China Lake NWC Golf Course Landfill, China Lake NWC (Mil — 3.7 mi

Waste haulers nearby

• J H Milam Junk Hauling and Tractor Service4.5 mi · Ridgecrest, CA · 2 drivers
• Ridgecrest Septic Services Inc4.5 mi · Ridgecrest, CA · 5 drivers

Area served

Serves Ridgecrest.

County context

One of 35 recycling centers in Kern County, CA.

122 waste haulers in Kern County, CA.

ZIP 93555 at a glance

Population

33,845 (167 per sq mi)

Median age

35

Households

Median income $86,700 · 43% earn six figures

Housing

63% owner-occupied · median home value $248,160 · median rent $1,182

Workforce

62% labor-force participation · 7.3% unemployment

ZIP figures are US Census estimates for the ZIP area, not the company.

California solid-waste agency: CalRecycle