Facility details
- Address
- 3584 81st St NW
Oronoco, MN 55960 - Phone
- (507) 282-3961
- Google reviews
- See visitor reviews on Google
- Website
- watsonrecycling.com
- Facility type
- Recycling
- County
- Olmsted County
- EPA Region
- 5
- Data sources
- Overture Maps 2026-05-20
- Last verified
- 2026-10-15
EPA record
Listed in the EPA Facility Registry: 110068203795, 110068253348
Programs on file: MN-TEMPO 130210 · RCRA hazardous-waste handler MNS000171587 · MN-TEMPO 127552
Interest types: VSQG
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
- Full Circle Image Recycling 1.8 mi · Rochester, MN
- Watson Recycling Recycling 5.9 mi · Rochester, MN
- Veit Disposal Transfer StationRecycling 5.9 mi · Rochester, MN
- Olmsted County Kalmar Landfill Landfill 6.1 mi · Rochester, MN
- Olmsted County Recycling Center Plus Recycling 7.7 mi · Rochester, MN
- Semrex Recycling 7.7 mi · Rochester, MN
- LRS Rochester Transfer Station Transfer Station 9.6 mi · Rochester, MN
- Alli Rolloff Transfer Station Transfer Station 11.6 mi · Canisteo Township, MN
- Dodge Co Demolition Landfill Landfill 12.8 mi · Kasson, MN
- Chester Woods Park Disaster Demolition Landfill 12.9 mi · Eyota, MN
Nearest landfill: Olmsted County Kalmar Landfill, Rochester — 6.1 mi
Waste haulers nearby
- Servicemaster of Rochester3.0 mi · Rochester, MN · 16 drivers
- Fenskes Suburban Sanitation8.9 mi · Byron, MN · 2 drivers
- Schimek Septic Service Inc8.9 mi · Byron, MN · 2 drivers
- Garabageman of Rochester LLC10.4 mi · Rochester, MN · 7 drivers
- Hofschulte Backhoe and Septic LLC10.9 mi · Elgin, MN · 8 drivers
Area served
Serves Oronoco, Rochester, Pine Island, Byron, Elgin, Zumbro Falls, Mantorville, Mazeppa, Kasson, Eyota, Millville.
County context
One of 6 recycling centers in Olmsted County, MN.
17 waste haulers in Olmsted County, MN.
ZIP 55960 at a glance
- Population
- 3,375 (37 per sq mi)
- Median age
- 43
- Households
- Median income $130,227 · 66% earn six figures
- Housing
- 93% owner-occupied · median home value $476,331 · median rent $1,200
- Workforce
- 67% labor-force participation · 2.9% unemployment
ZIP figures are US Census estimates for the ZIP area, not the company.
Minnesota solid-waste agency: Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA)