DeKalb County Landfill & Compost Facility
DeKalb, IL
Facility details
- Address
- 18370 Somonauk Road
DeKalb, IL 60115 - Phone
- (815) 758-6906
- Google reviews
- See visitor reviews on Google
- Website
- wm.com
- Facility type
- Landfill
- Operator
- Municipal
- County
- DeKalb County
- EPA Region
- 5
- Data sources
- EPA
- Last verified
- 2026-10-15
EPA record
Listed in the EPA Facility Registry: 110001336000
Programs on file: ACES 170000067825 · ACES 170001502997 · AIR IL000037802AAI · Air program 1703700087 · BR ILD984836098 · CEDRI CEDRI10142600 · E-GGRT 1007724 · Emissions inventory 2511511 · ICIS 2600016938 · LMOP 480 · NPDES permit ILR000820 · OTAQREG OTAQREG10230529 · OTAQREG OTAQREG10232029 · RCRA hazardous-waste handler ILD984836098 · REGION 100157
Interest types: AIR MAJOR, COMPLIANCE AND EMISSIONS REPORTING, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY, ETHANOL FACILITY, GREENHOUSE GAS REPORTER, HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER, ICIS-NPDES NON-MAJOR, LANDFILL GAS (LFG) RECOVERY, SOLID & C&D WASTE LANDFILL, STORM WATER INDUSTRIAL, VSQG
EPA record updated 2026-06-26
EPA LMOP landfill data
- Status
- Open
- Opened / Projected closure
- 1958 / 2059 (projected)
- Ownership
- Private · WM
- Waste in place
- 7,996,481 tons (as of 2022)
- Design capacity
- 29,052,241 tons
- Annual acceptance
- 695,376 tons per year
- Landfill gas collection
- Yes
Source: EPA LMOP, Sep 2024
About this facility
A municipal solid waste (MSW) landfill is an engineered disposal site where household, commercial and some construction waste is weighed in at a scale house, tipped, compacted and covered with soil or an approved alternative at the end of each operating day. Modern landfills are lined and monitored, and many capture landfill gas. Some landfills accept self-haul loads from residents and small businesses; others take only contracted hauler or commercial loads. Fees are usually charged by the ton or by the load. Hours, fees and accepted materials vary — call ahead.
Typically accepted at landfills
- Household trash
- Bulky items and furniture
- Construction and demolition debris
- Yard waste (at many sites)
- Tires (often by appointment or for a fee)
Hours, fees and accepted materials vary by site — call ahead before hauling a load.
Nearby facilities
- Quality Recycling Recycling 1.4 mi · Cortland, IL
- Zimmerman Recycling Recycling 2.9 mi · Dekalb, IL
- DeKalb Iron & Metal Co Metals 3.6 mi · DeKalb, IL
- Flat Can Recycling Recycling 11.5 mi · Elburn, IL
- Waste Management - Elburn Transfer Station Transfer Station 15.0 mi · Elburn, IL
- LRS Elburn Transfer Station Transfer Station 15.1 mi · Elburn, IL
- Rochelle Municipal Landfill #2 Landfill 16.3 mi · Rochelle, IL
- Midwest Companies Recycling 17.3 mi · Hampshire, IL
- Majic Plastic Recycling 18.6 mi · St Charles, IL
- C U Plastic LLC Recycling 19.3 mi · Rochelle, IL
Nearest other landfill: Rochelle Municipal Landfill #2, Rochelle — 16.3 mi
Waste haulers nearby
- Read Septic Service Inc3.6 mi · Dekalb, IL · 5 drivers
- Beeman Excavating & Land Clearing3.6 mi · Dekalb, IL · 7 drivers
- Burkes Hauling Inc7.5 mi · Sycamore, IL · 5 drivers
- 3erb Hauling LLC8.1 mi · Hinckley, IL · 1 driver
- Active Excavating & Wrecking Inc11.0 mi · Elburn, IL · 1 driver
Area served
Serves Cortland, Dekalb, Maple Park, Sycamore, Hinckley, Kaneville, Waterman, Malta, Clare, Elburn, Big Rock, Burlington.
County context
The only listed landfill in DeKalb County, IL.
6 waste haulers in DeKalb County, IL.
ZIP 60115 at a glance
- Population
- 42,536 (203 per sq mi)
- Median age
- 26
- Households
- Median income $47,043 · 23% earn six figures
- Housing
- 43% owner-occupied · median home value $207,652 · median rent $1,018
- Workforce
- 68% labor-force participation · 9.9% unemployment
ZIP figures are US Census estimates for the ZIP area, not the company.
Illinois solid-waste agency: Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA)