Alabama Reclamation
Recycling Center in Muscle Shoals, Alabama
About This Location
Alabama Reclamation on Ford Road in Muscle Shoals is the aluminum reclamation operation historically run by Wise Alloys (Wise Metals Group, part of Constellium). It is a large industrial plant that melts and reprocesses scrap aluminum - including used beverage cans - into feedstock for an adjacent cast house that makes can sheet. This is a manufacturing and commercial-scrap facility, not a staffed public recycling center where households drop off cans, glass or curbside recyclables. Residents looking to recycle should use a Muscle Shoals or Colbert County municipal program instead.
What Alabama Reclamation Accepts
What they do not accept
Not a public drop-off. Household recyclables such as glass, paper, plastics, electronics and hazardous waste are not handled here. Use a municipal or county recycling program.
Access & restrictions
Commercial/drop-off for businesses · Industrial manufacturing facility; not open to the public for household drop-off. Commercial scrap handled on a contract basis.
Materials, fees and hours can change — call ahead to confirm before your visit.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I drop off cans or recycling at Alabama Reclamation in Muscle Shoals?
No. This is an industrial aluminum recycling plant (the Wise Alloys / Constellium reclamation operation), not a public drop-off. It processes scrap aluminum at manufacturing scale for an adjacent cast house.
What does the facility do?
It melts and reprocesses scrap aluminum - including large volumes of used beverage cans - into recycled aluminum used to make can sheet. The reprocessed material feeds a neighboring cast house.
Where should residents of Muscle Shoals recycle instead?
Because this plant is not a public center, households should use a City of Muscle Shoals or Colbert County recycling program for cans, paper, plastics and other household materials.
Does it buy scrap aluminum from the public?
No verified information shows a public walk-in buyback. The facility handles commercial and industrial scrap volumes; individuals should sell cans at a local scrap-metal buyback yard instead.
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