Facility details
- Address
- 504 W 12th St
Alturas, CA 96101 - Phone
- (530) 233-4896
- Google reviews
- See visitor reviews on Google
- Website
- bluewaterrecyclingcorp.com
- Facility type
- Recycling
- County
- Modoc County
- EPA Region
- 9
- Data sources
- Overture Maps 2026-05-20
- Last verified
- 2026-10-15
EPA record
Listed in the EPA Facility Registry: 110071138337, 110072204688
Programs on file: RCRA hazardous-waste handler CAR000322156 · RCRA hazardous-waste handler CAL000500268
Interest types: VSQG
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
- Alturas SLF Landfill 2.6 mi · Alturas, CA
- Lake City LF Landfill 24.3 mi · Lake City, CA
Nearest landfill: Alturas SLF, Alturas — 2.6 mi
Waste haulers nearby
- Modoc Sanitation Inc3.4 mi · Alturas, CA · 1 driver
Area served
Serves Alturas.
County context
The only listed recycling center in Modoc County, CA.
2 waste haulers in Modoc County, CA.
ZIP 96101 at a glance
- Population
- 5,142 (3 per sq mi)
- Median age
- 45
- Households
- Median income $61,680 · 25% earn six figures
- Housing
- 73% owner-occupied · median home value $205,151 · median rent $841
- Workforce
- 47% labor-force participation · 9.2% unemployment
ZIP figures are US Census estimates for the ZIP area, not the company.
California solid-waste agency: CalRecycle