California Recycling Center

Facility details

Address

1642 Elgin Ave
Dos Palos, CA 93620

Phone

(559) 871-8329

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Facility type

Recycling

County

Merced County

EPA Region

9

Data sources

Overture Maps 2026-05-20

Last verified

2026-10-15

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

• Quezada's Recycling Center Recycling 13.6 mi · Los Banos, CA
• Billy Wright Landfill Landfill 19.0 mi · Los Banos, CA
• Contreras Recycling Recycling 20.8 mi · Mendota, CA
• USA Tire Recycling, Inc. Recycling 21.8 mi · Chowchilla, CA
• Aaa Recycling LLC Recycling 23.3 mi · Merced, CA
• USA Tire Recycling Recycling 23.8 mi · Chowchilla, CA
• Fairmead Solid Waste Disposal Site Transfer Station 24.6 mi · Chowchilla, CA
• Mammoth Recycling Facility and Transfer Station Transfer Station 24.6 mi · Chowchilla, CA
• Fairmead Solid Waste Disposal Site Landfill 24.7 mi · Chowchilla, CA
• Universal Service Recycling Recycling 24.9 mi · Merced, CA

Nearest landfill: Billy Wright Landfill, Los Banos — 19.0 mi

Waste haulers nearby

• Randy Ballinger4.2 mi · Dos Palos, CA · 1 driver
• Dospayton Recycling Center4.2 mi · Dos Palos, CA · 1 driver
• California Recycling Center4.2 mi · Dos Palos, CA · 2 drivers
• Firebaugh Septic Service13.2 mi · Firebaugh, CA · 1 driver
• Jjmac Sanitation13.2 mi · Firebaugh, CA · 2 drivers

Area served

Serves South Dos Palos, Dos Palos, El Nido, Firebaugh, Los Banos.

County context

One of 8 recycling centers in Merced County, CA.

31 waste haulers in Merced County, CA.

ZIP 93620 at a glance

Population

9,927 (24 per sq mi)

Median age

37

Households

Median income $45,456 · 15% earn six figures

Housing

52% owner-occupied · median home value $323,016 · median rent $1,027

Workforce

51% labor-force participation · 10.1% unemployment

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

California solid-waste agency: CalRecycle