Facility details
- Address
- 820 W Cermak Rd
Chicago, IL 60608 - Phone
- (312) 226-3825
- Google reviews
- See visitor reviews on Google
- Facility type
- Recycling
- County
- Cook County
- EPA Region
- 5
- Data sources
- Overture Maps 2026-05-20
- Last verified
- 2026-10-15
About this facility
A recycling center collects, sorts and prepares recoverable materials so they can be sold to mills and manufacturers instead of being landfilled. Some are public drop-off sites run by a city, county or hauler; others are commercial buy-back yards or processing plants that take material from collection routes and businesses. What a given site handles depends on its equipment and the markets it sells into, so one center may focus on cardboard and containers while another takes only scrap metal. Many sites pay for certain materials and charge for others. Hours, fees and accepted materials vary — call ahead to confirm what is taken, how it must be sorted and whether there is a minimum quantity.
Typically accepted at Recycling Center facilities
- Cardboard and mixed paper
- Plastic bottles and containers
- Aluminum and steel cans
- Glass bottles and jars
- Scrap metal
- Electronics (at some sites)
Hours, fees and accepted materials vary by site — call ahead before hauling a load.
Nearby facilities
- Colonial Brick Inc Recycling 0.1 mi · Chicago, IL
- H Kramer & Co Metals 0.6 mi · Chicago, IL
- Brandenburg Industrial Service Co Metals 0.8 mi · Chicago, IL
- D & D Disposal Service Inc Transfer Station 0.8 mi · Chicago, IL
- Republic Services Loop Recycling Center and Transfer Station Transfer StationRecycling 0.8 mi · Chicago, IL
- Independent Recycling Services MRFRecycling 0.9 mi · Chicago, IL
- Loop Paper Recycling Inc Recycling 0.9 mi · Chicago, IL
- City Transfer Systems Transfer Station 0.9 mi · Chicago, IL
- Savers Recycling 0.9 mi · Chicago, IL
- Sims Metal Management-Paulina Facility Metals 1.1 mi · Chicago, IL
Nearest landfill: Atkinson Landfill Co, Bedford Park — 9.1 mi
Waste haulers nearby
- Curbside Salvage LLC1.2 mi · Chicago, IL · 1 driver
- Sims Metal Management1.3 mi · Chicago, IL · 15 drivers
- Huang Recycling Inc1.3 mi · Chicago, IL · 2 drivers
- Tongfa Recycling Inc1.3 mi · Chicago, IL · 1 driver
- Loop Paper Recycling Inc1.3 mi · Chicago, IL · 4 drivers
Area served
Serves Chicago, Cicero, Oak Park, Berwyn, Forest Park, Riverside, River Forest, Lyons, Hometown, Evergreen Park, Elmwood Park, Burbank.
County context
One of 213 recycling centers in Cook County, IL.
139 waste haulers in Cook County, IL.
ZIP 60608 at a glance
- Population
- 80,737 (4,990 per sq mi)
- Median age
- 35
- Households
- Median income $73,366 · 37% earn six figures
- Housing
- 39% owner-occupied · median home value $359,353 · median rent $1,295
- Workforce
- 61% labor-force participation · 8.3% unemployment
ZIP figures are US Census estimates for the ZIP area, not the company.
Illinois solid-waste agency: Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA)