CONNECT with the CityMiramar Recycling Center
Location and Hours
Located north of state Route 52 at 5165 Convoy St. 92111.
Open Monday through Saturday from 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
CLOSED on the following holidays: New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.
Refunds for Recycling
Receive a refund for CRV containers:
Aluminum cans
Plastic bottles
Glass bottles
Steel beverage containers
Scrap value is paid for some types of metals. The Recycling Center also accepts cardboard and paper. Call for pricing and more information.
"Donation Only" Items for Recycling
No payment or fee to customer:
- TVs, computer monitors, laptops and computer processing units (CPUs)
- Non-CRV glass bottles and jars (clear, blue, brown and green)
- Non CRV
and 
narrow neck plastic containers - Non-CRV steel cans
- Metals - ferrous (iron) metals like barbecues, wrought iron, etc.
- Mixed paper
- Used residential cooking oil - maximum 30 quarts.
Recycling Fees
| Item | Price |
Refrigerators Freezers Air conditioners and other appliances that contain chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) | $25 each |
Large household appliances Stoves Washers Dryers Hot water heaters | $12 each |
| Tires (18" and under, no rims) | $7 each |
| Toilets | $6 each |
| Small computer and household electronics (1 to 49 pounds, including printers, keyboards and mice) | $0.25 per pound |
For additional information on recycling other scrap metal such as brass, copper and aluminum, or to verify pricing and accepted items, call the Miramar Recycling Center at 858-268-8971.
Annual Tax Files Recycling
Check back for dates and times in April 2025.