Recycling center in Phoenix, AZ

Friedman Recycling

3640 W Lincoln St Phoenix AZ 85009 USA

3.5 (72 reviews)
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Friedman Recycling recycling center in Phoenix, AZ - View of facility

About this center

The Phoenix plant of Friedman Recycling stands at 3640 W. Lincoln Street. Abraham Friedman started the family company in 1977 after moving from Ohio to Arizona. Sons David and Morris Friedman now lead it, and a second plant operates in Tucson. The company owns no landfill. Business accounts use single-stream recycling with automated sorting, plus solid waste service and document and product destruction. Equipment includes 20- and 40-yard roll-offs, 53-foot van trailers, compactors, and balers. Accepted commodities include cardboard, office paper, PET bottles, natural and colored HDPE, aluminum and tin cans, scrap metal, polystyrene, wood pallets, food waste, green waste, and electronic waste. Full truckloads of one commodity go direct to mills. Direct service covers accounts anywhere in Arizona.

Materials accepted & services

Commercial RecyclingCardboardPaperPlasticsAluminum CansScrap MetalE-WasteWoodRoll-off ContainersDocument Destruction

Services offered

  • Single-stream recycling
  • Solid waste collection
  • Document and product destruction
  • Roll-off containers, 20 and 40 yard
  • Compactors and balers
  • Direct-to-mill brokerage
  • Waste auditing

Areas served

Phoenix, AZTucson, AZArizonaUnited States

Prices & reviews

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Business Owner

8 months ago

Review

TRUCKERS: do not listen to the lady at the scale when she says to back in to Gate 7 from the street the gate will be on your right and there's no room to turn around with a bunch of cars parked on the street. Which means you'd have to blind side. Instead pull in to the gate and do a regular alley dock

Gomez

9 months ago

Review

Enter and scale. Park Check in Staged Told dock 7 We will call So I recommend driving to 39th avenue and park facing north. So once you get the call. Go down and make a right. This is better cuz you can go back to the driver's side. Only problem is........ Many pot holes!!!!!!!! You drive a low low..... You will damage the bottom of everything. From your bumper to your fuel tanks. I think one can drive in and use the inside or back in. Every right tho. Very dusty and lots of trash everywhere! Quick to load tho. Funny how big shots drive their expensive cars in but can spend money to spouse up the place. Once loading complete. Drive back to scale Paperwork Depart Long wait times 👍👍👍

Burton Bailey

2 months ago

Review

I shouldn't have wasted my time and neither should you!

Public records at a glance

Explore dated facility and company records. A public record does not verify the business. Coverage varies by agency and is not a complete history.

Visitor questions

Where is the Friedman Recycling Phoenix facility?

The Phoenix plant is at 3640 W. Lincoln Street. A second plant is in Tucson at 1825 W. Price Street.

Does Friedman Recycling own a landfill?

The company does not own a landfill and focuses on recovering material from collected waste.

Does Friedman Recycling take single-stream loads?

Mixed recyclables are accepted in a single stream and sorted on automated equipment.

Is Friedman Recycling open on Saturday?

Friedman Recycling lists itself as closed on Saturdays. Hours can change around holidays, so call ahead to confirm.

Is Friedman Recycling open on Sunday?

Friedman Recycling lists itself as closed on Sundays. Hours can change around holidays, so call ahead to confirm.

Permits & registrations

Dated registry entries and filings do not establish current permit validity, insurance coverage or operating status.

Matched facility / site record

EPA facility registry

US Environmental Protection Agency

EPA registry ID
110039252028
Source record updated:
2014-12-29
Source record created:
2009-09-21
Retrieved:
2026-10-30 (source access date)
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What identifier does the EPA national facility registry list for this location?

EPA's national Facility Registry Service CSV lists registry ID 110039252028 for FRIEDMAN RECYCLING COMPANY INC at 3640 W LINCOLN ST, PHOENIX, AZ. National CSV retrieved October 30, 2026. The record's listed update date is 2014-12-29. A registry entry is not a recycling license, certification or confirmation of public drop-off access.

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Which environmental program identifiers are recorded for this facility?

The national EPA facility record lists these program associations and identifiers: AZURITE:29871, NPDES:AZI102826, NPDES:AZI107818. Recorded program interests: ICIS-NPDES NON-MAJOR, STATE MASTER, STORM WATER INDUSTRIAL. National CSV retrieved October 30, 2026. The record's listed update date is 2014-12-29. These are links to program records; they do not establish current permit validity or a finding of a violation.

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What industry classifications appear in the EPA facility record?

SIC code(s): 5093. Description(s): SCRAP AND WASTE MATERIALS National CSV retrieved October 30, 2026. The record's listed update date is 2014-12-29. These are recorded industry classifications, not a list of materials accepted today.

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EPA environmental program identifiers

US Environmental Protection Agency, ECHO

Export modified:
2026-10-25
Retrieved:
2026-10-30 (source access date)
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What EPA environmental program records are associated with this location?

EPA's ECHO export, last modified October 25, 2026, identifies FRIEDMAN RECYCLING COMPANY INC at this address as FRS facility 110039252028. Its aggregate active-program flag is Y: EPA defines this as at least one associated air, water, hazardous-waste or drinking-water program record being active. It does not mean that every listed program record is active or that the facility has a current compliance certification.

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What EPA water-discharge program identifiers are recorded for this facility?

ECHO associates FRIEDMAN RECYCLING COMPANY INC with ICIS-NPDES identifier(s) AZI102826 AZI107818 and Clean Water Act permit designation(s) Non-M. Source export last modified October 25, 2026. These identify water-discharge program records; the export's aggregate active flag does not establish the current status or expiry of each individual permit. They do not authorize public waste drop-off.

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Inspections & violations

Historical records do not establish current noncompliance. Missing records or reported zeros do not establish a clean history. Some entries are allegations or reporting events, rather than final findings.

Matched facility / site recordHistorical records

EPA monitoring history

US Environmental Protection Agency, ECHO

EPA registry ID
110039252028
Reported monitoring activities (source five-year window)
0
Source reporting window
20 completed quarters plus the current quarter through the source refresh
Source snapshot:
2026-10-25
Retrieved:
2026-10-30 (source access date)
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What compliance-monitoring history does EPA ECHO report for this facility?

EPA ECHO identifies FRIEDMAN RECYCLING COMPANY INC at 3640 W LINCOLN ST, PHOENIX, AZ (FRS 110039252028). Its five-year compliance-monitoring metric records 0 qualifying activities. The export supplies no latest-activity date. The source snapshot is 2026-10-25, retrieved 2026-10-30. These records cover qualifying inspections and evaluations; an air-program evaluation may include off-site work. A zero is the ECHO metric for this reporting window, not a statement that the site has never been inspected. This is a reported monitoring history, not a current compliance rating. Facility report: https://echo.epa.gov/detailed-facility-report?fid=110039252028

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EPA enforcement summary

US Environmental Protection Agency, ECHO

EPA registry ID
110039252028
Reported historical noncompliance quarters (three-year window)
0
Reported formal actions (five-year window)
0
Source snapshot:
2026-10-25
Retrieved:
2026-10-30 (source access date)
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What historical noncompliance does EPA ECHO record for this facility?

EPA ECHO’s 2026-10-25 snapshot records 0 of the last 12 reporting quarters with a violation/noncompliance status for FRIEDMAN RECYCLING COMPANY INC at 3640 W LINCOLN ST, PHOENIX, AZ (FRS 110039252028). Zero recorded quarters is not a certification of compliance or complete reporting. Agency-recorded violations may be allegations rather than final adjudications. Reporting coverage varies by programme. Facility history: https://echo.epa.gov/detailed-facility-report?fid=110039252028

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What enforcement-action counts does the EPA export report?

In its five-year summary through the 2026-10-25 snapshot, ECHO reports 0 formal enforcement actions and 0 informal notices/actions. Informal notices can be resolved without escalation and are not final adjudications. Counts reflect the export’s reporting coverage and are not a complete case inventory. A zero does not establish an absence of all enforcement history. Source definitions: https://echo.epa.gov/help/facility-search/all-data-search-results-help

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OSHA case & citation history

U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Source snapshot:
2026-10-30
Retrieved:
2026-10-31 (source access date)
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What OSHA inspection-case history is recorded for this location?

The DOL/OSHA national download dated 2026-10-30 links 2 inspection-case records to this establishment’s normalized name and physical street, city and state. Recorded cases: Case 317856995, recorded establishment FRIEDMAN RECYCLING COMPANY, opened 2014-08-20; source type Complaint; source scope Partial; case-closed date 2014-08-28. Report: https://www.osha.gov/ords/imis/establishment.inspection_detail?id=317856995 Case 103759999, recorded establishment FRIEDMAN RECYCLING CO., opened 1988-04-14; source type Complaint; source scope Complete; case-closed date 1988-04-18. Report: https://www.osha.gov/ords/imis/establishment.inspection_detail?id=103759999 An inspection-case record does not itself establish a citation, accident outcome or current safety rating; some scopes can be records-only or no inspection. Historical records may concern prior operators. Checked 2026-10-31.

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Contracts

Historical award obligations are not payments or revenue. Company or operator awards do not establish work performed at this facility.

Company-wideHistorical records

Federal award history

US Department of the Treasury, USAspending

Record date:
See source details; a record date is not supplied in the overview.
Retrieved:
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What federal contract-award history matches this business’s name and address?

USAspending returns 7 award record(s) matching this recipient name and address within the export's activity window, October 1, 2023 through October 30, 2026. One example is 36C77026P0005, recorded recipient FRIEDMAN RECYCLING COMPANY, UEI PMTMUMDVWBK1, awarded by Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of Veterans Affairs. Its recorded performance period is 2025-12-01 to 2026-11-30. This is historical award evidence; it does not establish that the contract remains active or was performed at this facility.

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What dollar amount is reported for the example federal award?

For award 36C77026P0005, USAspending reports cumulative obligations of $52,744.00; potential total value including options is $288,340.00. These are award-record amounts, not confirmed payments or the business's sales. The cumulative amount can span years outside the export's activity window, and a potential value is not guaranteed revenue. Retrieved 2026-10-30.

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Operations & reporting

Reported quantities, fleet figures and financial-assurance filings retain their source scope and dates; they do not establish current capacity, staffing, funding or coverage.

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Historical establishment size

US Department of Labor, OSHA inspection data

Source snapshot:
2026-10-30
Retrieved:
2026-10-31 (source access date)
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What establishment employee counts appear in the historical OSHA records?

DOL’s inspection dataset defines this field as the number of employees in the establishment. Positive values in this location’s matched case records include: case 317856995, opened 2014-08-20: 80 reported establishment employees. Case: https://www.osha.gov/ords/imis/establishment.inspection_detail?id=317856995 case 103759999, opened 1988-04-14: 22 reported establishment employees. Case: https://www.osha.gov/ords/imis/establishment.inspection_detail?id=103759999 These are historical case-associated values in the 2026-10-30 download, not current staffing, an annual average or a company-wide headcount. The file does not supply a separate employee-count measurement date. Values are not summed or averaged and should not be used to determine legal size thresholds. Source field definition: https://data.dol.gov/datasets/10334

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Location & directions

Friedman Recycling

3640 W Lincoln St Phoenix AZ 85009 USA

Phoenix, AZ

33.442977°N, 112.138411°W

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