Recycling!

Recycling

South Padre Island, TX

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Facility details

Address
4501 Padre Blvd
South Padre Island, TX 78597
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Facility type
Recycling
County
Kenedy 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

Nearest landfill: Brownsville Municipal Landfill, Brownsville — 18.4 mi

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Area served

Serves South Padre Island, Port Isabel, Brownsville.

County context

The only listed recycling center in Kenedy County, TX.

ZIP 78597 at a glance

Population
2,935 (128 per sq mi)
Median age
61
Households
Median income $68,421 · 25% earn six figures
Housing
71% owner-occupied · median home value $527,470 · median rent $1,521
Workforce
47% labor-force participation · 5.6% unemployment

ZIP figures are US Census estimates for the ZIP area, not the company.

Texas solid-waste agency: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ)