Recycling Centers in Los Angeles, CA
Find drop-off recycling locations in Los Angeles, California. View hours, addresses, and phone numbers for each facility.
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If you live in Los Angeles and need a convenient place to recycle, this directory helps you find local recycling centers. These centers accept standard materials like paper, cardboard, plastics, glass, and aluminum, as well as specialty items depending on the facility. Browse the listings below to find contact information and hours for each location.
Recycling in Los Angeles: A Local Guide
Los Angeles gives residents a layered system: the City's blue-bin curbside program and the 12 buyback and scrap recyclers in our California directory. LA Sanitation (LASAN) collects single-family recycling weekly in the blue bin, which takes paper, cardboard, cartons, glass, metal cans and plastics #1, #2 and #5. Because California charges a CRV deposit on bottles and cans, that deposit is reclaimed at certified buyback yards rather than through the blue bin — which is why LA has so many standalone recycling centers.
Our LA listings are concentrated in the buyback and metal trade. You'll find neighborhood CRV and recycling yards such as Coronado Recycling Center, Green LA Recycling and One Stop Recycling, plus metal-focused operations like Downtown Metals & Recycling Center. We don't have verified per-material data for these sites, so bring sorted aluminum, glass and plastic and call ahead for current CRV rates and hours.
Comparing options across California? Browse recycling centers in Fresno, Bakersfield, Modesto and Visalia, or see all California listings to compare buyback rates and hours statewide.
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Frequently Asked Questions — Recycling in Los Angeles
Where can I recycle for money (CRV) in Los Angeles?
California pays a California Redemption Value deposit on eligible bottles and cans, which you reclaim at certified buyback centers — not through the city's blue bin. LA has many, including Coronado Recycling Center, Green LA Recycling and One Stop Recycling. Sort aluminum, glass and plastic before you go, and call for current per-pound and per-container rates and hours, which change often.
How do I dispose of household hazardous waste in Los Angeles?
The City of Los Angeles runs free S.A.F.E. Centers (Solvents, Automotive, Flammables, Electronics) where residents can drop off paint, used motor oil, batteries, fluorescent bulbs, pool chemicals and old electronics at no charge. There is a limit of 15 gallons or 125 pounds per trip, and the centers are open on weekends; LA Sanitation also runs mobile collection events. None of this goes in the blue bin.
What goes in the LA city blue recycling bin?
LA Sanitation's weekly blue bin is for paper, newspaper, junk mail, flattened cardboard, cartons, glass bottles and jars, aluminum and tin cans, clean foil, and plastic bottles, jugs and tubs in resins #1, #2 and #5. Keep items clean and loose — no bags. Food waste, hazardous materials and electronics are not accepted; those go to a S.A.F.E. Center or your green bin, not the blue bin.
What do LA recycling centers not accept?
Buyback and scrap yards generally take only what they can resell — typically CRV bottles and cans or metals — and will turn away trash, food-soiled material, hazardous waste and electronics. For paint, solvents, batteries and e-waste, use a city S.A.F.E. Center instead. Since accepted items vary by yard, check our Los Angeles directory and call the specific center before loading up.