Facility details
- Address
- 318 SPEARS CORNER RD
West Gardiner, ME 04345 - Phone
- (207) 724-3945
- Google reviews
- See visitor reviews on Google
- Website
- westgardinermaine.org
- Facility type
- Recycling
- County
- Kennebec County
- EPA Region
- 1
- Data sources
- EPA
- 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
- Clark's Westside Scrap Recycling 4.5 mi · Farmingdale, ME
- Clark's Westside Scrap MetalsRecycling 4.7 mi · Hallowell, ME
- Rivah Redemption and Beverage Recycling 5.5 mi · Randolph, ME
- Randolph Redemption Center Recycling 5.8 mi · Randolph, ME
- Litchfield, Town of Recycling 5.9 mi · Litchfield, ME
- Hallowell, City of Transfer Station 6.0 mi · Hallowell, ME
- Winthrop Transfer Station Transfer Station 6.8 mi · Winthrop, ME
- Winthrop, Town of Transfer Station 7.1 mi · Winthrop, ME
- Bottoms Up Beverage Shop Recycling 7.1 mi · Augusta, ME
- Jansel Bottle Redemption Recycling 7.3 mi · Winthrop, ME
Nearest landfill: Dolby Landfill - State of Maine Decd, East Millinocket — 7.3 mi
Waste haulers nearby
- Brown's Exit 27 Salvage5.0 mi · Gardiner, ME · 3 drivers
- Kelley Bros Disposal LLC5.0 mi · Pittston, ME · 2 drivers
- Dan Stanley's Septic Service Inc5.3 mi · Litchfield, ME · 1 driver
- Estabrook Trash Removal5.3 mi · Litchfield, ME · 1 driver
- Clarks Cars & Parts Inc5.5 mi · Hallowell, ME · 4 drivers
Area served
Serves Farmingdale, Gardiner, Litchfield, Hallowell, Randolph, Monmouth, South Gardiner, Winthrop, Manchester, Richmond, North Monmouth, Readfield.
County context
One of 24 recycling centers in Kennebec County, ME.
21 waste haulers in Kennebec County, ME.
ZIP 04345 at a glance
- Population
- 12,579 (68 per sq mi)
- Median age
- 42
- Households
- Median income $77,410 · 38% earn six figures
- Housing
- 78% owner-occupied · median home value $234,414 · median rent $1,045
- Workforce
- 66% labor-force participation · 4.5% unemployment
ZIP figures are US Census estimates for the ZIP area, not the company.
Maine solid-waste agency: Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)