Reciclaje Del Norte
Recycling Center in Arecibo, PUERTO-RICO
About This Location
Reciclaje del Norte is a worker-owned cooperative (empresa Propiedad de Trabajadores) founded in 1996 and headquartered in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, with its main plant on Calle Tiara in Bo. Higuillar and a second site in the Arecibo industrial zone. It handles the collection, processing and final disposition of recyclables including corrugated cardboard, white and colored paper, newspaper and magazines, domestic plastics #1 and #2, and glass bottles, and runs customized municipal recycling programs across the island. It is primarily a commercial and municipal recycling processor rather than a casual household drop-off, so confirm acceptance before visiting.
What Reciclaje Del Norte Accepts
Related recycling guides: Electronics · Glass · Plastic · Cardboard & Paper
What they do not accept
Reciclaje del Norte is a commercial and municipal recycling processor; general household trash is not a recyclable it processes. Confirm whether individual drop-offs are accepted before visiting.
Access & restrictions
Commercial/drop-off for businesses · Serves municipalities and businesses with customized recycling programs, document shredding, and industrial solid-waste outsourcing. Whether walk-in household drop-offs are accepted at the Arecibo plants is not published; call (787) 262-0305 first.
Programs & events
- Municipal recycling programs — Customized municipal recycling programs with specialized consulting and detailed monthly reports for cardboard, plastics, paper and glass.
- Document and hard-drive destruction — Material shredding and NAID-certified hard-drive and document destruction.
Materials, fees and hours can change — call ahead to confirm before your visit.
Frequently Asked Questions
What materials does Reciclaje del Norte recycle?
It handles corrugated cardboard, white and colored paper, newspaper and magazines, domestic plastics #1 and #2, and glass bottles, among other recyclables.
Is Reciclaje del Norte open to the public or only to businesses?
It is primarily a commercial and municipal recycling processor, running recycling programs for municipalities and businesses. Whether the Arecibo plants accept walk-in household drop-offs is not published, so call (787) 262-0305 to confirm.
Does Reciclaje del Norte destroy documents and hard drives?
Yes. It offers material shredding and NAID-certified hard-drive and document destruction services.
Where are the Arecibo facilities located?
The main plant is on Calle Tiara in Bo. Higuillar, Arecibo, with a second facility in the Arecibo industrial zone. The main line is (787) 262-0305.
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