Facility details
- Address
- 500 Summit Ave
Detroit Lakes, MN 56501 - Phone
- (218) 847-5681
- Google reviews
- See visitor reviews on Google
- Website
- lakesiron.com
- Facility type
- Recycling
- County
- Becker County
- EPA Region
- 5
- Data sources
- Overture Maps 2026-05-20
- Last verified
- 2026-10-15
EPA record
Listed in the EPA Facility Registry: 110008796749
Programs on file: AIR MN0000002700500044 · MN-TEMPO 235681 · MN-TEMPO 3461 · RCRA hazardous-waste handler MNS000151787
Interest types: VSQG
EPA record updated 2016-06-03
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
- Becker County SLF Landfill 3.2 mi · Detroit Lakes, MN
- Becker County Transfer & Demolition Transfer Station 3.2 mi · Detroit Lakes, MN
- Becker Co HHW Transfer Station 3.3 mi · Detroit Lakes, MN
- Lakes Area Demolition Landfill Landfill 7.2 mi · Detroit Lakes, MN
- Andy's Metal Recycling & Container Service Metals 7.2 mi · Rochert, MN
- DC Metal Recycling Recycling 19.3 mi · Dent, MN
Nearest landfill: Becker County SLF, Detroit Lakes — 3.2 mi
Waste haulers nearby
- Jon & Sons Disposal Service LLC0.4 mi · Detroit Lakes, MN · 2 drivers
- Blue Maxx Recycling1.7 mi · Detroit Lakes, MN · 1 driver
- Anderson Pumping Lakes Septic Pumping1.7 mi · Detroit Lakes, MN · 3 drivers
- Northland Recovery1.7 mi · Detroit Lakes, MN · 1 driver
- T S Recreational Salvage1.7 mi · Detroit Lakes, MN · 11 drivers
Area served
Serves Detroit Lakes, Audubon, Rochert, Callaway, Vergas, Frazee, Lake Park.
County context
One of 2 recycling centers in Becker County, MN.
20 waste haulers in Becker County, MN.
ZIP 56501 at a glance
- Population
- 18,004 (37 per sq mi)
- Median age
- 45
- Households
- Median income $70,037 · 32% earn six figures
- Housing
- 71% owner-occupied · median home value $315,826 · median rent $963
- Workforce
- 62% labor-force participation · 4.7% unemployment
ZIP figures are US Census estimates for the ZIP area, not the company.
Minnesota solid-waste agency: Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA)