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Recycling Centers in Washington, DC

There are 15 recycling locations in Washington, District of Columbia: 11 recycling centers, 2 transfer stations, 1 household hazardous waste facility, and 1 scrap yard. 1 location is known to pay cash. Hours are listed for 1.

  • 15 locations
  • 1 pay cash
  • 1 list hours
  • Refreshed Oct 2026 · how we verify
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Recycling centers in Washington, DC
LocationTypeAcceptsPays?HoursPhone
Hazardous Waste Experts - Washington Dc1050 Connecticut Ave NWHousehold Hazardous Waste FacilityHousehold Hazardous Waste—Call(202) 750-5781
Insitute Of Scrap Recycling Industries1615 L St Nw Ste 600Scrap YardScrap MetalYesCall(202) 662-8500
Clothing Recycling Company Donation Bin1516 Hamilton St NWRecycling CenterClothing & Textiles—Call—
Benning Road Transfer Station3200 Benning Rd NETransfer StationCall to confirm—Fri: 8:30am – 4:30pm—
Data Destruction Corp601 Pennsylvania Ave NW Ste 900Recycling CenterCall to confirm—Call(202) 875-8661
Center For Environmentally Responsible Materials Recycling1776 K St Nw # 7Recycling CenterCall to confirm—Call(888) 972-3767
Revolution Energy Solutions, Llc1615 New Hampshire Ave NWRecycling CenterCall to confirm—Call(202) 667-2830
Rios Certification1250 H St Nw # 7Recycling CenterCall to confirm—Call(202) 662-8528
Briar Patch Shredding and Recycling5335 Wisconsin Ave NWRecycling CenterCall to confirm—Call(202) 686-2611
Blue Whale Materials1629 K St NWRecycling CenterCall to confirm—Call(202) 596-5523
Beltway Biodiesel1421 Kenilworth Ave NERecycling CenterCall to confirm—Call(202) 450-4352
Urban Service Systems Corporation212 Van Buren St NWRecycling CenterCall to confirm—Call(202) 543-2000
Go Recycle777 North Capitol StRecycling CenterCall to confirm—Call—
CleanMyPlace Maintenance and Recycling, LLC1629 K St NWRecycling CenterCall to confirm—Call(202) 322-4172
Fort Totten Transfer StationTransfer StationCall to confirm—Call—

Recycling in Washington: common questions

How many recycling centers are in Washington, DC?

We list 15 recycling locations in Washington: 11 recycling centers, 2 transfer stations, 1 household hazardous waste facility, and 1 scrap yard. Examples include Hazardous Waste Experts - Washington Dc, Insitute Of Scrap Recycling Industries, and Clothing Recycling Company Donation Bin. 11 have a phone number listed.

Can I get paid for cans and bottles in Washington?

District of Columbia has no statewide bottle deposit, so there is no refund per container. Scrap yards such as Insitute Of Scrap Recycling Industries may buy loose aluminum cans by the pound — call for today's price.

Where can I sell scrap metal in Washington?

Insitute Of Scrap Recycling Industries is a scrap yard in Washington. Scrap prices change often, so call for current rates, and bring a government photo ID — most states require yards to record one.

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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