Recycling centers in Akron

Arlington Auto & Truck Wrecking has served Akron and the recycling industry since 1939 as a family-owned and operated business at 445 North Arlington Street. The yard stocks new and aftermarket parts such as tail lamps, gas tanks, and door handles, plus parts for a wide selection of makes and models of cars, light trucks, and vans. Parts carry a 30-day warranty. Customers search the inventory by part, by image, or with a multi-part request, and a Spanish search is available. Hours run Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon.

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.

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.

Holub Recycling is a family-owned scrap yard on North Arlington Street, one of the oldest in Akron. It is licensed, bonded, and insured, and it buys ferrous and non-ferrous metal along with junk cars and trucks. Loads go over large truck scales for ferrous metal and platform scales for non-ferrous metal. The yard also runs trucking and a dumpster pick-up and drop-off service. Used parts go through Arlington Auto Wrecking, which has its own phone line.

Pull-A-Part Akron is at 1250 Kelly Ave, Akron, OH 44306. Yard admission is 9:00am 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 you can search inventory online or on in-store kiosks, then bring your own tools.

Recycling Coordinators specializes in recovering metals from industrial by-products while supporting environmental and sustainability goals for businesses. They focus on providing responsible recycling solutions to their clients' needs and ensuring efficient processing of materials.

River Valley Paper Company is part of Integrity Fiber and provides paper and fiber brokerage, mill supply, processing, and export services. Its current Akron address is 120 E Mill St, Suite 337. The prior 1560 Firestone Pkwy point corresponds to RiverCor; public walk-in paper drop-off is not confirmed.

Summit e-Waste Recycling, located in Akron, Ohio, offers 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, making sure 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.