Facility details
- Address
- 938 Harvest St
Durham, NC 27704 - Phone
- (919) 680-6262
- Google reviews
- See visitor reviews on Google
- Website
- shimar.com
- Facility type
- Recycling
- County
- Durham County
- EPA Region
- 4
- Data sources
- Overture Maps 2026-05-20
- Last verified
- 2026-10-15
EPA record
Listed in the EPA Facility Registry: 110041944402, 110064011340
Programs on file: NPDES permit NCG130061 · RCRA hazardous-waste handler NCS000002206
Interest types: ICIS-NPDES NON-MAJOR, STORM WATER INDUSTRIAL
EPA record updated 2016-01-11
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
- J & D Recyclers Recycling 0.2 mi · Durham, NC
- Strategic Materials Inc Recycling 1.0 mi · Durham, NC
- Household Hazardous Waste Center Recycling 1.4 mi · Durham, NC
- City of Durham SLF Landfill 1.4 mi · Durham, NC
- S Hoover Road Recycling & Transfer Station Transfer Station 2.4 mi · Durham, NC
- Wall Recycling MetalsRecycling 3.0 mi · Durham, NC
- Orange Recycling Services Inc. Recycling 3.1 mi · Durham, NC
- Stone Park Court Transfer Station Transfer Station 4.1 mi · Durham, NC
- Foss Recycling Durham (Riddle Rd) Recycling 4.4 mi · Durham, NC
- Foss Recycling-Durham Recycling 4.4 mi · Durham, NC
Nearest landfill: City of Durham SLF, Durham — 1.4 mi
Waste haulers nearby
- Economy Waste Transit LLC2.3 mi · Durham, NC · 10 drivers
- Shimar Recycling Inc2.3 mi · Durham, NC · 7 drivers
- Junk Yard Dawgs Junk Removal LLC2.3 mi · Durham, NC · 1 driver
- Carolina Waste Removal3.1 mi · Durham, NC · 7 drivers
- M&L Moving and Junk Removal3.9 mi · Durham, NC · 1 driver
Area served
Serves Durham, Raleigh, Butner, Morrisville, Bahama, Creedmoor, Chapel Hill, Cary, Hillsborough, Stem, Carrboro.
County context
One of 9 recycling centers in Durham County, NC.
14 waste haulers in Durham County, NC.
ZIP 27704 at a glance
- Population
- 40,102 (374 per sq mi)
- Median age
- 39
- Households
- Median income $69,668 · 31% earn six figures
- Housing
- 61% owner-occupied · median home value $306,727 · median rent $1,382
- Workforce
- 67% labor-force participation · 7.3% 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)