Facility details
- Address
- 1300 W Exchange Ave
Chicago, IL 60609 - Phone
- (630) 377-7000
- Google reviews
- See visitor reviews on Google
- Website
- lrsrecycles.com
- 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
- Verde Recycling Recycling same site · Chicago, IL
- Shred All Recycling Systems Recycling 0.2 mi · Chicago, IL
- Shred All (Allied) Metals 0.3 mi · Chicago, IL
- Chicago Southwest Transfer Station Transfer Station 0.3 mi · Chicago, IL
- Acme Refining Metals 0.4 mi · Chicago, IL
- Eco Green Recycling Recycling 0.9 mi · Chicago, IL
- A A Pallet Recycling 1.2 mi · Chicago, IL
- Savers Recycling 1.5 mi · Chicago, IL
- Southside Recycling Recycling 1.5 mi · Chicago, IL
- Secure Asset & Hard Drive Recycling Recycling 1.6 mi · Chicago, IL
Nearest landfill: Atkinson Landfill Co, Bedford Park — 7.4 mi
Waste haulers nearby
- Marina Waste Transfer Inc0.4 mi · Chicago, IL · 1 driver
- Marina Cartage Inc - Mat Leasing Inc - Marina Waste Transfer Inc0.4 mi · Chicago, IL · 51 drivers
- All City Environmental Services Inc0.4 mi · Chicago, IL · 6 drivers
- Sims Metal Management2.2 mi · Chicago, IL · 15 drivers
- Huang Recycling Inc2.2 mi · Chicago, IL · 2 drivers
Area served
Serves Chicago, Cicero, Berwyn, Evergreen Park, Hometown, Burbank, Oak Park, Lyons, Riverside, Oak Lawn, Forest Park, Summit Argo.
County context
One of 213 recycling centers in Cook County, IL.
139 waste haulers in Cook County, IL.
ZIP 60609 at a glance
- Population
- 62,028 (3,090 per sq mi)
- Median age
- 36
- Households
- Median income $58,896 · 28% earn six figures
- Housing
- 42% owner-occupied · median home value $266,177 · median rent $1,099
- Workforce
- 65% labor-force participation · 12.6% unemployment
ZIP figures are US Census estimates for the ZIP area, not the company.
Illinois solid-waste agency: Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA)