Find the contact info of as many people as you can who operate recycling centers (in other countries as necessary). Call or email all of them to ask for an "informational interview" (basically, a chance to ask them questions about their business and their role, what the job is like, how they got there, how a recycling center works, etc).

If you contact 50 people, chances are one or two will get back to you. They'll know better than random software entrepreneurs what's involved in starting a recycling center and what your next steps might be.