National City, California
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724 Civic Center Dr
A-1 Alloys Recycling Center at 724 Civic Center Dr in National City appears on the City of Lemon Grove recycling-centers guide as a buy-back and donation site. The guide tells callers to confirm hours and accepted materials by phone.
Services: Buy back · Donation
1240 E Plaza Blvd
The National City CRV Center at 1240 E Plaza Blvd opens all seven days from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM. That includes Sundays, which most nearby redemption sites skip.
Listed hours: Mon-Sun 9:00 AM-4:00 PM
Accepts: California Redemption Value beverage containers
Services: CRV beverage container redemption
No. The CalRecycle listing states that this location has no reverse vending machines.
CalRecycle's certified Recyclers/Processors directory lists National City Crv Center, account RC367459.002 (organization recorded as Socal Ecosolutions Inc) at this address. Retrieved 2026-10-30. These are beverage-container program accounts, separate from solid-waste permits. A processor entry alone does not establish public walk-in redemption service.
Listed hours: Mon-Sun 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
CalRecycle's certified Recyclers/Processors directory lists Ponce Recycling, account RC295766.001 (organization recorded as Ponce Recycling Inc) at this address. Retrieved 2026-10-30. These are beverage-container program accounts, separate from solid-waste permits. A processor entry alone does not establish public walk-in redemption service.
The directory reports Mon - Sun 9:00 am - 5:00 pm; the By Appointment Only field is No. Retrieved 2026-10-30. These schedules describe the listed beverage-container operation and may differ from other services at the same site. Confirm current hours and load acceptance before visiting.
Based on the listings above, materials commonly handled in National City include recycling center, drop-off, bottle redemption, recycling. Browse the guides below for preparation tips, scrap values, and what's recyclable.
EDCO Disposal collects trash, recycling, and organics in National City every week, using a gray trash cart, a blue recycling cart, and a green organics cart. EDCO also runs free quarterly bulky item pickups. Paint, batteries, and electronics go to the South Bay Regional Household Hazardous Waste drop-off center at 1800 Maxwell Road in Chula Vista. EDCO's National City line is (619) 474-8855.
Yes. EDCO collects trash, recyclables, and organics weekly. Recycling goes loose in the blue cart: glass bottles and jars, aluminum and steel cans, flattened cardboard, newspaper, mixed paper, and paper packaging. Plastic bags stay out. Call EDCO at (619) 474-8855 for your pickup day.
Food scraps, food-soiled paper, and yard trimmings go in the green cart, and California law (SB 1383) makes organics recycling mandatory. Load it loose or in paper bags, never plastic bags, including compostable ones. Each household gets one free Kitchen Caddie on request, and up to two additional green carts are free.
EDCO picks up up to three bulky items free each quarter. Set items at the curb or end of the driveway by 6:00 a.m. Furniture, scrap metal, stoves, refrigerators, air conditioners, microwaves, water heaters, and one TV or computer monitor qualify. Tires, dirt, concrete, asphalt, and hazardous chemicals do not. Request pickup through EDCO's Contact Us page.
Paint never goes in a curbside cart. Take it to the free South Bay Regional household hazardous waste drop-off center at 1800 Maxwell Road, Chula Vista, with a California driver's license, ID, or recent utility bill. The limit is 15 gallons or 125 pounds per vehicle, and business waste is refused. Call (619) 691-5122 for hours. Paint and hardware stores across California also take paint back free.
Batteries and electronics stay out of the trash and recycling carts. Take them to the South Bay Regional HHW center at 1800 Maxwell Road, Chula Vista, or call 877-713-2784 for other drop-off locations.
EDCO's gray automated trash cart comes in 95-gallon, 64-gallon, and 32-gallon sizes. Extra trash carts cost a small fee through EDCO's Contact Us form. Residents 60 and older qualify for a 20% senior discount, and residents 62 and older apply for silver bags.
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