Scrap Metal Recycling in Wellton, AZ
Clean scrap metal goes in the recycling area at the Yuma County transfer station on Avenue 29E south of Wellton.
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- The county chart has a Wellton column; viewed as an image, it marks appliances, batteries, cardboard, e-waste, mattresses, metals, paint cans, televisions and tires as accepted at Wellton. (Yuma County: Transfer Stations & Waste Tire Facility acceptable and unacceptable items (opens in new tab))
Checked October 26, 2026 · Call before you go · How we check
Before you go
- Ask whether items must be mostly metal and free of refrigerant, fuel or oil.
- Check whether the operator pays for metal or charges a fee.
Arizona rules
- ADEQ states that household hazardous waste from the public is exempt from solid and hazardous waste regulation. Source: ADEQ: Lead-Acid Batteries (opens in new tab)
- ADEQ advises residents to check their city's recycling program first and, if none, to see whether their county offers a recycling drop-off service. Source: ADEQ: Composting, Recycling & Household Hazardous Waste FAQs (opens in new tab)
Where this information comes from (8)
Where this information comes from
Checked October 26, 2026
- Yuma County: Guide to Solid Waste Transfer Stations & Waste Tire Facility (2026) (opens in new tab) · Yuma County Department of Public Works
- One load per customer per day at all transfer stations. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Commercial, industrial and oversize loads of solid waste are not accepted at any of the transfer stations. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Yuma County: Transfer Stations & Waste Tire Facility acceptable and unacceptable items (opens in new tab) · Yuma County Department of Public Works
- Metals (BBQ grills, gates, bike frames, etc.) go in the recycling bin/area, must be clean; no fee. Checked October 26, 2026.
- The county chart has a Wellton column; viewed as an image, it marks appliances, batteries, cardboard, e-waste, mattresses, metals, paint cans, televisions and tires as accepted at Wellton. Checked October 25, 2026 (automated check) · not yet confirmed.
- Utilities Services (opens in new tab) · Town of Wellton
- The Town of Wellton says the Yuma County transfer station is about a mile and a half south of Wellton on the west side of Avenue 29E, open 7 a.m.–2:30 p.m. Sunday and Monday. Checked October 26, 2026.
- The town notes there may be a charge for dumping and gives Yuma County Public Works at 928-329-2306. Checked October 26, 2026.
- ADEQ: Lead-Acid Batteries (opens in new tab) · Arizona Department of Environmental Quality · effective August 4, 2025
- ADEQ states that household hazardous waste from the public is exempt from solid and hazardous waste regulation. Checked October 26, 2026.
- ADEQ: Composting, Recycling & Household Hazardous Waste FAQs (opens in new tab) · Arizona Department of Environmental Quality · effective October 28, 2025
- ADEQ advises residents to check their city's recycling program first and, if none, to see whether their county offers a recycling drop-off service. Checked October 26, 2026.
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