Facility details
- Address
- 5500 Grossmont Center Dr
La Mesa, CA 91942 - Phone
- (858) 255-4111
- Google reviews
- See visitor reviews on Google
- Website
- locations.ecoatm.com
- Facility type
- Recycling
- County
- San Diego 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
- EDCO Station Recycling Buyback Center Recycling 0.7 mi · La Mesa, CA
- EDCO Station Transfer Station 0.8 mi · La Mesa, CA
- Food2Soil Community Compost Hub Recycling 1.5 mi · San Diego, CA
- Your Neighborhood Recycling Center Recycling 1.8 mi · Spring Valley, CA
- San Diego County Metals & Recycling Recycling 1.9 mi · Spring Valley, CA
- Miller Metals Co. Recycling 2.1 mi · El Cajon, CA
- EDCO Bin Yard Transfer Station 2.4 mi · Spring Valley, CA
- American Recycling Recycling 2.7 mi · El Cajon, CA
- Troy Recycling Recycling 2.9 mi · Spring Valley, CA
- Waste Management Recycling Center Transfer StationRecycling 3.4 mi · El Cajon, CA
Nearest landfill: South Chollas SLF, San Diego — 4.4 mi
Waste haulers nearby
- BMB Septic Co0.6 mi · La Mesa, CA · 1 driver
- Demolition Processes0.6 mi · La Mesa, CA · 2 drivers
- BMB Septic0.6 mi · La Mesa, CA · 2 drivers
- Berrill Demolition Inc1.7 mi · La Mesa, CA · 1 driver
- Jr Breaker & Electrical Salvage1.7 mi · La Mesa, CA · 1 driver
Area served
Serves La Mesa, San Diego, El Cajon, Lemon Grove, Spring Valley, Santee, Bonita, Chula Vista, National City, Lakeside, Coronado, Poway.
County context
One of 103 recycling centers in San Diego County, CA.
319 waste haulers in San Diego County, CA.
ZIP 91942 at a glance
- Population
- 41,424 (2,772 per sq mi)
- Median age
- 38
- Households
- Median income $92,896 · 47% earn six figures
- Housing
- 46% owner-occupied · median home value $773,116 · median rent $2,032
- Workforce
- 70% labor-force participation · 6.2% unemployment
ZIP figures are US Census estimates for the ZIP area, not the company.
California solid-waste agency: CalRecycle