Cardboard Recycling in Alabama

Albertville Boaz Recycling Center

311 Sand Mountain Dr Albertville AL 35950 USA

+1 256-891-8298

Mon-Fri 7:30 AM – 4:30 PM · Sat-Sun Closed

4.2 (18 reviews)

The Albertville-Boaz Recycling Authority opened in March 2009 as a joint venture of the two cities, starting with newspapers and later adding PET plastic. Jeannie Courington has been executive director since August 2011, and the Alabama Recycling Coalition named her Alabama Recycler of the Year in 2013. Outlying communities without a municipal program use the drop-off too. Weekday hours at 311 Sand Mountain Drive SW are 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The center takes newspapers, magazines, junk mail, office paper, aluminum cans, metal food cans, cardboard, emptied oil containers, and clear, green, and brown glass. Plastics are limited to #1 PET, #2 HDPE, and #5 PP. Fluorescent bulbs carry a per-bulb charge. Laptops, computer towers, printers, and cell phones are accepted. Televisions, monitors, batteries, clothing, furniture, #6 plastics, unmarked plastics, and household garbage are refused.

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AR Recycling, LLC.

1951 Guntersville Rd Arab AL 35016 USA

704-303-8481

Mon-Fri 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM · Sat-Sun Closed

3.9 (15 reviews)

AR Recycling processes plastics, paper, and metal for industrial customers. The company started in 2010 as an export trading business, then opened a 150,000 square foot plant in Laceys Spring, Alabama in 2013 with baling, shredding, grinding, and product destruction equipment, serving auto manufacturers and recyclers in Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia, Mississippi, and Florida. The yard buys cardboard and OCC grades loose or baled, takes full or combination loads of plastic, and handles ferrous and non-ferrous scrap by truckload quote. AR Recycling also buys, sells, and develops overstock and obsolete products.

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Bessemer Recycling Center

1601 1st Ave N Bessemer AL 35020 USA

(205) 424-4084

Mon-Fri 6:00 AM – 5:30 PM · Sat-Sun Closed

2.9 (7 reviews)

Bessemer Recycling Center is a recycling drop-off center located at 1601 1st Avenue North, Bessemer, Alabama 35020. It can be reached at (205) 424-4084.

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Alabama Cardboard & Recycling

41 N Industrial Pkwy Calera AL 35040 USA

(334) 354-1431

5.0 (6 reviews)

A current third-party directory lists Alabama Cardboard & Recycling at 41 N Industrial Pkwy in Calera and gives (334) 354-1431. Directory feedback suggests commercial receiving activity, but accepted materials and public drop-off access are not confirmed by an operator or government source; call before delivery.

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Royal Recycling

5075 Co Rd 268 Five Points AL 36855 USA

(334) 885-6393

Mon-Fri 7:30 AM – 3:00 PM · Sat-Sun Closed

4.6 (16 reviews)

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Gadsden Recycles

306 Henry St Gadsden AL 35901 USA

256-549-4611

Mon-Fri 7:30 AM - 5:00 PM · Sat-Sun Closed

3.9 (10 reviews)

Gadsden Recycles is a recycling site at 306 Henry Street, Gadsden, AL. It offers recycling services for various materials including cardboard, metals, aluminum, and electronics.

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Dixie Pulp & Paper Recycling

2015 Vermont Rd SW Huntsville AL 35802 USA

(256) 881-2362

Mon-Fri 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM · Sat-Sun Closed

4.3 (30 reviews)

Dixie Pulp & Paper Recycling is the Huntsville-area operation of Dixie Pulp & Paper, Inc., a company founded in 1981 and headquartered in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The facility accepts paper, cardboard, and other recyclables from businesses, providing pickup and drop-off services at the plant. In addition to recycling, the company runs a Document Destruction Service (DDS) fleet that performs secure on-site mobile shredding of sensitive documents and participates in community shred day events around North Alabama.

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Smurfit Westrock Huntsville Recycling

205 Wholesale Ave NE Huntsville AL 35811 USA

(256) 533-9888

Mon-Fri 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM · Sat-Sun Closed

3.1 (9 reviews)

Smurfit Westrock currently identifies the 205 Wholesale Avenue NE location as Huntsville Recycling, a paper and cardboard fiber-recovery plant. Commercial recycling is the supported service; public walk-in drop-off and hours are not confirmed, so call the operator before bringing material.

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City of Millbrook Recycling Center

4180 Grandview Rd Millbrook AL 36054 USA

(334) 285-3653

Mon Closed · Tue-Sat 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM · Sun Closed

4.0 (4 reviews)

The Millbrook Recycling Center is operated by the Streets and Maintenance Department and is located at 4180 Grandview Road, adjacent to Minnie Massey Park. It accepts various recyclable materials from residents of Millbrook.

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Greif Recycling Mobile

1750 Ninth St Bldg 44 Mobile AL 36615 USA

(251) 478-6391

Mon-Fri 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM · Sat-Sun Closed

4.5 (12 reviews)

Greif's Mobile recycling plant is an industrial paper and plastics recycling operation located at 1750 9th St., Bldg 44, in the Brookley Complex. As part of Greif's Recycling Group, the plant collects, processes, and bales recyclable fiber such as corrugated cardboard, paperboard, containerboard, pulp, printing paper, and specialty plastics, which are then shipped to Greif's paper mills. It serves commercial generators with collection (roll-offs, compactors, routes, and full loads), baling, waste audits, fiber analysis, brokerage, and salvage recovery of damaged and off-spec materials rather than serving as a public household drop-off.

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Mobile County Recycling Center

7450 Hitt Rd Mobile AL 36695 USA

(251) 459-8426

Mon-Sat 7:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. · Sun 10:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.

4.7 (124 reviews)

Mobile County built this drop-off and processing facility, and Goodwill Gulf Coast has run it since it opened in November 2014. It takes residential household recyclables from the general public seven days a week, then ships them on to other processors. The accepted list covers paper, paperboard, cardboard, plastics #1 through #7, glass, aluminum, steel, plastic bags, clothing, flat screen TVs and monitors, computers and printers, and small appliances. Batteries, light bulbs, tires, yard waste, scrap metal, paint, motor oil, Styrofoam, and large appliances stay out, and the accepted list shifts with market demand.

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Jeter Recycling Center

675 Jeter Ave Opelika AL 36801 USA

334-705-5130

Mon-Fri 8:00 AM – 2:00 PM · Sat-Sun Closed

5.0 (2 reviews)

Jeter Recycling Center is a full-service drop-off site located in Opelika, AL, providing recycling options for various materials. The center operates from Monday to Friday, allowing residents to bring accepted items for recycling within specific hours.

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Northside Recycling Center

600 8th Ave Opelika AL 36801 USA

334.705.5480

Mon Open 24 hours · Tue 12:00 – 8:00 AM · Wed-Thu Closed · Fri 8:00 AM – 11:59 PM · Sat-Sun Open 24 hours

4.9 (7 reviews)

Northside Recycling Center is located in Opelika, AL, providing recycling services to the community. The center accepts a variety of recyclable materials and is committed to reducing waste.

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Recycling Center - Prattville

530 Doster Rd Prattville AL 36067 USA

(334) 595-0100

Mon-Fri 7:00 AM - 3:00 PM · Sat 7:30 AM - 12:00 PM (1st Saturday of month only) · Sun Closed

5.0 (1 reviews)

The Prattville Recycling Center, operated by the City of Prattville Sanitation Department, is located at 622 Doster Road at the Public Works facility. It accepts cardboard, paper, metal, plastic bottles, plastic cups, food cans, and other recyclables from the general public, though City of Prattville residents who present a sanitation bill may also bring yard debris and household garbage on Saturdays. Effective May 1st, the center is open on the first Saturday of the month only (in addition to regular weekday hours). The department also maintains seven recycling dumpsters throughout the city that accept cardboard and paper products, and offers curbside cardboard and non-coated paper pickup on yard trash day.

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Spanish Fort Recycling Drop-Off

30739 Ember Ln Spanish Fort AL 36527 USA

4.5 (2 reviews)

Permanent recycling bins near Spanish Fort Kids Park on Ember Lane. The county and hauler sources identify the location, but the official location page does not publish a complete accepted-material list; check bin labels before unloading. A local listing reports paper, cardboard, plastic containers, and cans, and says glass is not accepted, so confirm the posted rules on site.

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Wesson Recycling Inc

104 S Wesson St Tallassee AL 36078 USA

(334) 283-8238

Mon-Tue 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM · Wed Closed · Thu-Fri 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM · Sat-Sun Closed

3.7 (3 reviews)

Alabama’s recovered-materials dealer and processor directory lists Wesson Recycling Inc at 104 S Wesson Street in Tallassee and records paper, plastic bottles, metal cans, ferrous/non-ferrous metals, and container glass. Current public drop-off status, hours, and the age of the directory entry are not confirmed, so call before visiting.

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UA Recycling Center

1115 14th St Tuscaloosa AL 35401 USA

205-348-7502

Mon-Fri 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

4.3 (12 reviews)

UA Recycling Center provides recycling services to the University of Alabama community by diverting recyclables from the waste stream. It manages a range of recycling efforts including desk-side collection and proper disposal of specific items like batteries and bulbs.

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