Waste Management Recycling Center
El Cajon, CA
Facility details
- Address
- 1001 W Bradley Ave
El Cajon, CA 92020 - Phone
- (619) 596-5100
- Google reviews
- See visitor reviews on Google
- Website
- wm.com
- Facility type
- Transfer Station, Recycling
- Operator
- WM (Waste Management)
- County
- San Diego County
- EPA Region
- 9
- Data sources
- Overture Maps 2026-05-20, EPA
- Last verified
- 2026-10-15
- Also listed as
- Universal Refuse Removal Recycling and Transfer Station
About this facility
A transfer station is a staging point in the solid-waste system. Collection trucks, roll-off haulers and in many places residents with a pickup load drop waste on a tipping floor, where it is consolidated into larger transfer trailers or rail containers and moved to a landfill, waste-to-energy plant or recycling facility. Haulers use transfer stations to keep route trucks working locally instead of driving to a distant disposal site. Some transfer stations are open to the public, while many municipal sites are restricted to residents with a permit or sticker. Larger sites weigh loads and charge by the ton; smaller ones charge per bag or per item. Hours, fees and accepted materials vary — call ahead, especially for bulky items, construction debris, tires, appliances or anything that may be restricted.
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
- WM - El Cajon Transfer Station Transfer Station same site · El Cajon, CA
- Waste Management of San Diego Transfer Station same site · El Cajon, CA
- All Ways Recycling Recycling 0.7 mi · El Cajon, CA
- Nerd Recycling Recycling 1.1 mi · Santee, CA
- American Recycling Recycling 1.6 mi · El Cajon, CA
- ecoATM Recycling 1.7 mi · Santee, CA
- Miller Metals Co. Recycling 1.9 mi · El Cajon, CA
- Greenfield Recycling Center Recycling 2.1 mi · El Cajon, CA
- Food2Soil Community Compost Hub Recycling 2.9 mi · San Diego, CA
- ecoATM Recycling 3.4 mi · La Mesa, CA
Nearest landfill: Sycamore Sanitary Landfill, Santee — 4.6 mi
Waste haulers nearby
- Medical Environmental Technologies LLC1.4 mi · El Cajon, CA · 10 drivers
- S C Valley Engineering Inc1.4 mi · El Cajon, CA · 8 drivers
- Demko Demolition1.4 mi · El Cajon, CA · 12 drivers
- Action Construction & Demolition1.4 mi · El Cajon, CA · 1 driver
- Cass Arrieta1.4 mi · El Cajon, CA · 49 drivers
Area served
Serves El Cajon, Santee, San Diego, La Mesa, Spring Valley, Lemon Grove, Lakeside, Bonita, Chula Vista, Poway, National City, Jamul.
County context
One of 24 transfer stations in San Diego County, CA.
319 waste haulers in San Diego County, CA.
ZIP 92020 at a glance
- Population
- 57,842 (2,009 per sq mi)
- Median age
- 37
- Households
- Median income $76,032 · 37% earn six figures
- Housing
- 44% owner-occupied · median home value $813,150 · median rent $1,865
- Workforce
- 60% labor-force participation · 8.9% unemployment
ZIP figures are US Census estimates for the ZIP area, not the company.
California solid-waste agency: CalRecycle