Burbank Recycling Center

The Burbank Recycle Center is a comprehensive multi-purpose facility that handles everything from standard curbside sorting to specialized waste disposal for city residents.

The center serves as the main hub for Burbank's zero-waste initiatives, featuring a Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) that processes all city curbside recyclables. It is highly regarded by locals for its organization, though some residents have noted that for CRV cash-back (bottles and cans), rates might be more competitive at private redemption centers.

Facility Services & Zones

• Free Drop-Off Zone: Open to the general public for items like oversized cardboard, glass jars (colors separated), mixed paper, and scrap metal (e.g., bikes, grills, and wire hangers).

• The Drop Zone (Burbank Residents Only): A specialized area for "Universal Waste" such as household electronics (e-waste), batteries, fluorescent bulbs, and toner cartridges.

• Automotive Station: Residents can drop off used motor oil, antifreeze, and oil filters here. Note that cooking oil is not accepted at this location.

• Mattress Recycling: Burbank residents can drop off up to three mattresses or box springs per year for free.

Accepted Materials Guidelines

• Plastics: Only #1, #2, and #5 plastics are accepted. Takeout containers must be clear; black plastic is strictly prohibited as it cannot be sorted by their optical scanners.

• Metals: Accepts rinsed aluminum foil, trays, and steel/tin cans. Scrap metal like license plates and metal cookware is also welcome in the drop-off bins.

• Paper/Cardboard: Includes junk mail, magazines, and clean pizza boxes. Shredded paper must be bagged before being placed in the designated drop-off bins.

• Glass: While glass is allowed in curbside blue bins, the center prefers you drop it off here to keep colors separated, which preserves the material's recycling value.

Prohibited Items

• Hazmat: Does not accept liquid paint, solvents, pesticides, or medical waste like sharps. These must go to LA County S.A.F.E. centers.

• Soft Plastics: Plastic bags, bubble wrap, and "tanglers" like garden hoses or string lights should never go in the bins as they damage the sorting machinery.

• Food Waste: All organic waste and food-soiled paper must go into your green organics cart, not the recycling bins.

Burbank Recycle Center

Recycling center  500 S Flower St

(818) 238-3900

http://www.burbankrecycle.org/

Ponce Recycling

Bottle & can redemption center  1100 N San Fernando Blvd