Waupaca Regional Recycling

Waupaca Regional Recycling is the local recycling center just off Lakeside Parkway that people in Waupaca and surrounding areas use for household drop-offs. Neighbors swing by with everything from curbside bins to a full trailer after a big cleanout. It's clearly a recycling-focused site, not a landfill or transfer station.

Drive up the broad entrance and there’s usually a small drive-up booth and a scale area-vehicles often stop twice, coming in and then again on the way out if loads are weighed. The recycling containers and collection bays sit out in the open, with larger piles or roll-off spots for things like cardboard, mixed containers, and metal. Winter can change how things are staged and where to pull up, so expect some shuffling of bins on snowy days. Weekends and spring cleanup times fill up quickly, so there’s often a short line of cars and pickups waiting to unload.