Charleston Area Metal Recycling

Facility details

Address

609 49th St SE
Charleston, WV 25304

Phone

(304) 699-1261

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Website

charlestonareametal.com

Facility type

Recycling

County

Kanawha County

EPA Region

3

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

• City of Charleston Landfill Landfill 2.0 mi · Charleston, WV
• Waste Management of West Virginia Transfer Station 3.8 mi · Charleston, WV
• Capitol Recycling Inc. Recycling 9.9 mi · Belle, WV
• RJ Recycling Recycling 14.0 mi · Nitro, WV
• RJ Recycling LLC subsidiary of Protrade Steel Co Ltd--Nitro Metals 15.6 mi · Nitro, WV
• West Virginia Cashin Recyclables Recycling 16.0 mi · Nitro, WV
• Saint Albans Transfer Station Transfer Station 17.1 mi · Saint Albans, WV
• Rock Creek Transfer Station Transfer Station 20.6 mi · Danville, WV
• Disposal Service Inc. Landfill Landfill 24.4 mi · Hurricane, WV
• Sycamore Landill Landfill 24.8 mi · Hurricane, WV

Nearest landfill: City of Charleston Landfill, Charleston — 2.0 mi

Waste haulers nearby

• Spradling Excavating LLC3.5 mi · Charleston, WV · 2 drivers
• J&D Recycling LLC4.2 mi · Charleston, WV · 1 driver
• Ace Services LLC5.1 mi · Charleston, WV · 5 drivers
• A & M Septic Services LLC7.1 mi · Belle, WV · 1 driver
• South Charleston Towing and Recycling LLC9.5 mi · South Charleston, WV · 1 driver

Area served

Serves Charleston, Tad, South Charleston, Belle, Hernshaw, Pinch, Winifrede, Dunbar, Blount, East Bank, Institute, Cabin Creek.

County context

One of 4 recycling centers in Kanawha County, WV.

15 waste haulers in Kanawha County, WV.

ZIP 25304 at a glance

Population

8,655 (346 per sq mi)

Median age

42

Households

Median income $80,931 · 42% earn six figures

Housing

71% owner-occupied · median home value $221,365 · median rent $1,025

Workforce

54% labor-force participation · 4.2% unemployment

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

West Virginia solid-waste agency: West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP)