Santa Maria Area Recycling Terminal Smar
Recycling Center
1940 W Betteravia Rd, Santa Maria, CA 93455
Mon–Fri: 7:30am – 4:30pm · Sat: 7:30am – 11:30am
Pays cashScrap Metal
Details read from the business's own website
Recycling Centers in Santa Maria, CA
There are 4 recycling locations in Santa Maria, California: 4 recycling centers. 2 locations are known to pay cash. Hours are listed for 1. California also pays a bottle deposit of 5¢ (under 24 oz) or 10¢ (24 oz and over) CRV.
- 4 locations
- 2 pay cash
- 1 list hours
- 1 open Saturday
- Refreshed Oct 2026 · how we verify
All 4 in Santa Mariabest-documented first
Sa Recycling
Recycling Center
1599 W Betteravia Rd, Santa Maria, CA 93455
Pays cashAluminum CansCopperScrap Metal
Details read from the business's own website
Waste Management - Health Sanitation Service Recycling Center
Recycling Center
1850 W Betteravia Rd, Santa Maria, CA 93455
Call to confirm what they take
Ags Recycling, Inc.
Recycling Center
3580 Orcutt Rd, Santa Maria, CA 93455
Call to confirm what they take
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“Call to confirm” means we couldn't verify what that location accepts.
| Location | Type | Accepts | Pays? | Hours | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Maria Area Recycling Terminal Smar1940 W Betteravia Rd | Recycling Center | Scrap Metal | Yes | Mon–Fri: 7:30am – 4:30pm | (805) 614-9500 |
| Sa Recycling1599 W Betteravia Rd | Recycling Center | Aluminum Cans, Copper, Scrap Metal | Yes | Call | (805) 925-0145 |
| Waste Management - Health Sanitation Service Recycling Center1850 W Betteravia Rd | Recycling Center | Call to confirm | — | Call | (805) 922-2121 |
| Ags Recycling, Inc.3580 Orcutt Rd | Recycling Center | Call to confirm | — | Call | (805) 598-6285 |
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Recycling in Santa Maria: common questions
How many recycling centers are in Santa Maria, CA?
We list 4 recycling locations in Santa Maria: 4 recycling centers. Examples include Santa Maria Area Recycling Terminal Smar, Sa Recycling, and Waste Management - Health Sanitation Service Recycling Center. 4 have a phone number listed.
Does Santa Maria have a bottle and can redemption center?
California pays 5¢ (under 24 oz) or 10¢ (24 oz and over) CRV, but we don't currently list a dedicated redemption center in Santa Maria. Many grocery stores take back eligible containers, and nearby cities may have centers — see the nearby cities below.
Which Santa Maria recycling centers are open on Saturday?
Santa Maria Area Recycling Terminal Smar lists Saturday hours. Hours change, so confirm by phone before you go.
How accurate are the hours and accepted items on this page?
Locations come from open datasets (Overture Maps, OpenStreetMap, U.S. EPA and state programs). Where a business publishes hours or accepted materials on its own website, we read them from there and mark the listing. Everything else says "Call to confirm". Last data refresh: Oct 2026. See how we get our data on the methodology page, and use "Suggest an edit" on any listing to report a correction.
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