Facility details
- Address
- 3865 W Guilford Rd
Galena, IL 61036 - Phone
- (815) 275-5609
- Google reviews
- See visitor reviews on Google
- Facility type
- Recycling
- County
- Jo Daviess 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
- Montgomery Transfer Station Transfer Station 7.4 mi · Elizabeth, IL
- Montgomery Trucking Transfer Station Transfer Station 8.0 mi · Elizabeth, IL
- Village of Hazel Green Transfer Station 10.0 mi · Hazel Green, WI
- Wiederholt Enterprises, Llc. Recycling 13.3 mi · Cuba City, WI
- Cuba City Transfer Station 14.0 mi · Cuba City, WI
- T and T Iron and Metals Recycling 15.3 mi · East Dubuque, IL
- WM Darlington Landfill 19.1 mi · Darlington, WI
- Dubuque Metropolitan Sanitary Landfill Landfill 19.4 mi · Dubuque, IA
- Sustainable Construction and Demolition Recycling 21.4 mi · Dubuque, IA
- Key City Recycling Recycling 21.6 mi · Dubuque, IA
Nearest landfill: WM Darlington, Darlington — 19.1 mi
Waste haulers nearby
- Tri State Porta Potty Inc4.9 mi · Galena, IL · 3 drivers
- Michel Septic Service15.1 mi · Bellevue, IA · 1 driver
- Woodward Recycling Inc15.7 mi · Cuba City, WI · 2 drivers
- Breeds Salvage Inc16.3 mi · Warren, IL · 1 driver
- Jasper Dumpster Rental LLC19.1 mi · Dubuque, IA · 1 driver
Area served
Serves Scales Mound, Galena, Apple River, Benton, WI, Hanover, Elizabeth, Shullsburg, WI, Saint Donatus, IA, Hazel Green, WI, East Dubuque, Stockton.
County context
One of 2 recycling centers in Jo Daviess County, IL.
2 waste haulers in Jo Daviess County, IL.
ZIP 61036 at a glance
- Population
- 7,121 (29 per sq mi)
- Median age
- 59
- Households
- Median income $81,989 · 41% earn six figures
- Housing
- 77% owner-occupied · median home value $287,089 · median rent $831
- Workforce
- 54% labor-force participation · 1.3% unemployment
ZIP figures are US Census estimates for the ZIP area, not the company.
Illinois solid-waste agency: Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA)