Facility details
- Address
- 5710 E Grimes St
Harlingen, TX 78550 - Phone
- (331) 300-3238
- Google reviews
- See visitor reviews on Google
- Website
- stericycle.com
- Facility type
- Recycling
- County
- Cameron County
- EPA Region
- 6
- Data sources
- Overture Maps 2026-05-20
- Last verified
- 2026-10-15
EPA record
Listed in the EPA Facility Registry: 110070367442
Programs on file: NPDES permit TXRNEX801
Interest types: ICIS-NPDES NON-MAJOR, STORM WATER INDUSTRIAL
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
- City of Harlingen Transfer Station Transfer Station 1.2 mi · Harlingen, TX
- Harlingen Recycling Center Recycling 3.5 mi · Harlingen, TX
- Ecorec Harlingen Recycling 4.3 mi · Harlingen, TX
- San Benito Scrap & Metal Metals 4.8 mi · San Benito, TX
- AV-Steel LLC Metals 6.0 mi · San Benito, TX
- Metals and Recycling 77 Recycling 8.3 mi · Harlingen, TX
- Laureles Metals Metals 10.9 mi · San Benito, TX
- JP Metals Recycling Recycling 11.7 mi · San Benito, TX
- La Feria Transfer Station Transfer Station 13.0 mi · La Feria, TX
- Republic Services La Feria Transfer Station Transfer Station 13.1 mi · La Feria, TX
Nearest landfill: City of Brownsville Landfill, Brownsville — 20.3 mi
Waste haulers nearby
- Texas Concrete and Demolition Inc3.8 mi · Harlingen, TX · 1 driver
- Spot MY Part Transport LLC3.8 mi · Harlingen, TX · 5 drivers
- dba Septic Services BY R & R12.5 mi · La Feria, TX · 1 driver
- Ecologist Services & Dispositions Inc13.1 mi · Olmito, TX · 1 driver
- Peralez Septic Systems13.1 mi · Olmito, TX · 1 driver
Area served
Serves Harlingen, Combes, San Benito, Rio Hondo, Santa Rosa, La Feria, Los Indios, Olmito, Lyford, Los Fresnos, Sebastian.
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)