Facility details
- Address
- 5038 Mile 12 Rd N
Mercedes, TX 78570 - Phone
- (956) 325-3319
- Google reviews
- See visitor reviews on Google
- Facility type
- Recycling
- County
- Hidalgo County
- EPA Region
- 6
- Data sources
- Overture Maps 2026-05-20
- Last verified
- 2026-10-15
EPA record
Listed in the EPA Facility Registry: 110070358392, 110071503790
Programs on file: NPDES permit TXR05BT48 · NPDES permit TXR05GF41
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
- Garcia's Metals And Cans Metals 2.7 mi · Weslaco, TX
- Wilkinson Jim Iron & Metal MetalsRecycling 5.7 mi · Mercedes, TX
- Rio Grande Valley Landfill 6.2 mi · Donna, TX
- La Feria Transfer Station Transfer Station 6.5 mi · La Feria, TX
- Republic Services La Feria Transfer Station Transfer Station 6.9 mi · La Feria, TX
- G3 Scrap Metal MetalsRecycling 7.3 mi · Weslaco, TX
- La Blanca Recycling Center Recycling 7.6 mi · Edinburg, TX
- Greco Recycling LLC Recycling 8.8 mi · Donna, TX
- W Silver Recycling Recycling 9.5 mi · Donna, TX
- B&Lrecycling Recycling 9.8 mi · Edinburg, TX
Nearest landfill: Rio Grande Valley, Donna — 6.2 mi
Waste haulers nearby
- Angels Septic Tank Service4.2 mi · Mercedes, TX · 1 driver
- Valley Dewatering Services Inc4.2 mi · Mercedes, TX · 2 drivers
- Lone Star Medwaste4.2 mi · Mercedes, TX · 1 driver
- May Septic Service LLC4.2 mi · Mercedes, TX · 1 driver
- Angels Septic Tank Service4.2 mi · Mercedes, TX · 1 driver
Area served
Serves Weslaco, Mercedes, La Villa, Elsa, Santa Rosa, La Blanca, La Feria, Donna, Progreso, Edcouch, Sebastian, Harlingen.
County context
One of 34 recycling centers in Hidalgo County, TX.
70 waste haulers in Hidalgo County, TX.
ZIP 78570 at a glance
- Population
- 34,348 (176 per sq mi)
- Median age
- 28
- Households
- Median income $41,965 · 18% earn six figures
- Housing
- 74% owner-occupied · median home value $94,931 · median rent $803
- Workforce
- 58% labor-force participation · 11.9% unemployment
ZIP figures are US Census estimates for the ZIP area, not the company.
Texas solid-waste agency: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ)