Facility details
- Address
- 13256 W 3000 N Road
Essex, IL 60935 - Phone
- (815) 426-2133
- Google reviews
- See visitor reviews on Google
- Website
- joyce-farms.com
- Facility type
- Recycling
- County
- Kankakee County
- EPA Region
- 5
- Data sources
- EPA
- Last verified
- 2026-10-15
EPA record
Listed in the EPA Facility Registry: 110018190517
Programs on file: ACES 170000620004
EPA record updated 2006-03-17
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
- Prairie View RDF Landfill 12.4 mi · Wilmington, IL
- Waste Management - Prairie View Landfill Recycling 12.7 mi · Wilmington, IL
- Prairie View Recycling and Disposal Facility Recycling 12.9 mi · Wilmington, IL
- Kankakee Auto Recyclers Recycling 13.8 mi · Kankakee, IL
- Area Material MetalsRecycling 14.1 mi · Kankakee, IL
- River Valley Recycling Recycling 14.4 mi · Kankakee, IL
- Belson Steel Center Scrap Inc Metals 14.7 mi · Bourbonnais, IL
- Universal Pallet Inc Recycling 14.8 mi · Bourbonnais, IL
- United Disposal of Bradley Transfer Station Transfer Station 14.9 mi · Bradley, IL
- Kankakee County RDF Landfill 16.7 mi · Chebanse, IL
Nearest landfill: Prairie View RDF, Wilmington — 12.4 mi
Waste haulers nearby
- Illinois Recovery Group Inc8.4 mi · Braceville, IL · 15 drivers
- Turn Key Environmental12.6 mi · Kankakee, IL · 22 drivers
- RVR Transit LLC12.6 mi · Kankakee, IL · 3 drivers
- Pallets Recycling & Disposal12.6 mi · Kankakee, IL · 1 driver
- Ford Excavating and Wrecking Company Inc12.6 mi · Kankakee, IL · 4 drivers
Area served
Serves Essex, Union Hill, Bonfield, Reddick, South Wilmington, Braceville, Buckingham, Braidwood, Herscher, Wilmington, Gardner, Coal City.
County context
One of 6 recycling centers in Kankakee County, IL.
9 waste haulers in Kankakee County, IL.
ZIP 60935 at a glance
- Population
- 1,259 (26 per sq mi)
- Median age
- 35
- Households
- Median income $110,000 · 59% earn six figures
- Housing
- 92% owner-occupied · median home value $248,964 · median rent $1,143
- Workforce
- 69% labor-force participation · 2.7% unemployment
ZIP figures are US Census estimates for the ZIP area, not the company.
Illinois solid-waste agency: Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA)