Facility details
- Address
- 70 Railroad Ave
Albany, NY 12205 - Phone
- (518) 808-2287
- Google reviews
- See visitor reviews on Google
- Website
- yscatalyticrecycling.com
- Facility type
- Recycling
- County
- Albany County
- EPA Region
- 2
- Data sources
- Overture Maps 2026-05-20
- Last verified
- 2026-10-15
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
- Cascades Recovery US - Albany MRF 0.2 mi · Albany, NY
- ICS Waste Transfer Station Transfer Station 1.1 mi · Colonie, NY
- Albany Landfill Landfill 1.2 mi · Albany, NY
- Rapp Rd Sw Transfer Station Transfer Station 1.5 mi · Albany, NY
- Albany (City) SWMF Transfer Station 1.6 mi · Albany, NY
- Metro Metal Recycling Recycling 2.6 mi · Albany, NY
- Metro Metals Recycling-Albany Metals 2.8 mi · Albany, NY
- Copart Auto Auctions Metals 3.1 mi · Albany, NY
- Ontario Scrap Metal Recycling 3.3 mi · Albany, NY
- Bfi Runway Ave Waste Transfer Station Transfer Station 4.0 mi · Latham, NY
Nearest landfill: Albany Landfill, Albany — 1.2 mi
Waste haulers nearby
- Ics Waste and Recycling Service1.5 mi · Albany, NY · 2 drivers
- Safeguard Waste Solutions Inc1.5 mi · Albany, NY · 5 drivers
- Orion Des1.5 mi · Albany, NY · 7 drivers
- McLaughlin Roll Offs1.5 mi · Albany, NY · 1 driver
- Yank Waste Co Inc1.5 mi · Albany, NY · 1 driver
Area served
Serves Albany, Guilderland, Latham, Slingerlands, Watervliet, Schenectady, Delmar, Rensselaer, Guilderland Center, Glenmont, Troy, Cohoes.
County context
One of 27 recycling centers in Albany County, NY.
66 waste haulers in Albany County, NY.
ZIP 12205 at a glance
- Population
- 25,838 (649 per sq mi)
- Median age
- 44
- Households
- Median income $91,020 · 45% earn six figures
- Housing
- 71% owner-occupied · median home value $276,696 · median rent $1,446
- Workforce
- 63% labor-force participation · 2.4% unemployment
ZIP figures are US Census estimates for the ZIP area, not the company.
New York solid-waste agency: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC)