Facility details
- Address
- 3401 W 6th Ave
Emporia, KS 66801 - Phone
- (620) 342-9200
- Google reviews
- See visitor reviews on Google
- Website
- westsiderecycle.com
- Facility type
- Recycling
- County
- Lyon County
- EPA Region
- 7
- Data sources
- Overture Maps 2026-05-20
- Last verified
- 2026-10-15
EPA record
Listed in the EPA Facility Registry: 110009570507
Programs on file: RCRA hazardous-waste handler KSD030636948
EPA record updated 2026-05-19
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
- Advantage Metals Recycling - Emporia Metals 0.3 mi · Emporia, KS
- City of Emporia / Lyon County Landfill, Composting & Transfer Station Landfill 0.5 mi · Emporia, KS
- Lyon County HHW Transfer Station 0.6 mi · Emporia, KS
- Chase County HHW Transfer Station 17.4 mi · Cottonwood Falls, KS
- Morris County Recycle Center Recycling 21.7 mi · Council Grove, KS
- Morris County Solid Waste Dept & Transfer Station Transfer Station 21.7 mi · Council Grove, KS
- Morris County HHW Transfer Station 22.8 mi · Council Grove, KS
Nearest landfill: City of Emporia / Lyon County Landfill, Composting & Transfer Station, Emporia — 0.5 mi
Waste haulers nearby
- Kansas Portable Storage LLC0.5 mi · Emporia, KS · 2 drivers
- Westside Recycling0.5 mi · Emporia, KS · 2 drivers
- Dave's Pumping LLC0.5 mi · Emporia, KS · 3 drivers
- Steve's Trash Service LLC16.4 mi · Olpe, KS · 2 drivers
- Dumpster Pros Kansas LLC18.9 mi · Allen, KS · 1 driver
Area served
Serves Emporia, Americus, Olpe, Neosho Rapids.
County context
One of 2 recycling centers in Lyon County, KS.
5 waste haulers in Lyon County, KS.
ZIP 66801 at a glance
- Population
- 27,585 (35 per sq mi)
- Median age
- 32
- Households
- Median income $56,794 · 20% earn six figures
- Housing
- 54% owner-occupied · median home value $152,233 · median rent $822
- Workforce
- 70% labor-force participation · 2% unemployment
ZIP figures are US Census estimates for the ZIP area, not the company.
Kansas solid-waste agency: Kansas Department of Health & Environment (KDHE)