Elgin Recycling and Scrap Metal
Gilberts, IL
Facility details
- Address
- 161 Center Dr
Gilberts, IL 60136 - Phone
- (847) 741-4100
- Google reviews
- See visitor reviews on Google
- Website
- elginrecycling.com
- Facility type
- Recycling
- County
- Kane 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
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- Illinois Pallet Recycling Inc. Recycling 3.5 mi · Elgin, IL
- Elgin Recycling Recycling 5.0 mi · Elgin, IL
- Midwest Companies Recycling 5.8 mi · Hampshire, IL
- American Wood Recycling Recycling 7.4 mi · Hoffman Estates, IL
- Ben's Global Recycling Recycling 7.4 mi · Elgin, IL
- WM - Crystal Lake Transfer Station Transfer Station 7.9 mi · Crystal Lake, IL
- Bens Global Recycling Inc. Recycling 8.0 mi · Elgin, IL
- Bluff City Metal Recycling Recycling 8.1 mi · Elgin, IL
Nearest landfill: Woodland Landfill, Elgin — 9.6 mi
Waste haulers nearby
- Elgin Recycling0.6 mi · Gilberts, IL · 15 drivers
- Duty Free Sanitation Inc3.3 mi · Sleepy Hollow, IL · 1 driver
- Ez Dumpster Rental5.0 mi · Elgin, IL · 2 drivers
- Impact Environmental Group Inc5.0 mi · Elgin, IL · 44 drivers
- Junk Removal5.2 mi · Elgin, IL · 1 driver
Area served
Serves Gilberts, Dundee, Carpentersville, Elgin, Algonquin, Lake In The Hills, Huntley, Hampshire, South Elgin, Crystal Lake, Fox River Grove, Hoffman Estates.
County context
One of 21 recycling centers in Kane County, IL.
24 waste haulers in Kane County, IL.
ZIP 60136 at a glance
- Population
- 8,777 (458 per sq mi)
- Median age
- 41
- Households
- Median income $147,704 · 77% earn six figures
- Housing
- 93% owner-occupied · median home value $347,545 · median rent $1,747
- Workforce
- 80% labor-force participation · 3.6% unemployment
ZIP figures are US Census estimates for the ZIP area, not the company.
Illinois solid-waste agency: Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA)