Facility details
- Address
- 53 Prescott St
Fitchburg, MA 01420 - Phone
- (978) 343-3627
- Google reviews
- See visitor reviews on Google
- Website
- winthropsteel.com
- Facility type
- Recycling
- County
- Worcester County
- EPA Region
- 1
- 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
- AKS Recycling Inc Recycling 2.0 mi · Fitchburg, MA
- Massachusetts Scrap Metal Recycling Recycling 3.6 mi · Leominster, MA
- Harvey Recycling of Fitchburg, LLC MRFRecycling 3.8 mi · Fitchburg, MA
- Harvey Recycling Recycling 3.8 mi · Fitchburg, MA
- Stillwater Recycling Recycling 3.8 mi · Leominster, MA
- CFG Industries Recycling 4.0 mi · Leominster, MA
- Tough Stuff Recycling Recycling 4.0 mi · Fitchburg, MA
- Tech Recycling Solutions Recycling 4.5 mi · Leominster, MA
- Westminster Solid Waste Convenience CTR Transfer Station 4.8 mi · Westminster, MA
- Fitchburg Westminster Landfill Landfill 5.4 mi · Westminster, MA
Nearest landfill: Fitchburg Westminster Landfill, Westminster — 5.4 mi
Waste haulers nearby
- Junk King Worcester County LLC1.7 mi · Fitchburg, MA · 3 drivers
- Fiore Trucking Recycle and Disposal Inc1.7 mi · Fitchburg, MA · 4 drivers
- R Sullivan Disposal1.7 mi · Fitchburg, MA · 2 drivers
- Junk Away1.7 mi · Fitchburg, MA · 2 drivers
- Boston Junk LLC1.7 mi · Fitchburg, MA · 13 drivers
Area served
Serves Fitchburg, Lunenburg, Leominster, West Townsend, Westminster, Ashby, Shirley, Townsend, Lancaster, Ashburnham, Devens, Sterling.
County context
One of 54 recycling centers in Worcester County, MA.
184 waste haulers in Worcester County, MA.
ZIP 01420 at a glance
- Population
- 41,839 (537 per sq mi)
- Median age
- 36
- Households
- Median income $72,780 · 34% earn six figures
- Housing
- 54% owner-occupied · median home value $335,315 · median rent $1,222
- Workforce
- 66% labor-force participation · 7% unemployment
ZIP figures are US Census estimates for the ZIP area, not the company.
Massachusetts solid-waste agency: Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP)