Facility details
- Address
- 1961 N Broadway
Rochester, MN 55906 - Phone
- (507) 923-4917
- 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: 110037344727
Programs on file: MN-TEMPO 103017 · MN-TEMPO 119535 · RCRA hazardous-waste handler MNS000113712
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
- Olmsted County Recycling Center Plus Recycling 1.9 mi · Rochester, MN
- Semrex Recycling 1.9 mi · Rochester, MN
- LRS Rochester Transfer Station Transfer Station 4.0 mi · Rochester, MN
- Full Circle Image Recycling 4.3 mi · Rochester, MN
- Veit Disposal Transfer StationRecycling 4.8 mi · Rochester, MN
- Watson Recycling Recycling 5.9 mi · Oronoco, MN
- Olmsted County Kalmar Landfill Landfill 6.1 mi · Rochester, MN
- Chester Woods Park Disaster Demolition Landfill 7.7 mi · Eyota, MN
- Waste Management Of Minnesota, Inc. Transfer Station 8.2 mi · Rochester, MN
- Alli Rolloff Transfer Station Transfer Station 12.0 mi · Canisteo Township, MN
Nearest landfill: Olmsted County Kalmar Landfill, Rochester — 6.1 mi
Waste haulers nearby
- Servicemaster of Rochester3.1 mi · Rochester, MN · 16 drivers
- Garabageman of Rochester LLC6.0 mi · Rochester, MN · 7 drivers
- Gopher Septic Service Inc6.4 mi · Rochester, MN · 3 drivers
- Watson Rolloff6.4 mi · Rochester, MN · 4 drivers
- Automotive Recyclers6.4 mi · Rochester, MN · 4 drivers
Area served
Serves Rochester, Oronoco, Byron, Eyota, Elgin, Stewartville, Pine Island, Mantorville, Kasson.
County context
One of 6 recycling centers in Olmsted County, MN.
17 waste haulers in Olmsted County, MN.
ZIP 55906 at a glance
- Population
- 20,437 (128 per sq mi)
- Median age
- 42
- Households
- Median income $93,685 · 48% earn six figures
- Housing
- 75% owner-occupied · median home value $379,168 · median rent $1,196
- Workforce
- 65% labor-force participation · 3.9% unemployment
ZIP figures are US Census estimates for the ZIP area, not the company.
Minnesota solid-waste agency: Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA)