Gateway Recycling Inc

Recycling Center in Cleveland, Ohio

📍 4223 E 49th St, Cleveland, OH 44125
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📞 +1 216-341-8777 🌐 Visit Website 🗺 Get Directions

About This Location

Gateway Recycling Inc (Gateway Products Recycling, Inc.) is a family-owned, full-service recycling processor and hauler founded in 1993, headquartered at 4223 E 49th St in Cleveland's industrial corridor. The company handles cardboard, paper, plastic, and metal recycling and also operates Gateway Confidential, a NAID AAA Certified secure document-destruction division offering on-site and off-site shredding. Gateway's programs are built mainly around businesses, institutions, and organizations through customizable pickup and commercial drop-off service, though directory listings note it will take drop-off loads. Because it is a commercial processor rather than a curbside or household drop-off center, call ahead to confirm what materials are accepted and how to deliver a load before visiting.

What Gateway Recycling Inc Accepts

✓ Cardboard / corrugated (OCC) (Core material; live-load trailer service available for high-volume generators.)
✓ Paper (office paper, mixed paper) (Full-service paper recycling; office paper specifically listed as accepted.)
✓ Plastic (Listed as a core recycling service at the Cleveland location.)
✓ Metal (Listed among Cleveland location services; paper and plastic are the primary focus.)
✓ Shredded paper (commercial loads) (Accepts loads of shredded paper from on-site document-destruction trucks; truck scale on site.)
✓ Confidential documents (secure shredding) (On-site and off-site shredding via the Gateway Confidential division; NAID AAA Certified.)

Related recycling guides: Plastic · Cardboard & Paper

What they do not accept

Gateway is a commercial recycling processor, not a municipal household drop-off center; it does not run a residential curbside or general household recycling program. Confirm accepted materials by phone before delivering a load.

Fees

  • Commercial recycling services / pickup programs — Pricing not publicly listed; contact the facility for a quote.
  • Secure document shredding — Described as affordable; exact pricing not published.

Access & restrictions

Commercial/drop-off for businesses · Oriented to business, institutional, and organizational customers through pickup programs and commercial drop-off; some directory listings describe it as serving 'businesses and individuals.' The commercial shredded-paper drop-off advertises quick in-and-out access, so a formal appointment may not be required for every load — call (216) 341-8777 first to confirm accepted materials and delivery arrangements.

Programs & events

  • Gateway Confidential (secure shredding) — NAID AAA Certified on-site and off-site document destruction; shredded paper is recycled.
  • Live-load trailer service — On-site trailers for high-volume cardboard and paper generators.

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I drop off recycling at Gateway Recycling?

Gateway is primarily a commercial processor serving businesses and organizations through pickup and commercial drop-off, though some directory listings note it accepts loads from individuals too. It is not a municipal household/curbside drop-off center. Call (216) 341-8777 before visiting to confirm whether your materials and quantity are accepted.

What materials does Gateway Recycling accept in Cleveland?

The Cleveland facility handles cardboard and corrugated (OCC), office and mixed paper, plastics, and metals, with paper and plastic as the primary focus. Through Gateway Confidential it also takes confidential documents for shredding and receives commercial loads of shredded paper.

Does Gateway offer pickup service or only drop-off?

Both, for business customers. Gateway provides commercial pickup with box trucks, tractor-trailers, and roll-off trucks, offers live-load trailer service, and accepts commercial drop-off loads at the Cleveland facility. Call ahead to arrange either option.

Is the secure shredding service certified?

Yes. Gateway Confidential, the shredding division at the Cleveland facility, holds NAID AAA Certification for both on-site and off-site document destruction, and shredded material is recycled.

What are the hours at 4223 E 49th St?

Gateway Recycling Cleveland is open Monday through Friday, 7:30 AM to 5:00 PM, and closed Saturday and Sunday, per current directory listings (Yelp, updated October 2026).

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Contact & Location

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4223 E 49th St, Cleveland, OH 44125
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Cleveland, Ohio

Opening Hours

Monday 7:30 AM – 5:00 PM
Tuesday 7:30 AM – 5:00 PM
Wednesday 7:30 AM – 5:00 PM
Thursday 7:30 AM – 5:00 PM
Friday 7:30 AM – 5:00 PM
Saturday Closed
Sunday Closed

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