Facility details
- Address
- 860 Applegate Rd
Atwater, CA 95301 - Phone
- (209) 358-4911
- Google reviews
- See visitor reviews on Google
- Website
- atwateriron.com
- Facility type
- Recycling
- County
- Merced County
- EPA Region
- 9
- Data sources
- Overture Maps 2026-05-20
- Last verified
- 2026-10-15
EPA record
Listed in the EPA Facility Registry: 110070391849
Programs on file: NPDES permit CAZ503074 · RCRA hazardous-waste handler CAL000302170
Interest types: ICIS-NPDES NON-MAJOR, OTHER HAZARDOUS WASTE ACTIVITIES, STORM WATER INDUSTRIAL
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
- AAA Recycling Recycling 0.3 mi · Atwater, CA
- Highway 59 Landfill and Recycling Center and Disposal Site and Compost Facility Landfill 6.8 mi · Merced, CA
- Aaa Recycling LLC Recycling 7.7 mi · Merced, CA
- American Tire Recycling Recycling 10.5 mi · Ballico, CA
- Grados Recycling corp. Recycling 11.0 mi · Delhi, CA
- Universal Service Recycling Recycling 11.9 mi · Merced, CA
- Turlock Transfer Transfer Station 16.9 mi · Turlock, CA
- Turlock Recycling Recycling 16.9 mi · Turlock, CA
- Go Green Recycling Recycling 17.9 mi · Turlock, CA
- Peninsula Plastics Recycling PlasticsRecycling 18.0 mi · Turlock, CA
Nearest landfill: Highway 59 Landfill and Recycling Center and Disposal Site and Compost Facility, Merced — 6.8 mi
Waste haulers nearby
- Central Valley Disposal3.4 mi · Atwater, CA · 4 drivers
- WM3.4 mi · Atwater, CA · 19 drivers
- Mendoza Works Co3.4 mi · Atwater, CA · 2 drivers
- Tazmanian Septic Services Inc5.4 mi · Winton, CA · 1 driver
- Merced Septic Cleaning5.4 mi · Winton, CA · 1 driver
County context
One of 8 recycling centers in Merced County, CA.
31 waste haulers in Merced County, CA.
ZIP 95301 at a glance
- Population
- 43,009 (218 per sq mi)
- Median age
- 34
- Households
- Median income $68,349 · 34% earn six figures
- Housing
- 57% owner-occupied · median home value $389,597 · median rent $1,285
- Workforce
- 60% labor-force participation · 11.2% unemployment
ZIP figures are US Census estimates for the ZIP area, not the company.
California solid-waste agency: CalRecycle