Arch Enterprises

Recycling Center in Birmingham, Alabama

📍 200 Distribution Dr, Birmingham, AL 35209
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📞 +1 205-942-0260 🌐 Visit Website 🗺 Get Directions

About This Location

Arch Enterprises is a precious-metal refiner and specialty recycler with a Birmingham, Alabama facility (opened 2013) in addition to its main plant in Mexico, Missouri. It refines gold, silver, platinum, palladium, and rhodium and processes dental scrap, jewelry and bench sweeps, x-ray film, medical and laboratory items, and industrial catalysts. The clientele is mainly dental offices, labs, hospitals, jewelers, and industrial firms, though the company also accepts materials from individuals. This is a refiner/recycler for valuable scrap, not a municipal household-recycling drop-off for everyday items like plastics, glass, or curbside bins.

What Arch Enterprises Accepts

✓ Dental scrap (Crowns, bridges, gold teeth and other dental precious-metal scrap)
✓ Jewelry and bench sweeps (Gold, silver, platinum jewelry and shop sweeps)
✓ X-ray film (Recovered for silver content)
✓ Medical / laboratory precious-metal items (Catheter tips, electrodes, guide wires)
✓ Industrial catalysts and plating sludge (Precious-metal-bearing industrial material)
✓ Scrap gold, silver, platinum, palladium, rhodium (Refined for value recovery)

What they do not accept

Arch Enterprises is a precious-metal refiner and specialty recycler, not a municipal household-recycling drop-off. Everyday curbside recyclables (plastics, glass, mixed paper), household hazardous waste, and general e-waste like old TVs are not its business; it focuses on precious-metal-bearing scrap.

Access & restrictions

Commercial/drop-off for businesses · Primarily serves dental, medical, jewelry, and industrial clients, though it also accepts material from individuals. Scrap is typically mailed in or shipped to the refiner rather than dropped at a public counter.

Programs & events

  • Precious-metal refining and value recovery

Materials, fees and hours can change — call ahead to confirm before your visit.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I drop off household recycling at Arch Enterprises in Birmingham?

No. Arch Enterprises is a precious-metal refiner and specialty recycler, not a municipal household-recycling center. It handles precious-metal-bearing scrap such as dental gold, jewelry, x-ray film, and industrial catalysts — not everyday curbside recyclables.

What does Arch Enterprises actually recycle?

It refines gold, silver, platinum, palladium, and rhodium and processes dental scrap, jewelry and bench sweeps, x-ray film, medical and laboratory items, and industrial plating sludge and catalysts to recover their precious-metal content.

Does Arch Enterprises buy from individuals or only businesses?

Its core clients are dental offices, labs, hospitals, jewelers, and industrial firms, but the company also accepts materials from individuals — for example, someone selling scrap gold jewelry or dental gold.

Do they have a Birmingham location?

Yes. Arch Enterprises opened a Birmingham, Alabama facility in 2013 at 200 Distribution Drive, in addition to its main refinery in Mexico, Missouri. Call 205-942-0260 for Birmingham-specific intake details.

How do I send precious-metal scrap to Arch Enterprises?

Precious-metal scrap is generally shipped or mailed to the refiner for evaluation and payout rather than dropped at a walk-in counter. Contact the company first to arrange the process; specific terms are not published online.

Last verified: October 2026. Sources: source. Spotted something wrong? Suggest a correction.

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Contact & Location

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200 Distribution Dr, Birmingham, AL 35209
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City / State
Birmingham, Alabama

Opening Hours

Monday 8:30 AM–4 PM
Tuesday 8:30 AM–4 PM
Wednesday 8:30 AM–4 PM
Thursday 8:30 AM–4 PM
Friday 8:30 AM–4 PM
Saturday Closed
Sunday Closed

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