Facility details
- Address
- 237 Peachtree Rd
Fitzgerald, GA 31750 - Phone
- (229) 426-7435
- Google reviews
- See visitor reviews on Google
- Website
- shapirometals.com
- Facility type
- Recycling
- County
- Ben Hill County
- EPA Region
- 4
- Data sources
- Overture Maps 2026-05-20
- Last verified
- 2026-10-15
EPA record
Listed in the EPA Facility Registry: 110071410432
Programs on file: NPDES permit GAIS14398
Interest types: ICIS-NPDES NON-MAJOR, STORM WATER INDUSTRIAL
EPA record updated 2025-06-16
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
- Shapiro Metals Metals 0.9 mi · Fitzgerald, GA
- OmniSource Corporation Metals 2.5 mi · Fitzgerald, GA
- Fitzgerald-Ben Hill Co Regional Solid Waste Management Authority-Transfer Station Transfer Station 2.7 mi · Fitzgerald, GA
- Fitzgerald Kiochee Church Rd Ph2 Landfill 2.7 mi · Fitzgerald, GA
- WM - Fitzgerald Transfer Station Transfer Station 2.9 mi · Fitzgerald, GA
- Stephens Recycling Recycling 20.5 mi · Abbeville, GA
- Coffee Co Transfer Station And Collection Transfer Station 20.9 mi · Douglas, GA
Nearest landfill: Fitzgerald Kiochee Church Rd Ph2, Fitzgerald — 2.7 mi
Waste haulers nearby
- Po Folks Septic Tank2.1 mi · Fitzgerald, GA · 1 driver
- Newell Septic Service2.1 mi · Fitzgerald, GA · 1 driver
- Clement Septic10.5 mi · Wray, GA · 1 driver
- Williams Land Clearing & Construction LLC10.5 mi · Wray, GA · 1 driver
- Rmi Trucking LLC10.7 mi · Ocilla, GA · 4 drivers
Area served
Serves Fitzgerald, Wray, Ocilla.
County context
One of 3 recycling centers in Ben Hill County, GA.
2 waste haulers in Ben Hill County, GA.
ZIP 31750 at a glance
- Population
- 18,552 (26 per sq mi)
- Median age
- 39
- Households
- Median income $42,249 · 14% earn six figures
- Housing
- 63% owner-occupied · median home value $114,719 · median rent $699
- Workforce
- 56% labor-force participation · 4.3% unemployment
ZIP figures are US Census estimates for the ZIP area, not the company.
Georgia solid-waste agency: Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD)