Recycling center in Seattle, WA

West Seattle Recycling

3881 16th Ave SW Seattle WA 98106 USA

4.5 (119 reviews)

Aluminum CansCopperBrass

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About this center

West Seattle Recycling is a reputable recycling center in Seattle, providing exceptional service since 1979. They offer a buy-back drop-off service where visitors can bring in recyclables between 9 am to 5:30 pm, Monday to Saturday, and get paid in cash or check. The center accepts a variety of materials such as aluminum cans, copper, brass, radiators, stainless steel, insulated wire, newspapers, high-grade paper, car batteries, steel, and iron weighing a minimum of 300 lbs. They also provide commercial paper collection services for industrial recyclable materials. Visitors are advised to sort materials and ensure they are free of contaminants. Materials like cardboard, mixed paper, junk mail, phone books, catalogs, tin cans, and steel under 300 lbs are accepted but not paid for. The center does not accept certain materials and recommends using transfer stations or hazardous waste facilities for those items. Customers can check the latest prices by calling or visiting the website.

Reviews & pricing

Note: Prices are user-reported and subject to change. Contact the center directly for current rates.

Clark Weldon

2 weeks ago

Google review

Integrity is a rare commodity in this "all about me world" we live in. The owner of West Sea. Recycling Jon Howe is integrity personified and I thank him for reissuing a 15 year old $650 check i found that i failed to cash back in 2010. He's an exceptional human being. I thank u sir. CLARK WELDON

Paolo Villacarlos

9 months ago

Google review

Our 48-gallon (182 liter) recycling bin is collected fortnightly. In the days of Amazon deliveries and Costco runs our bin gets stuffed two days after it’s emptied left to marinate for another 12 days. Any overage is doomed to gather inside the house in yet another box. But today I was made aware the existence of a recycling center nearby—West Seattle Recycling. It will take a few trips even with backseats folded flat but I am absolutely stoked to have a home free of cardboard stacks going forward! Nice folks no hassles.

Tomalona 00

3 weeks ago

Google review

Ive been to this location a few times over the past several years.In my opinion the guys here are Kool. However I seem to feel that Im getting ripped off a bit when I bring in a handful of scrap metals and copper.. I could be wrong but it seems that the regulars such as the drug addicts who come in to sell whatever stolen stuff they have gathered likely will be paid the more.I dont know. But here I am. I work in maintenance and I have access to all kinds of scrap metals ect very often. And I seem to have this feeling Im get shorted on the amount of things I bring in.I will leave it there.But I no longer will be selling scrap metal at this location. And by the way the owner older guy who has been around lately gives me weird old Seattle undercover bigot vibes.The experience and the pay is off when he is there This is just my honest observation.

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