Recycling center in New Orleans, LA

Uptown Recycling

1320 S Claiborne Ave New Orleans LA 70125 USA

4 (90 reviews)
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About this center

Uptown Recycling has provided metal recycling services since 1992, serving residential, commercial, and industrial clients in New Orleans and surrounding areas. The business focuses on environmentally responsible recycling, ensuring materials are efficiently sorted, processed, and transformed into reusable resources.

Materials accepted & services

Services offered

  • Metal recycling
  • Residential recycling
  • Commercial recycling
  • Industrial recycling

Areas served

New Orleans, LA

Prices & reviews

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Daniel Tsang

6 years ago

Review

Mos Eisley of New Orleans crackheads Meth heads dope heads. All are here with their buckets of scrap metal stolen from who knows where. Line is real slow I spent 1 1/2 hours here from beginning to end. Ridiculously slow and the drug addicts skip you in line. Don't come here. You will waste your time here and might catch a disease.

Jacques de Boisblanc

10 months ago

Review

Sold 401 lb clean aluminum advertised @ $.50 per lb and got $.15 per lb because it had less than 4% steel. They paid me $60.15 AND owed me $$200.50 for a truck load of aluminum transmission cases that took over 2 days to clean. I will never go back there again and recommend everyone else to do the same. It won't pay your labor. This is stealing and explaing why $300 000 of stolen steel from the old Times Picayune building was found in the yard. Both Mayor Cantrell and I wonder why the police havn't locked down this place yet as the law dictates.

Chanie Chanie

a year ago

Review

We are always traveling state to state and using different companies for our recycling needs. Uptown has been one of the best and quickest for service and placement. Deborah in dispatch and Nathan one of the drivers both have gone above and beyond.. it's not often you get to deal with people so willing to help. Uptown is lucky to have you both and you will be the reason we use them every time we come back! Thank you for being so spectacular Travel Safe!!

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

What materials do you accept for recycling?

Please visit our page to see what materials we do and do not accept here.

Do I need a business license to sell scrap metal?

In Louisiana, individuals do not need a business license to recycle their personal metal waste with a licensed recycling facility. However, there are specific legal requirements and restrictions for both individuals and recycling businesses.

Is Uptown Recycling open on Saturday?

Yes. Uptown Recycling is open 8:00 AM – 2:00 PM on Saturdays, based on its listed hours. Hours can change around holidays, so call ahead to confirm.

Is Uptown Recycling open on Sunday?

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

Ownership & business

Names and roles as recorded by the source; these do not independently establish current ownership or beneficial ownership.

Carrier / company-wide

FMCSA carrier & fleet record

U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

USDOT number
2792606
Reported legal name
UPTOWN RECYCLING INC
Dataset updated:
2026-10-31T11:57:08.000Z
Retrieved:
2026-10-31 (source access date)
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Which FMCSA business names and USDOT number match this address?

FMCSA’s Company Census file updated October 31, 2026 lists legal name UPTOWN RECYCLING INC, USDOT 2792606, at 1320 SOUTH CLAIBORNE AVENUE, NEW ORLEANS, LA 70125. The census record status is A (Active). Its recorded MCS-150 form date is 2024-04-25. This is a matched entity-registration record, not proof of site ownership, current operating authority, recycling permits or customer services. Source: https://data.transportation.gov/Trucking-and-Motorcoaches/Company-Census-File/az4n-8mr2

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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

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 1 inspection-case record to this establishment’s normalized name and physical street, city and state. Recorded cases: Case 348309543, recorded establishment UPTOWN RECYCLING, INC, opened 2025-05-23; source type Planned; source scope No inspection; case-closed date 2025-06-13. Report: https://www.osha.gov/ords/imis/establishment.inspection_detail?id=348309543 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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FMCSA vehicle inspection history

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation

USDOT number
2792606
Matched historical carrier inspections
16
Inspection dataset updated:
2026-10-31
First matched inspection:
2024-02-02
Last matched inspection:
2026-09-24
Retrieved:
2026-10-31 (source access date)
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What FMCSA vehicle inspection history matches this registered carrier?

FMCSA’s vehicle inspection file retrieved October 31, 2026 contains 16 reviewed records matching USDOT 2792606 and the current registered legal/DBA name for UPTOWN RECYCLING INC, dated 2024-02-02 through 2026-09-24. 12 matched reports have a positive VIOL_TOTAL field and 6 have a positive OOS_TOTAL field. Across these distinct reports, the source VIOL_TOTAL values sum to 27 and OOS_TOTAL values sum to 6; these are reported inspection-level counts. This is the observed subset of a three-year file, not a lifetime total. The history concerns the registered carrier’s vehicles/operations, not inspections of this recycling facility. An out-of-service violation at an inspection does not establish a current carrier-wide shutdown or present safety status. Source: https://data.transportation.gov/Trucking-and-Motorcoaches/Vehicle-Inspection-File/fx4q-ay7w

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Which individually linked vehicle-inspection violation records are available?

Selected reported inspection examples for USDOT 2792606: inspection 84678524, report 1750001959, 2025-05-15, source VIOL_TOTAL 5, OOS_TOTAL 1; linked examples 393.11A1-LCHL: Lighting - Lamps improper color, height, location. (source OOS indicator N); 383.95A-LCDL: Restriction - (CDL) - Operate a CMV in violation of a restriction (source OOS indicator Y). inspection 87912704, report LARRS01776, 2026-05-20, source VIOL_TOTAL 5, OOS_TOTAL 1; linked examples 393.53B-B: Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear (source OOS indicator N); 393.47E: Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt (source OOS indicator N). inspection 80766850, report LAQB000594, 2024-02-02, source VIOL_TOTAL 2, OOS_TOTAL 1; linked examples 393.9H: Inoperable head lamps (source OOS indicator N); 393.9BRKLAMP: Inoperative Brake Lamps (source OOS indicator Y). Codes, descriptions and indicators are reproduced from the linked inspection records. The companion detail-row count can differ from inspection-level totals and is not used to recompute them. Component totals are not added together. These are historical recorded inspection entries, not court findings, a current violation determination or a carrier safety rating. Source: https://data.transportation.gov/w/876r-jsdb/m7rw-edbr?cur=EgbP04eyHt3

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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.

Matched facility / site record

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 348309543, opened 2025-05-23: 10 reported establishment employees. Case: https://www.osha.gov/ords/imis/establishment.inspection_detail?id=348309543 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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Carrier / company-wide

FMCSA carrier & fleet record

U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

USDOT number
2792606
Reported legal name
UPTOWN RECYCLING INC
Reported carrier power units
2
Reported carrier drivers
2
Dataset updated:
2026-10-31T11:57:08.000Z
MCS-150 form date:
2024-04-25
Retrieved:
2026-10-31 (source access date)
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What fleet and driver figures are reported in the matched FMCSA entity record?

The active FMCSA census row for UPTOWN RECYCLING INC (USDOT 2792606) reports 2 power units, 2 trucks, 2 drivers. Its recorded MCS-150 form date is 2024-04-25; that is a form date, not independent confirmation that each count was measured on that date. The file snapshot was updated October 31, 2026. These are reported totals for the registered entity, which can cover multiple yards or operations; they are not equipment kept at this listing, total employees, verified current fleet size or available hauling capacity. Power-unit and truck counts overlap and must not be added together. Source: https://data.transportation.gov/Trucking-and-Motorcoaches/Company-Census-File/az4n-8mr2

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Location & directions

Uptown Recycling

1320 S Claiborne Ave New Orleans LA 70125 USA

New Orleans, LA

29.947193°N, 90.087015°W

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