The SAFE Recycling Center is San Angelo's #1recycling facility. SAFE is not run by the City of San Angelo or Tom Green County, but by concerned citizens such as yourself. Improvements and maintenance of the facility could not be made without the generosity and support of individual persons, families, and area businesses. SAFE is a non-profit 51(c)3 organization.The San Angelo Friends of the Environment, or SAFE, operates a Recycling Center that was started in 1990 by a group of concerned citizens.  The first recycling drive was held at the San Angelo Nature Center in April 1990 and was so popular that more drives were held monthly for the next four years.In 1993, Reece Albert, Inc. gave SAFE a one-year lease on a property on Knickerbocker Road.  With donations of materials from local businesses, and manpower from Goodfellow Air Force Base and other organizations within the local area, San Angelo's first Recycling Center opened in 1994.  Reece Albert, Inc. generously extended the lease and the Recycling Center operated until it outgrew the location site.Today, The Recycling Center operates on its permanent location at 702 Warehouse Road, just off of Jackson Street.  It is staffed by only two permanent employees and continues to rely on the generous hep from volunteers and businesses to make improvements and to help operate the facility.  The SAFE Recycling Center is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization and receives donations of money, time, or materials from individuals, local businesses, groups, and organizations.  It is not run by the City of San Angelo or Tom Green County, but they are both cooperative, supportive, and work closely with the Recycling Center.The purpose of the San Angelo Friends of the Environment (SAFE) is to promote environmental awareness.  The mission of the organization is as follows:,To develop an environmentally aware and concerned population dedicated to solving and preventing environmental problems,To research and promote consumer products and behaviors which will reduce household and corporate was in the San Angelo area,Specifically, SAFE has targeted these activities:  a) to make recycling alternatives available to the San Angelo area, b) to promote environmentally friendly products and services, c) to educate the public about environmental issues, and d) to aid in the creation and/or attraction of environmental industries in San Angelo.