Facility details
- Address
- 1474 17th Street NE
Hickory, NC 28601 - Phone
- (828) 324-6284
- Google reviews
- See visitor reviews on Google
- Website
- aquaplasticsusa.com
- Facility type
- Plastics
- County
- Catawba County
- EPA Region
- 4
- Data sources
- EPA
- Last verified
- 2026-10-15
About this facility
A plastic recycling facility processes post-consumer and post-industrial plastic into flake or pellet that manufacturers use in place of virgin resin. Most plants specialize by resin type — PET bottles, HDPE jugs, polypropylene, film and bags, or industrial scrap such as purge and regrind — and buy baled material from MRFs, haulers and factories. Material is sorted, washed, ground and often extruded. Few of these facilities serve walk-in customers, but some accept clean sorted loads from businesses or run a buy-back program. Hours, fees and accepted materials vary — call ahead to confirm which resins are accepted, how clean and sorted they must be and whether small quantities are taken.
Typically accepted at a Plastic Recycling Facility
- PET (#1) bottles
- HDPE (#2) jugs and containers
- Polypropylene (#5)
- Film and stretch wrap
- Industrial regrind and purge
Hours, fees and accepted materials vary by site — call ahead before hauling a load.
County context
One of 10 recycling centers in Catawba County, NC.
29 waste haulers in Catawba County, NC.
ZIP 28601 at a glance
- Population
- 53,329 (438 per sq mi)
- Median age
- 41
- Households
- Median income $67,817 · 32% earn six figures
- Housing
- 68% owner-occupied · median home value $264,697 · median rent $1,029
- Workforce
- 59% labor-force participation · 3% unemployment
ZIP figures are US Census estimates for the ZIP area, not the company.
North Carolina solid-waste agency: North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)