Facility details
- Address
- 288 W South Tec Dr
Kankakee, IL 60901 - Phone
- (815) 928-8400
- Google reviews
- See visitor reviews on Google
- Website
- rivervalleyrecycling.net
- Facility type
- Recycling
- County
- Kankakee 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
- Kankakee Auto Recyclers Recycling 2.2 mi · Kankakee, IL
- Area Material MetalsRecycling 3.3 mi · Kankakee, IL
- Kankakee County RDF Landfill 3.8 mi · Chebanse, IL
- United Disposal of Bradley Transfer Station Transfer Station 4.1 mi · Bradley, IL
- Belson Steel Center Scrap Inc Metals 6.4 mi · Bourbonnais, IL
- Universal Pallet Inc Recycling 8.4 mi · Bourbonnais, IL
- Apollo Disposal Inc AWS Transfer Station 12.8 mi · Momence, IL
- Joyce Farms Recycling Inc Recycling 14.4 mi · Essex, IL
- K & H Disposal Landfill Landfill 19.4 mi · Donovan, IL
- Waste Management - Prairie View Landfill Recycling 21.6 mi · Wilmington, IL
Nearest landfill: Kankakee County RDF, Chebanse — 3.8 mi
Waste haulers nearby
- Turn Key Environmental2.2 mi · Kankakee, IL · 22 drivers
- RVR Transit LLC2.2 mi · Kankakee, IL · 3 drivers
- Pallets Recycling & Disposal2.2 mi · Kankakee, IL · 1 driver
- Ford Excavating and Wrecking Company Inc2.2 mi · Kankakee, IL · 4 drivers
- River Valley Recycling LLC2.2 mi · Kankakee, IL · 1 driver
Area served
Serves Kankakee, Aroma Park, Bradley, Chebanse, Bourbonnais, Saint Anne, Bonfield, Clifton, Manteno, Herscher, Papineau, Martinton.
County context
One of 6 recycling centers in Kankakee County, IL.
9 waste haulers in Kankakee County, IL.
ZIP 60901 at a glance
- Population
- 33,128 (131 per sq mi)
- Median age
- 37
- Households
- Median income $58,309 · 27% earn six figures
- Housing
- 61% owner-occupied · median home value $149,572 · median rent $1,045
- Workforce
- 59% labor-force participation · 5.9% unemployment
ZIP figures are US Census estimates for the ZIP area, not the company.
Illinois solid-waste agency: Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA)