Orlando, Florida

Recycling centers in Orlando

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Local recycling centers

18 locations

888 Recycling

6895 Hanging Moss Rd Orlando FL 32807 USA

4.1/5(42 reviews)

The City of Winter Park recycler directory lists 888 Recycling at 6895 Hanging Moss Road for aluminum and steel. Florida's corporate registry shows 888 Recycling Inc. at that address as inactive since 2014, so current operations and public intake require confirmation.

Listed hours: Mon-Fri 8:00 AM – 4:45 PM · Sat 8:00 AM – 3:45 PM · Sun Closed

Accepts: Aluminum (directory entry), Steel (directory entry)

Services: Aluminum and steel recycling (city directory entry; current status unverified)

Is the business currently operating at this address?

Unconfirmed. The city directory lists it, while Florida's corporate registry shows the corporation inactive since 2014.

Can the public drop off materials?

Public drop-off was not confirmed.

ABC Used Auto Parts

18609 East Colonial Drive Lot 3

ABC Used Auto Parts operates a large U-pull salvage yard in Orlando that buys junk cars with free towing across Central Florida. The yard stocks millions of used parts for many makes and models and serves customers in English, Spanish, and other languages.

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Listed hours: Open 7 days a week; call for hours

Accepts: Junk cars, Junk trucks, Junk vans, Salvage vehicles

Services: Used auto parts sales · Junk car buying · Free junk car removal · U-pull salvage yard · Worldwide parts shipping

Does ABC Used Auto Parts offer free junk car towing?

Yes. The yard advertises free towing for junk car removal in the Orlando and Central Florida area.

Central Florida Pick & Pay

10694 Cosmonaut Blvd

Central Florida Pick & Pay is a paved self-service you-pull-it yard in Orlando with more than 1,200 vehicles and about 28 new arrivals daily. Customers pull their own parts, pay a yard entrance fee, and the business buys junk cars and trucks with towing available.

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Listed hours: Mon-Wed and Sun 8:00 AM-4:30 PM; Thu-Sat 8:00 AM-6:30 PM

Accepts: Junk cars, Junk trucks, Salvage vehicles

Services: Self-service parts pulling · Junk car and truck buying · Towing available · Online inventory search

Does Central Florida Pick & Pay buy junk cars?

Yes. The yard pays cash for unwanted vehicles, running or not, and towing is available.

Junk Cars FL (JCFLO)

500 9th Street

Junk Cars FL buys wrecked, non-running, and late-model vehicles at its yard on 9th Street in the Bithlo area, and says it has been buying and recycling vehicles for more than 40 years. The company is licensed and insured, tows cars away free, and pays cash on pickup, within one to two hours of the call. Bought vehicles are not resold; the yard recycles them and reuses parts. Sellers need a valid photo ID, which the yard ties to Florida salvage dealer rules, and a family member or friend with ID meets the tow driver instead. Pickups run across Orlando, Kissimmee, Apopka, Sanford, Daytona, Melbourne, and Tampa. The office is open Monday through Saturday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., and staff speak Spanish.

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Listed hours: Mon-Sat 8:00am-6:00pm, Sun 9:00am-3:00pm

Accepts: Junk cars, Wrecked vehicles, Vans and SUVs, Late-model vehicles

Services: Free junk car towing · Same-day cash for cars · Free quotes by phone or form · DMV paperwork handled after purchase · Spanish-speaking staff

Does Junk Cars FL tow vehicles for free?

Yes. The company advertises free removal and appraisal, and it tows multiple vehicles from the same spot.

Do I need ID to sell a car to Junk Cars FL?

Yes. A valid ID is always required, and a family member or friend with ID meets the tow driver in your place.

O.M.P. Orlando Metal Plus LLC

563 Ferguson Dr Orlando FL 32805 USA

3.8/5(34 reviews)

O.M.P. Orlando Metal Plus LLC is listed as a recycling center at 563 Ferguson Drive in Orlando. The profile includes local contact information and operating hours for the facility.

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Listed hours: Mon-Fri 8:30 AM – 5:30 PM · Sat 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM · Sun Closed

Services: Recycling

Where is O.M.P. Orlando Metal Plus LLC located?

The directory lists 563 Ferguson Dr, Orlando, FL 32805.

The Orange County Landfill at 5901 Young Pine Road collects household hazardous waste and electronics Monday through Saturday, 8 AM to 5 PM. It takes antifreeze, car batteries, CFLs, paint, household chemicals, rechargeable batteries, computers and TVs.

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Listed hours: Monday to Saturday, 8 AM to 5 PM

Accepts: Antifreeze, Automobile batteries, CFLs, Paint, Household chemicals, Rechargeable batteries, Computers and TVs

Orlando Recycling Inc

5303 N Orange Blossom Trl unit b Orlando FL 32810 USA

2.4/5(44 reviews)

Orlando Recycling Inc has been in business for more than 25 years and recycles paper and cardboard from its center on North Orange Blossom Trail. It buys paper, cardboard, and cans, and sets up office recycling programs for businesses. Accepted paper includes newspaper, computer and notebook paper, mail, flyers, pamphlets, receipts, and paper bags. The company owns and operates its own equipment and processes material at its own center, then sells it to domestic and foreign mills. Related services are certified document shredding, compactor service, baler service, and roll-off containers.

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Listed hours: Mon-Fri 7:00 AM – 5:00 PM · Sat 7:00 AM – 2:00 PM · Sun Closed

Accepts: Newspapers, Computer paper, Notebook paper, Mail, Flyers and pamphlets, Receipts, Paper bags, Cardboard, Cans

Services: Office recycling programs · Certified document shredding · Compactor service · Bale service · Roll-off containers

Does Orlando Recycling shred documents?

Yes. The company offers certified document shredding.

What does Orlando Recycling buy?

It buys paper, cardboard, and cans.

Orlando Scrap Metal Recycling

18778 E Colonial Dr Orlando FL 32820 USA

4/5(44 reviews)

Orlando Scrap Metal Recycling has operated on East Colonial Drive since 2001 and buys non-ferrous metals by grade. Bare bright copper, number 1 tubing without welds or joints, number 2 tubing with joints or coating, Romex and heavier insulated wire, stripped aluminum EC wire, yellow and refinery brass, stainless 304, aluminum siding, and electric motors are all sorted on its price board. Aluminum wheels must arrive with tires removed, cans crushed, and radiators come in with proof of ownership. For industrial accounts the yard runs a 26 foot stake truck, roll-off truck, and semi pickups.

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Listed hours: Mon-Fri 08:00am - 04:15pm · Sat 08:00am - 12:00pm · Sun Closed

Accepts: Bare bright copper, Number 1 and 2 copper, Insulated wire, EC wire, Aluminum and copper radiators, Aluminum wheels, Aluminum cans, Stainless steel, Aluminum siding, Yellow brass, Refinery brass, Electric motors

Services: Graded non-ferrous buying · Stake truck pickup · Roll-off truck pickup · Semi load pickup for industrial accounts

Do I need proof of ownership to sell radiators at Orlando Scrap Metal Recycling?

Yes. Aluminum and copper radiators are accepted with proper proof of ownership.

How should aluminum wheels and cans be prepared for Orlando Scrap Metal Recycling?

Aluminum wheels must have the tire removed, and beer and soda cans should be crushed.

Orlando Waste Paper Company, Inc.

2715 Staten Ave Orlando FL 32804 USA

4.3/5(35 reviews)

Orlando Waste Paper Company, Inc. is a family-owned recycling and waste management company serving Central Florida businesses since 1969. The company operates a state-certified processing center that handles cardboard, paper, plastics, and metals. Services include single-stream recycling, cardboard-only pickups, high-grade office paper collection, and confidential document destruction. Container options range from 4-yard to 40-yard front-load dumpsters, roll-offs, compactors, and storage units.

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Listed hours: Mon-Fri 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM · Sat-Sun Closed

Accepts: cardboard, paper, high-grade office paper, plastics, metals

Services: single-stream recycling · cardboard-only pickup · high-grade office paper pickup · confidential document destruction · document shredding · front-load dumpster rental (4 to 40 yards) · roll-off container rental · compactor service · storage container rental · trash removal

How long has Orlando Waste Paper Company been in business?

The company has been helping Florida businesses with recycling since 1969, giving it over fifty years of recycling experience in Central Florida.

What types of recycling programs does Orlando Waste Paper offer?

The company offers single-stream recycling, cardboard-only pickups, high-grade office paper pickups, and confidential document destruction, processed at their state-certified facility.

Porter Transfer Station

1326 Good Homes Road

Orange County transfer station on Good Homes Road that accepts household hazardous waste from residents. Open Monday through Saturday with extended hours posted by the city.

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Listed hours: Mon-Sat 8 am-5 pm

Accepts: Paint, Pesticides, Pool chemicals, Rechargeable batteries, Fluorescent lights, Petroleum products

Services: Household hazardous waste drop-off · Transfer station

Scrap Systems Inc

2600 Old Winter Garden Road, Orlando, FL 32805

4.1/5(94 reviews)

Since 1987, industrial scrap and dumpster rental have run from 2600 Old Winter Garden Road in Orlando. Scrap Systems unloads metal that customers haul in, and a state-certified public truck scale issues DMV-approved weighs. Roll-off dumpsters go up to 40 yards, and flatbeds cover larger pieces. The yard takes residential and industrial trash, debris, and concrete along with scrap, and pickup is available on request. It sits just off the 408 and John Young Parkway, minutes from Orange Blossom Trail, I-4, and Colonial Drive. Weekday hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday hours are 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., closed on major holidays. Drivers are asked to arrive at least 15 minutes before closing.

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Listed hours: Mon-Fri 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM · Sat 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM · Sun Closed

Accepts: Scrap metal, Trash, Debris, Concrete

Services: Bring-in scrap drop-off · Unload service for metal · Public truck scale · DMV-approved weighs · Roll-off dumpsters up to 40 yards · Flatbed haul for large items · Trash, debris, and concrete dumpsters · Pickup on request

Does Scrap Systems have a public truck scale?

Yes. The scale is state certified and is used for DMV-approved weighs.

How large are the dumpsters at Scrap Systems?

Roll-off dumpsters go up to 40 yards. Flatbeds are available for larger pieces.

Sonoco Recycling

1417 Atlanta Ave Orlando FL 32806 USA

3.3/5(27 reviews)

Sonoco Products Company offers a range of packaging solutions including rigid paper containers, metal packaging, and industrial packaging. Their rigid paper containers, also known as paperboard canisters or cardboard cans, are commonly found in local markets. Metal packaging such as steel cans provide durability and complete protection from light, water, and air, and are endlessly recyclable. Industrial packaging by Sonoco is designed for durability and performance to meet tough challenges with precision and reliability. Additionally, Sonoco is committed to sustainability and driving innovation in packaging solutions to meet evolving customer needs.

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Listed hours: Mon-Fri 8am-5pm

Accepts: paper, plastic

Services: drop-off

Is this facility listed in Florida’s recovered-materials dealer directory?

Florida DEP's Certified Recovered Materials Dealers page links a contact list labeled "Updated Sept 2025" that includes Sonoco Recycling at 1417 Atlanta Avenue, Orlando. The member is recorded as Sonoco Recycling. The list was retrieved 2026-10-30; it does not give a certificate number or expiration date, so it is evidence of that directory entry rather than a current license verification.

What Florida DEP facility record is associated with this address?

Florida DEP WACS records SONOCO RECYCLING as facility 106840, with facility status "Active" and a recorded status date of 2021-01-06. The DEP office is not specified. Retrieved 2026-10-30; the WACS facility ID is a database identifier and is not itself a permit number.

Taft Recycling Center

375 W 7th St Orlando FL 32824 USA

4.6/5(38 reviews)

Taft Recycling Center offers non-hazardous recycling and landfill disposal services to a variety of customers in Orlando, FL. The site accepts municipal solid waste, special waste, and recyclable materials like cardboard, paper, and certain metals for recovery and reuse.

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Listed hours: Mon-Thu Open 24 hours · Fri 4:00 AM – 5:00 PM · Sat 7:00 AM – 2:00 PM · Sun Closed

Accepts: Cardboard, Office paper, Plastics, Oil, Glass, Metals

Services: Recycling services · Landfill disposal · Waste collection · Bulk waste pickup · Temporary dumpster rental

What are the operating hours?

The Taft Recycling Center operates Monday through Friday from 7:00 AM to 4:30 PM and Saturday from 7:00 AM to 12:00 PM. It is closed on Sundays.

What types of waste can I bring?

You can bring normal household garbage, non-hazardous commercial waste, construction debris, and more.

Trademark Metals Recycling - Orlando

317 W Kaley St Orlando FL 32806 USA

4.3/5(123 reviews)

Trademark Metals Recycling is a leading recycling center in Florida that buys various types of scrap metal, including household nonferrous and ferrous metals, electronic scrap (E-Scrap), and end-of-life vehicles such as cars, trucks, and lawnmowers. They offer services like mobile car crushing, industrial demolition, containers and transportation, and certified/computerized scale transactions for businesses. With 20 recycling facilities across Florida, visitors can conveniently sell their scrap metal and E-Scrap to help protect the environment and benefit the community. Additionally, the center prioritizes safety, sustainability, and community involvement, making it a reliable choice for individuals and businesses looking to recycle their metal waste.

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Listed hours: Mon-Fri 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM · Sat 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM · Sun Closed

Accepts: Ferrous metal, Non-ferrous metal, Aluminum, Copper, Brass, Insulated wire, Stainless steel, Lead, Zinc, Steel, Iron, Pipe, Beams, Autos

Services: Scrap metal purchasing · Ferrous scrap buying · Non-ferrous scrap buying · End-of-life vehicle purchase · Household scrap recycling

U-Pull-&-Pay Orlando

1157 Jetstream Drive

U-Pull-&-Pay Orlando is at 1157 Jetstream Drive, Orlando, FL 32824. Yard admission is 8:00am to 5:30pm every day, and the store stays open until 6:00pm. Regular admission is $2 and VIP admission is $1. You must be 16 to enter. The page says the yard closes 30 minutes before the store does.

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Listed hours: Yard Mon-Sun 8:00am-5:30pm; retail Mon-Sun 8:00am-6:00pm

Accepts: Junk cars, Junk trucks

Services: Self-service used auto parts · Inventory search · Interchange search · Notify Me alerts · Junk car buying · Used car sales

What is the Orlando customer service number?

407-816-9696. Selling a car is 407-789-0210.

How much is admission in Orlando?

Regular admission is $2 and VIP admission is $1.

Urban E Recycling of Orlando

2450 Forsyth Rd Orlando FL 32807 USA

5/5(34 reviews)

Urban E Recycling offers e-waste recycling and data destruction services in Florida. They operate locations in Orlando, Tampa, and Ft. Myers, catering to both individual and corporate clients.

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Listed hours: Mon-Fri 7:30 AM - 4:00 PM

Accepts: Cell Phones, Wires, Laptops, Computers, Servers, Medical Equipment

Services: Data Destruction · Hard Drive Shredding · Free Pickup Service · Electronics Recycling

WM - Orlando Recycling Center

12100 Young Pine Rd Orlando FL 32829 USA

3.9/5(81 reviews)

WM’s Orlando Young Pine Road location is a commercial recycling/materials-recovery operation serving collected recycling streams, not a listed public residential drop-off center. Do not bring household loads without prior confirmation. WM’s local facility information gives phone (407) 823-9919.

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

Accepts: Collected single-stream recycling feedstock for contracted or commercial processing (not public household drop-off)

Services: Commercial and contracted recycling-stream processing · Materials recovery facility operations

Can I drop off household recyclables here?

Public sources describe a commercial materials recovery facility, not a residential drop-off site. Contact WM before bringing materials.

What company-level annual revenue has this listing’s brand reported?

For company-level context, Waste Management, Inc. (WM) reported $25,204,000,000 in consolidated revenue for 2025, in its release dated 2026-01-28. This listing names the WM brand and links to the company's domain. The figure is the company's overall revenue, not this location's sales, valuation or a claim about who owns its land. It is an actual reported annual figure, not 2026 guidance.

Materials Accepted in Orlando

Based on the listings above, materials commonly handled in Orlando include Commercial Recycling, Roll-off Containers, auto salvage, junkyard, U-pull yard. Browse the guides below for preparation tips, scrap values, and what's recyclable.

Recycling in Orlando, Florida

Orlando runs its own Solid Waste Division separate from Orange County, so trash, recycling and yard waste service inside city limits comes straight from the city, not the county. Recycling is single-stream and picked up weekly in a city-issued cart, and unlike a lot of Florida cities, Orlando's cart accepts glass bottles and jars right at the curb. Anything outside the city limits (much of the surrounding metro is unincorporated Orange County) is billed and collected under different rules through Orange County Utilities.

Frequently Asked Questions

What can go in the Orlando recycling cart?

Orlando's city-issued recycling cart takes plastic bottles and containers (empty, clean, caps on), glass bottles and jars (empty, clean, lids removed), aluminum, steel and tin cans, flattened cardboard, and paper including newspapers, paper bags, junk mail and drink cartons. Everything should go in loose, not bagged: plastic bags jam the sorting equipment at the recycling facility. Skip food waste, plastic bags, polystyrene foam, and aluminum food pans.

Does Orlando recycle glass at the curb?

Yes. The City of Orlando's residential recycling cart accepts glass bottles and jars alongside plastic, metal cans, cardboard and paper, according to the city's official What Goes Where guide. Rinse containers and pull the lids off before tossing them in. This puts Orlando ahead of many Florida cities that dropped curbside glass years ago.

When does Orlando pick up recycling and trash?

Garbage and recycling are both collected once a week on a schedule tied to your address, and carts need to be at the curb by 6 a.m. on collection day (you can set them out starting at 5 p.m. the evening before). Yard waste also runs weekly, typically the same day as one of your other pickups. Use the city's Trash, Recycling & Yard Waste Pick-Up Schedule tool on orlando.gov to confirm your specific day.

Where can Orlando residents drop off household hazardous waste and electronics?

Household hazardous waste like paint, pesticides, pool chemicals and car fluids cannot go in the cart or curbside trash by law. Orlando residents can take it free of charge to the Orange County Landfill (5901 Young Pine Road) or the Porter Road Transfer Station (1326 Good Homes Road), both open Monday through Saturday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Electronics with a circuit board (computers, TVs, phones, tablets) count as e-waste and go to the same hazardous waste drop-off sites rather than the recycling cart, and lithium-ion batteries specifically should never go in the trash or recycling cart because they can spark fires in collection trucks.

What happens to yard waste and storm debris after a hurricane in Orlando?

Normal yard waste (grass, leaves, branches, twigs) is collected weekly if bagged or bundled in 4-foot sections under 40 pounds. After a hurricane, Orlando asks residents to separate storm debris into distinct curbside piles: vegetative debris (logs, branches) is kept apart from construction and demolition debris (drywall, fencing, lumber), household hazardous waste, electronics, and appliances, since different contractors and trucks haul each category. Bagged and bundled debris gets picked up fastest; large unbundled piles wait on claw trucks and can take much longer, and debris left between the sidewalk and the house won't be collected at all.

Recycling tips for Orlando

  • •Rinse and remove lids from glass jars and bottles before putting them in the recycling cart, since Orlando does accept glass curbside but caps and residue can contaminate a load.
  • •Never bag your recyclables. Empty everything loose into the cart. Bags and sheets of plastic tangle the sorting machinery at the recycling facility.
  • •Florida has no bottle deposit law, so there's no cash refund for cans or bottles here. If you want money for scrap, aluminum cans and clean scrap metal are worth taking to a local scrap yard instead of the recycling cart.
  • •Large items like sofas, mattresses and standard appliances get picked up free on your yard waste day, up to two per pickup. Just remove refrigerator and freezer doors first so kids can't get trapped inside.
  • •Before a named storm, don't do major yard cleanup or pile up cut branches at the curb. Excess yard waste can wash into storm drains and cause flooding, and city crews may not get to it before the storm hits.

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