Bring Your Recyclables to the Inland Empire's Trusted Drop-Off Recycle Center — We Accept a Wide Range of Materials Six Days a Week.

Address: 42396 Rio Nedo Rd, Temecula, CA 92590
Phone: (951) 406-4978
Hours:
Mon – Fri 8 AM to 5 PM
Sat 8 AM – 3 PM
Sunday - Closed

Bring metals, appliances, cans, bottles, cardboard, electronics, and more during business hours.

One of the most common questions we hear at Recycle Strong is, "What do you actually take?" The short answer: a lot more than most recycling centers in Temecula and the Inland Empire.

Materials We Accept and Pay For

Pricing is based on current market rates, which fluctuate with commodities markets. Call (951) 406-4978 for today's exact rates.

Aluminum Cans (CRV) — Pricing is based on the current CalRecycle rates. Call us for current pricing. Bring soda cans, beer cans, sparkling water cans, energy drink cans, hard seltzer cans, and other aluminum beverage containers.

Plastic Bottles (CRV) — Pricing is based on the current CalRecycle rates. Call us for current pricing.. We accept CRV-eligible plastic water bottles, soda bottles, juice bottles, sports drink bottles, and other beverage containers marked with the California Refund Value indicator.

Glass Bottles — accepted at the center alongside your cans and plastic.

Ferrous Metals — iron, steel, cast iron, wrought iron, and other magnetic metals. Pricing varies by type, condition, and current market rates.

Non-Ferrous Metals — copper (bare bright, #1, #2), brass (yellow, red), aluminum (sheet, cast, extrusion, wheels), stainless steel, lead, and zinc.

Insulated Copper Wire — including #2 insulated wire. Pricing depends on copper content, gauge, and condition.

Steel Wire Coils — we pay for steel wire coils, but we need to inspect them in person. Bring them during business hours.

Motorcycle Parts — frames, engines (drained of fluids), exhaust systems, wheels, and other recyclable motorcycle components.

Motors with Fan Blades — accepted, but all fluids must be drained first.

Materials We Accept at No Charge

Some items don't come with a payout, but we accept them because keeping them out of landfills matters. Old refrigerators, washers, dryers, and dishwashers shouldn't end up at the curb when the steel, copper, and aluminum inside can be recovered and reused.

We accept only certain items  for appliance recycling at our Temecula center, and since what we take can vary by unit type and condition, a quick phone call before you load up is the best way to confirm we can handle yours.

• Cardboard — any quantity, from a single box to hundreds. No payment, but drop off whatever you have.
• Refrigerators and freezers — contain valuable metals and refrigerants that need professional handling.
• Washers, dryers, and dishwashers — accepted for recycling at no charge.
• TVs and electronics — old televisions, computers, monitors, printers, and other e-waste.

Materials We Do Not Accept

• Fabric — clothing, linens, upholstery, textile scraps, and any cloth materials.
• Household trash — we are a recycling center, not a refuse facility.
• Hazardous waste — paint, solvents, pesticides, automotive fluids, certain batteries, fluorescent bulbs.
• Items with fluids — motors, engines, compressors must be fully drained before drop-off.
• Wax-coated cardboard — produce boxes and refrigerated shipping cardboard with wax coatings.
• Cartons — milk, juice, and soup cartons with plastic and aluminum lining.

Batteries We Do Accept

Old batteries shouldn't end up in your household trash, where they pose fire and contamination risks for haulers and landfills. If you need a safe place to recycle batteries in the Inland Empire, our Temecula center handles the types we accept according to proper disposal protocols, with a full list of accepted batteries and prep guidance available for customers.

Understanding Ferrous vs. Non-Ferrous Metals

Ferrous metals contain iron and are typically magnetic. Examples include steel, cast iron, wrought iron, and tin. Non-ferrous metals do not contain significant iron and are generally not magnetic — aluminum, copper, brass, lead, zinc, stainless steel. Non-ferrous metals typically command higher prices per pound.

The quick magnet test: hold a magnet to your item. If it sticks firmly, the item is ferrous. If the magnet falls off or barely sticks, the item is non-ferrous and likely worth more per pound.

How to Prepare Your Recyclables

• Drain all fluids from motors, engines, compressors, and similar items.
• Separate metals by type if possible — sorting speeds up the weigh-in.
• Bag or box loose cans and bottles.
• Flatten cardboard boxes if you have a lot of them.
• Keep glass bottles separate from cans and plastic.
• Bottle caps can stay on plastic bottles.

What Inland Empire Recyclers Are Saying

"Clean, uncrowded, and attentive customer service. I had presorted my stuff so they weighed it in my bags w/o transferring to other bins or cans. Also they gave me a big roller bin that held 6+ bags from the car in one trip. Great experience." — William B. via Google Reviews

Service Area

Recycle Strong proudly serves Temecula, Murrieta, Menifee, Winchester, Canyon Lake, Wildomar, and surrounding Inland Empire areas.

Have large-volume commercial recycling needs? Our affiliated company, Jolly's Recycling serves business and corporate accounts throughout Southern California — ask our team for details.