Facility details
- Address
- 1538 W 134th St
Gardena, CA 90249 - Phone
- (310) 516-8195
- Google reviews
- See visitor reviews on Google
- Website
- gardenarecyclingcenter.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: 110055682872
Programs on file: CA-CERS 10269730 · CA-ENVIROVIEW 118796 · NPDES permit CAZ189708 · RCRA hazardous-waste handler CAC003364310 · RCRA hazardous-waste handler CAL921682752
Interest types: ICIS-NPDES NON-MAJOR, STORM WATER INDUSTRIAL
EPA record updated 2015-10-13
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
- TV Recycling Recycling 0.5 mi · Gardena, CA
- American Waste Transfer Station Transfer Station 0.6 mi · Gardena, CA
- Republic Services American Waste Transfer Station Transfer Station 0.6 mi · Gardena, CA
- EcoSpot Recycling, Inc. Recycling 0.9 mi · Gardena, CA
- Electronic Waste Solutions Recycling 0.9 mi · Gardena, CA
- Robs Roll Off and Recycling Recycling 1.3 mi · Los Angeles, CA
- Century Jr Recycling Recycling 1.3 mi · Los Angeles, CA
- Wet Earth Technologies Recycling 1.4 mi · Los Angeles, CA
- California Waste Solutions Inc Transfer Station 1.4 mi · Gardena, CA
- Waste Resources Recovery Transfer Station 1.7 mi · Gardena, CA
Nearest landfill: Ascon & Desser Landfills, Wilmington — 8.6 mi
Waste haulers nearby
- Gardena Recycling Center Inc1.0 mi · Gardena, CA · 1 driver
- Ecospot Recycling Inc1.0 mi · Gardena, CA · 1 driver
- J&M Sanitation Service1.0 mi · Gardena, CA · 1 driver
- Ray's Demolition & Hauling1.0 mi · Gardena, CA · 1 driver
- Avel Roll Off1.0 mi · Gardena, CA · 3 drivers
Area served
Serves Gardena, Los Angeles, Torrance, Inglewood, Hawthorne, Lawndale, Compton, Carson, Redondo Beach, Manhattan Beach, El Segundo, Lynwood.
County context
One of 289 recycling centers in Los Angeles County, CA.
1195 waste haulers in Los Angeles County, CA.
ZIP 90249 at a glance
- Population
- 26,290 (3,416 per sq mi)
- Median age
- 40
- Households
- Median income $89,712 · 45% earn six figures
- Housing
- 58% owner-occupied · median home value $767,947 · median rent $1,775
- Workforce
- 66% labor-force participation · 6.1% unemployment
ZIP figures are US Census estimates for the ZIP area, not the company.
California solid-waste agency: CalRecycle