Facility details
- Address
- 636 Front St
El Cajon, CA 92020 - Phone
- (619) 444-2136
- Google reviews
- See visitor reviews on Google
- Website
- recycleforlife.com
- Facility type
- Recycling
- County
- San Diego County
- EPA Region
- 9
- Data sources
- Overture Maps 2026-05-20
- Last verified
- 2026-10-15
EPA record
Listed in the EPA Facility Registry: 110060879982, 110070089757
Programs on file: CA-ENVIROVIEW 49177 · NPDES permit CAZ218795
Interest types: ICIS-NPDES NON-MAJOR, STORM WATER INDUSTRIAL
EPA record updated 2015-10-10
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
- American Recycling Recycling 0.6 mi · El Cajon, CA
- Waste Management Recycling Center Transfer StationRecycling 1.9 mi · El Cajon, CA
- Waste Management of San Diego Transfer Station 1.9 mi · El Cajon, CA
- WM - El Cajon Transfer Station Transfer Station 1.9 mi · El Cajon, CA
- All Ways Recycling Recycling 2.1 mi · El Cajon, CA
- ecoATM Recycling 2.1 mi · La Mesa, CA
- Food2Soil Community Compost Hub Recycling 2.5 mi · San Diego, CA
- EDCO Station Recycling Buyback Center Recycling 2.8 mi · La Mesa, CA
- Greenfield Recycling Center Recycling 2.8 mi · El Cajon, CA
- EDCO Station Transfer Station 2.9 mi · La Mesa, CA
Nearest landfill: Sycamore Sanitary Landfill, Santee — 6.0 mi
Waste haulers nearby
- Medical Environmental Technologies LLC0.6 mi · El Cajon, CA · 10 drivers
- S C Valley Engineering Inc0.6 mi · El Cajon, CA · 8 drivers
- Demko Demolition0.6 mi · El Cajon, CA · 12 drivers
- Action Construction & Demolition0.6 mi · El Cajon, CA · 1 driver
- Cass Arrieta0.6 mi · El Cajon, CA · 49 drivers
Area served
Serves El Cajon, La Mesa, San Diego, Santee, Spring Valley, Lemon Grove, Bonita, Chula Vista, Lakeside, National City, Jamul, Poway.
County context
One of 103 recycling centers in San Diego County, CA.
319 waste haulers in San Diego County, CA.
ZIP 92020 at a glance
- Population
- 57,842 (2,009 per sq mi)
- Median age
- 37
- Households
- Median income $76,032 · 37% earn six figures
- Housing
- 44% owner-occupied · median home value $813,150 · median rent $1,865
- Workforce
- 60% labor-force participation · 8.9% unemployment
ZIP figures are US Census estimates for the ZIP area, not the company.
California solid-waste agency: CalRecycle