Facility details
- Address
- 3331 Cerritos Ave
Los Alamitos, CA 90720 - Phone
- (424) 236-5012
- Google reviews
- See visitor reviews on Google
- Facility type
- Recycling
- County
- Orange 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.
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- Cari Recycling Recycling 4.8 mi · Buena Park, CA
Nearest landfill: Ascon & Desser Landfills, Wilmington — 9.5 mi
Waste haulers nearby
- Rapid Rolloff & Disposal Services LLC1.2 mi · Los Alamitos, CA · 1 driver
- Ewaste Guardians1.2 mi · Los Alamitos, CA · 1 driver
- Green Parcel Express LLC2.1 mi · Lakewood, CA · 2 drivers
- Junk King Riverside2.1 mi · Cypress, CA · 1 driver
- Smash MY Trash Los Angeles2.1 mi · Cypress, CA · 4 drivers
Area served
Serves Los Alamitos, Hawaiian Gardens, Lakewood, Cypress, Long Beach, Garden Grove, La Palma, Seal Beach, Artesia, Cerritos, Buena Park, Stanton.
County context
One of 86 recycling centers in Orange County, CA.
250 waste haulers in Orange County, CA.
ZIP 90720 at a glance
- Population
- 23,805 (1,512 per sq mi)
- Median age
- 43
- Households
- Median income $135,851 · 62% earn six figures
- Housing
- 65% owner-occupied · median home value $1,215,899 · median rent $2,465
- Workforce
- 65% labor-force participation · 6.5% unemployment
ZIP figures are US Census estimates for the ZIP area, not the company.
California solid-waste agency: CalRecycle