Facility details
- Address
- 255 W Lincoln Hwy
Cortland, IL 60112 - Phone
- (779) 777-1061
- Google reviews
- See visitor reviews on Google
- Facility type
- Recycling
- County
- DeKalb 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
- DeKalb County Landfill & Compost Facility Landfill 1.4 mi · DeKalb, IL
- Zimmerman Recycling Recycling 1.9 mi · Dekalb, IL
- DeKalb Iron & Metal Co Metals 2.5 mi · DeKalb, IL
- Flat Can Recycling Recycling 12.2 mi · Elburn, IL
- Rochelle Municipal Landfill #2 Landfill 15.6 mi · Rochelle, IL
- Waste Management - Elburn Transfer Station Transfer Station 15.8 mi · Elburn, IL
- LRS Elburn Transfer Station Transfer Station 15.8 mi · Elburn, IL
- Midwest Companies Recycling 16.7 mi · Hampshire, IL
- C U Plastic LLC Recycling 18.7 mi · Rochelle, IL
- Majic Plastic Recycling 19.2 mi · St Charles, IL
Nearest landfill: DeKalb County Landfill & Compost Facility, DeKalb — 1.4 mi
Waste haulers nearby
- Read Septic Service Inc3.1 mi · Dekalb, IL · 5 drivers
- Beeman Excavating & Land Clearing3.1 mi · Dekalb, IL · 7 drivers
- Burkes Hauling Inc6.4 mi · Sycamore, IL · 5 drivers
- 3erb Hauling LLC9.4 mi · Hinckley, IL · 1 driver
- Active Excavating & Wrecking Inc11.9 mi · Elburn, IL · 1 driver
Area served
Serves Cortland, Dekalb, Sycamore, Maple Park, Clare, Hinckley, Malta, Kaneville, Waterman, Burlington, Elburn, Kingston.
County context
One of 3 recycling centers in DeKalb County, IL.
6 waste haulers in DeKalb County, IL.
ZIP 60112 at a glance
- Population
- 4,621 (488 per sq mi)
- Median age
- 32
- Households
- Median income $72,831 · 40% earn six figures
- Housing
- 79% owner-occupied · median home value $227,805 · median rent $1,552
- Workforce
- 72% labor-force participation · 8.1% unemployment
ZIP figures are US Census estimates for the ZIP area, not the company.
Illinois solid-waste agency: Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA)