Downtown Metals and Recycling Center
Los Angeles, CA
Facility details
- Address
- 540 S Alameda St
Los Angeles, CA 90013 - Phone
- (213) 595-4647
- Google reviews
- See visitor reviews on Google
- Website
- downtownmetals.com
- Facility type
- Recycling
- County
- Los Angeles County
- EPA Region
- 9
- Data sources
- Overture Maps 2026-05-20
- Last verified
- 2026-10-15
EPA record
Listed in the EPA Facility Registry: 110072236219
Programs on file: RCRA hazardous-waste handler CAL000502059
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.
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- Green LA Recycling Recycling 1.0 mi · Los Angeles, CA
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- Waste Management - Los Angeles Transfer Station Transfer Station 1.1 mi · Los Angeles, CA
- Waste Management - Construction & Demolition Recycling Facility Recycling 1.2 mi · Los Angeles, CA
- Angelus-Western Paper Fibers Recycling 1.2 mi · Los Angeles, CA
- Looney Bins / Downtown Diversion Recycling 1.2 mi · Los Angeles, CA
- Mission Road Recycling and Transfer Station Transfer Station 1.2 mi · Los Angeles, CA
- Cal Trans Alameda Maintenance Station Transfer Station 1.2 mi · Los Angeles, CA
Nearest landfill: Operating Industries, Inc. LF (OII), Monterey Park — 7.5 mi
Waste haulers nearby
- E & M Recycling Co0.3 mi · Los Angeles, CA · 1 driver
- Electro XS0.8 mi · Compton, CA · 1 driver
- Arrow Recycling, Inc.0.8 mi · Los Angeles, CA · 1 driver
- Gold Mountain Recycling Inc0.8 mi · Los Angeles, CA · 1 driver
- Torres Disposal0.8 mi · Los Angeles, CA · 1 driver
Area served
Serves Los Angeles, Huntington Park, Maywood, Monterey Park, Alhambra, Bell Gardens, Glendale, South Pasadena, South Gate, Montebello, Inglewood, Pasadena.
County context
One of 289 recycling centers in Los Angeles County, CA.
1195 waste haulers in Los Angeles County, CA.
ZIP 90013 at a glance
- Population
- 14,357 (7,859 per sq mi)
- Median age
- 41
- Households
- Median income $36,948 · 30% earn six figures
- Housing
- 8% owner-occupied · median home value $800,416 · median rent $1,240
- Workforce
- 61% labor-force participation · 12.3% unemployment
ZIP figures are US Census estimates for the ZIP area, not the company.
California solid-waste agency: CalRecycle