Facility details
- Address
- 1226 N Commerce St
Harlingen, TX 78550 - Phone
- (956) 216-5300
- Google reviews
- See visitor reviews on Google
- Website
- myharlingen.us
- Facility type
- Recycling
- County
- Cameron County
- EPA Region
- 6
- 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
- Ecorec Harlingen Recycling 2.0 mi · Harlingen, TX
- City of Harlingen Transfer Station Transfer Station 2.9 mi · Harlingen, TX
- Stericycle Recycling 3.5 mi · Harlingen, TX
- San Benito Scrap & Metal Metals 4.6 mi · San Benito, TX
- AV-Steel LLC Metals 6.3 mi · San Benito, TX
- Metals and Recycling 77 Recycling 7.3 mi · Harlingen, TX
- La Feria Transfer Station Transfer Station 9.7 mi · La Feria, TX
- Republic Services La Feria Transfer Station Transfer Station 9.8 mi · La Feria, TX
- JP Metals Recycling Recycling 10.7 mi · San Benito, TX
- Laureles Metals Metals 12.9 mi · San Benito, TX
Nearest landfill: City of Brownsville Landfill, Brownsville — 20.7 mi
Waste haulers nearby
- Texas Concrete and Demolition Inc5.2 mi · Harlingen, TX · 1 driver
- Spot MY Part Transport LLC5.2 mi · Harlingen, TX · 5 drivers
- dba Septic Services BY R & R9.1 mi · La Feria, TX · 1 driver
- Ecologist Services & Dispositions Inc13.3 mi · Olmito, TX · 1 driver
- Peralez Septic Systems13.3 mi · Olmito, TX · 1 driver
Area served
Serves Harlingen, Combes, San Benito, La Feria, Los Indios, Santa Rosa, Santa Maria, Olmito, Sebastian, Lyford, Mercedes, La Villa.
County context
One of 25 recycling centers in Cameron County, TX.
21 waste haulers in Cameron County, TX.
ZIP 78550 at a glance
- Population
- 53,335 (219 per sq mi)
- Median age
- 34
- Households
- Median income $49,007 · 21% earn six figures
- Housing
- 51% owner-occupied · median home value $130,287 · median rent $900
- Workforce
- 58% labor-force participation · 5.5% unemployment
ZIP figures are US Census estimates for the ZIP area, not the company.
Texas solid-waste agency: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ)