Facility details
- Address
- 8685 Bowers Ave
South Gate, CA 90280 - Phone
- (323) 537-4617
- Google reviews
- See visitor reviews on Google
- Website
- verdecorecycling.com
- Facility type
- Plastics, Recycling
- County
- Los Angeles County
- EPA Region
- 9
- Data sources
- Overture Maps 2026-05-20, EPA
- Last verified
- 2026-10-15
- Also listed as
- Verdeco Recycling Inc.
EPA record
Listed in the EPA Facility Registry: 110065183688, 110070436686
Programs on file: CA-ENVIROVIEW 80480 · NPDES permit CAW556733 · RCRA hazardous-waste handler CAL000378781 · BR CAL000378781 · RCRA hazardous-waste handler CAC002979939
Interest types: ICIS-NPDES UNPERMITTED, LQG, HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER, OTHER HAZARDOUS WASTE ACTIVITIES
EPA record updated 2016-07-29
About this facility
A plastic recycling facility processes post-consumer and post-industrial plastic into flake or pellet that manufacturers use in place of virgin resin. Most plants specialize by resin type — PET bottles, HDPE jugs, polypropylene, film and bags, or industrial scrap such as purge and regrind — and buy baled material from MRFs, haulers and factories. Material is sorted, washed, ground and often extruded. Few of these facilities serve walk-in customers, but some accept clean sorted loads from businesses or run a buy-back program. Hours, fees and accepted materials vary — call ahead to confirm which resins are accepted, how clean and sorted they must be and whether small quantities are taken.
Typically accepted at a Plastic Recycling Facility
- PET (#1) bottles
- HDPE (#2) jugs and containers
- Polypropylene (#5)
- Film and stretch wrap
- Industrial regrind and purge
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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- Ecology Recycling Recycling 0.8 mi · South Gate, CA
- Salt Lake Transfer Station Transfer Station 1.0 mi · South Gate, CA
- Southgate Transfer Station Transfer Station 1.3 mi · Southgate, CA
- South Gate Transfer Station Transfer Station 1.5 mi · South Gate, CA
- Rivera Recycling Recycling 1.7 mi · Bell, CA
- Martinez Recycling Inc Recycling 1.8 mi · Lynwood, CA
Nearest landfill: Operating Industries, Inc. LF (OII), Monterey Park — 7.1 mi
Waste haulers nearby
- WM Curbside LLC0.7 mi · South Gate, CA · 3 drivers
- T I Demolition0.7 mi · South Gate, CA · 6 drivers
- Ritchson Roll-Off Service0.7 mi · Southgate, CA · 1 driver
- Jose a Ruvalcaba Castaneda0.7 mi · South Gate, CA · 1 driver
- Rangel Roll Off0.7 mi · South Gate, CA · 2 drivers
Area served
Serves South Gate, Bell Gardens, Huntington Park, Lynwood, Maywood, Los Angeles, Downey, Compton, Paramount, Bellflower, Pico Rivera, Montebello.
County context
One of 289 recycling centers in Los Angeles County, CA.
1195 waste haulers in Los Angeles County, CA.
ZIP 90280 at a glance
- Population
- 91,365 (4,780 per sq mi)
- Median age
- 36
- Households
- Median income $74,651 · 35% earn six figures
- Housing
- 45% owner-occupied · median home value $636,241 · median rent $1,531
- Workforce
- 65% labor-force participation · 7.4% unemployment
ZIP figures are US Census estimates for the ZIP area, not the company.
California solid-waste agency: CalRecycle