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Recycling centers in Akron, Ohio
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445 N Arlington St
Family-owned auto wrecking and recycling business in Akron, OH serving the area since 1939. Carries a large selection of used and aftermarket parts for cars, light trucks, and vans, with a 30-day warranty on parts.
Services: Auto wrecking · Used auto parts · Aftermarket parts · Auto recycling
Accepts: Junk cars, Light trucks, Vans, Used auto parts
City Scrap & Salvage
760 Flora Ave Akron OH 44314 USA
City Scrap & Salvage in Akron, Ohio specializes in ferrous metals (steel, iron, automobiles, appliances), non-ferrous metals (aluminum, copper, brass, stainless steel, lead), electronics scrap (computer components, circuit boards), and vehicle recycling. The facility accepts titled vehicles with visible VIN and proper identification. Open Monday to Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. Public welcome.
Services: Scrap metal recycling · Salvage processing · Metal buying
Accepts: Scrap metal, Salvage materials
Where is City Scrap and Salvage?
City Scrap Salvage is in the Kenmore section of Akron, Ohio.
What is the phone number?
(330) 753-5051.
Hazel Street Recycling
963 Hazel St Akron OH 44305 USA
Hazel Street Recycling is a family-owned scrap metal yard at 963 Hazel Street in Akron, OH, opened in 2008 on what was a vacant lot. They buy, sell, and process both ferrous and non-ferrous metals for individuals, small businesses, and industrial and demolition contractors. Staff help unload large or small loads, identify and weigh metals on site, and sort them so customers get the best price per item. They are open Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 4:45 PM and weekends from 8:00 AM to 11:45 AM.
Services: Buying scrap metal · Selling scrap metal · Scrap metal processing · Unloading assistance for large and small loads · On-site metal type identification
Accepts: Aluminum cans, Aluminum cast, Aluminum/copper radiators (ACRs), Aluminum extrusions, Aluminum radiators, Aluminum rims, Aluminum siding, Aluminum transmissions
What materials does Hazel Street Recycling accept?
They buy and process both ferrous and non-ferrous scrap metals, including aluminum, copper, brass and bronze, cast iron, rebar, sheet iron, steel turnings, stainless steel, lead, zinc, electric motors, batteries, carbide, appliances, and precious metals such as gold, silver, and platinum.
What are the hours of operation?
Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 4:45 PM, and Saturday and Sunday from 8:00 AM to 11:45 AM.
Holub Recycling
470 N Arlington St Akron OH 44305 USA
Holub Recycling in Akron is a licensed, bonded, and insured family-owned recycler buying all scrap metal and junk cars with dumpster pickup and drop-off services for residential and commercial customers.
Services: Scrap metal purchasing · Junk car buying · Dumpster pickup and drop-off · Roll-off service
Accepts: Scrap metal, Ferrous metals, Non-ferrous metals, Junk vehicles
Does Holub Recycling buy cars?
Yes. Holub Recycling purchases junk and scrap vehicles.
Does Holub offer dumpster service?
Yes. Dumpster pickup and drop-off is available.
Ohio Concrete Recycling
1 General St Akron OH 44305 USA
Recycling Coordinators Inc
600 E Exchange St Akron OH 44306 USA
Recycling Coordinators Inc. operates at 600 East Exchange Street in Akron, Ohio, processing industrial by-products that contain concentrations of metals including nickel, cobalt, copper, chrome, molybdenum, tungsten, and titanium. The facility focuses on full product stewardship, meaning each material stream is wholly consumed to minimize environmental liability for industrial clients. The company draws on over 100 combined years of industry experience across its team.
Services: Industrial metals recycling · Product stewardship for industrial by-products · Material qualification and processing · Environmental liability reduction for industrial clients
Accepts: Nickel-bearing industrial by-products, Cobalt-bearing industrial by-products, Copper-bearing industrial by-products, Chrome-bearing industrial by-products, Molybdenum-bearing industrial by-products, Tungsten-bearing industrial by-products, Titanium-bearing industrial by-products, Metal-bearing industrial by-products
What types of materials does Recycling Coordinators Inc. process?
The facility processes metal-bearing industrial by-products containing concentrations of nickel, cobalt, copper, chrome, molybdenum, tungsten, and titanium.
Where is Recycling Coordinators Inc. located?
The facility is located at 600 East Exchange Street, Akron, Ohio 44306.
Summit e-Waste Recycling Solutions
530 Grant St Akron OH 44311 USA
Summit e-Waste Recycling, located in Akron, Ohio, offers comprehensive e-Waste solutions for businesses and the public in Northeast Ohio. Their services include electronics recycling, data destruction, IT asset disposition, and recommerce reuse. They are currently refurbishing 8,000 electric scooters from Spin that were rescued from the landfill and selling them for $200 each. Additionally, Summit e-Waste runs a "Computers for Coffee" program where individuals can bring in a laptop or desktop computer and receive a $5 gift card for Muggswigz Coffee Tea. They provide free on-site pickup of e-Waste for businesses, on-site hard drive shredding, and accept any electronic item from the general public at no charge. Summit e-Waste focuses on environmentally friendly and sustainable solutions for electronic waste disposal, ensuring that sensitive information is securely destroyed. Their modern mobile hard drive shredding service can handle both rotary hard disk drives and solid state drives, with a Certificate of destruction provided for compliance purposes. Customers can expect reliable and secure services, top-of-the-line equipment, and professional handling of their electronic waste, with a quick turnaround time of typically five business days for data destruction.
Services: Free Electronic Waste Pickup for Business · Hard Drive Shredding Services · Onsite pickup of computers and electronics for recycling
Accepts: Any electronic item, Computers, Televisions (CRT for a fee)
WM - Akron Recycling Center
1535 Exeter Rd Bldg E Akron OH 44306 USA
Materials Accepted in Akron
Based on the listings above, materials commonly handled in Akron include junk cars, copper, aluminum, scrap metal, Akron OH. Browse the guides below for preparation tips, scrap values, and what's recyclable.
Recycling in Akron, Ohio
Akron runs weekly curbside trash and recycling for one, two, and three family homes through the City of Akron's Public Works Bureau, using city issued carts that must stay 3 feet apart at the curb. Glass is not allowed in the curbside cart: the city instead runs a network of glass drop off bins around town. For anything hazardous or electronic, residents lean on Summit County ReWorks, the county's solid waste district based in Stow. Ohio has no bottle deposit law, so cans, bottles, and jugs all flow through the regular recycling and drop off system instead of a redemption program.
Frequently Asked Questions
What goes in the Akron curbside recycling cart?
The City of Akron's cart accepts metal food and beverage cans, paper, cardboard, and plastic bottles and jugs, all loose and never bagged. Plastic tubs are also accepted, but lids should come off bottles and jugs first since loose lids are too small for sorting equipment. Everything should be clean and empty: greasy pizza boxes or food residue can contaminate the load.
Can I put glass in my recycling cart in Akron?
No. Akron asks residents to keep glass out of the curbside cart entirely and instead drop it at one of the city's designated glass recycling bins, located at spots like Akron's Dog Park, Goodyear Heights Metro Park, and Goodpark Golf Course. Only glass food jars and beverage bottles (beer, wine, spirits, non-alcoholic drinks) are accepted at these bins: windows, mirrors, light bulbs, Pyrex, drinking glasses, and ceramics are not.
Where do I take household hazardous waste or electronics in Akron?
Summit County ReWorks runs the area's household hazardous waste program from its facility at 1201 Graham Road in Stow, near the Route 8 overpass, accepting items like paint, automotive fluids, pesticides, batteries, and aerosol cans. Electronics and Freon-containing appliances aren't taken at HHW collections: ReWorks instead points residents to periodic electronics collection events and private vendors such as Best Buy, Goodwill, and local e-waste recyclers.
Does Akron pick up bulky items like furniture or old appliances?
Yes. Akron offers a Special Bulk Volume Pick Up for large items and big cleanout hauls, limited to 3 pickups per household per year, and residents must call 3-1-1 at least one business day ahead to schedule it. Smaller bulky items such as furniture, mattresses, doors, and bundled branches can simply be set out on the regular collection day, 3 feet from the city cart, without prescheduling.
Is there a bottle deposit in Ohio, and what about scrap metal?
Ohio does not have a bottle deposit law, so cans, bottles, and jugs go through curbside recycling or the glass drop off bins rather than a redemption center. Scrap metal items like hangers, pipes, and lawn mower blades don't belong in the recycling cart either: ReWorks and the city both direct residents to take those to a scrap metal yard instead.
Akron Recycling Tips
- •Keep recycling loose in the cart, never bagged: bagged recyclables often get treated as trash by the sorting facility.
- •Take glass jars and bottles to a City of Akron glass drop off bin (like the one at Akron's Dog Park) instead of the curbside cart.
- •Remove and trash the caps and lids from plastic bottles, jugs, and glass containers before recycling or dropping them off; loose lids are too small for the equipment to sort.
- •Schedule Special Bulk Volume Pick Up with 3-1-1 at least one business day before your collection day if you have a large cleanout; you get 3 free bulk pickups per year.
- •For paint, pesticides, batteries, or automotive fluids, head to Summit County ReWorks at 1201 Graham Road in Stow rather than putting them in the trash cart; latex paint is handled differently than oil based paint, so check ReWorks' guidance first.
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