Recycling Centers in Brewer, ME
Find drop-off recycling locations in Brewer, Maine. View hours, addresses, and phone numbers for each facility.
If you live in Brewer 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 Brewer: A Local Guide
Brewer, ME — Bangor's sister city across the Penobscot River — has two recycling listings in our directory. L H Spaulding & Sons at 45 Maple St is a family-owned commercial scrap-metal buyer established in 1978, purchasing copper, aluminum, brass, stainless steel, and ferrous scrap from the public at market rates. Brewer Redemption Center at 391 N Main St is a Maine-licensed bottle and can redemption facility accepting Maine-deposit containers for the 5-cent refund. Both serve the greater Bangor-Brewer metropolitan area. For all Maine listings, see our Maine recycling directory.
Brewer does not currently operate its own curbside single-stream recycling program in the traditional sense — the region has been in transition since the Hampden Fiberright facility closed. For electronics recycling, Electronics End at 173 Robertson Blvd in Brewer (across Route 1A from the Walmart plaza) accepts TVs, computers, monitors, printers, laptops, game consoles, and most consumer devices. The Bangor area also has the city drop-off at 530 Maine Ave in Bangor for household recyclables.
Neighboring Maine cities with recycling resources in our directory include Bangor, Orono, and Old Town. For scrap metal, L H Spaulding is open Tuesday through Friday 7:30 AM – 4:30 PM and Saturday 7:00 AM – 1:00 PM; for bottle returns, Brewer Redemption Center is open Monday through Friday 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM and Saturday 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM.
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Frequently Asked Questions — Recycling in Brewer
Where can I sell scrap metal in Brewer, ME?
L H Spaulding & Sons at 45 Maple St buys copper, aluminum, brass, stainless steel, and ferrous scrap metal from the public. The yard has been in operation since 1978. Call (207) 989-6810 to get the day's rates before hauling a load. They are open Tuesday–Friday 7:30 AM – 4:30 PM and Saturday 7:00 AM – 1:00 PM; closed Sunday and Monday.
Where do I return bottles and cans in Brewer, ME?
Brewer Redemption Center at 391 N Main St (Suite C) accepts Maine-deposit bottles and cans — beer, soft drinks, hard cider, hard seltzer, and water containers with the Maine deposit mark. The 5-cent refund is paid at drop-off. Open Monday–Friday 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM and Saturday 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM; closed Sunday.
Where can I recycle electronics in Brewer or nearby?
Electronics End at 173 Robertson Blvd in Brewer accepts TVs, computers, monitors, printers, laptops, cell phones, game consoles, and most consumer electronics from area residents. In Bangor, a public recycling drop-off is also located near the Public Works facility at 530 Maine Ave. Neither L H Spaulding nor Brewer Redemption Center accepts general e-waste.