Owned by the City, the Burbank Recycle Center is a private/public partnership with Burbank Recycling Inc., a privately-owned, Southern California based company specializing in materials recovery facilities, transfer stations, and the processing and marketing of recyclable materials. The current Recycle Center opened in October 1992 and houses a Materials Recovery Facility, Buyback/Dropoff Center, Used Oil Center, Compost Corner, and Learning Center.