Phoenix, AZ
Reaching Zero Waste in Phoenix
The North Gateway Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) serves more than 1.6M residents.
Show Accepted MaterialsEst. in
2022
Processes
36 K+
Tons Yearly Workers
90
Our Phoenix Materials Recovery Facility
Balcones Recycling is now the operator of the North Gateway Transfer Station, a municipality-owned Material Recovery Facility that opened in 2007. Balcones was awarded the City of Phoenix recycling processing and marketing services contract in 2022 and commenced operations in 2023. The facility processes residential single stream material, with a processing capacity of 25-30 tons per hour. This is the first of two locations Balcones will operate in Phoenix. The City of Phoenix recently recognized Balcones as a Green Business Leader by the City of Phoenix.
Recycling Right
Accepted Materials
Paper (includes office paper, newspaper, and card stock)
Cardboard
Plastic bottles and containers
Aluminum cans
Tin containers
Glass bottles and jars
Cartons
Learn more about what to recycle in Phoenix below.
How to Recycle
The decisions we make when placing items in the recycling bin have a big impact. Recycling right helps processors recover more resources from the waste stream, and depositing the wrong items has the opposite effect. We have compiled resources, from how-tos to useful links, to help navigate all the information about recycling right.
Buy Recycled Materials
Recovering the material. Giving it a new life. Putting it back into circulation. Starting again.
Recycled materials play an important role in the circular economy, enabling manufacturers to use recycled plastic, glass and metal in lieu of virgin materials. Separated recyclables available for sale include:
- Cardboard (OCC)
- Paper (various grades including MXP, SOP, CBS and SWL)
- Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET #1)
- High Density Polyethylene-Natural (HDPE #2)
- High Density Polyethylene-Color (HDPE #2)
- Polypropylene (PP #5)
- Aluminum (UBC, including Class III)
- Glass
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