American Recycling Systems Inc
Wadsworth, IL
Facility details
- Address
- 14425 W Jody Ln
Wadsworth, IL 60083 - Phone
- (847) 949-4705
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- Facility type
- Recycling
- County
- Lake County
- EPA Region
- 5
- Data sources
- EPA
- 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
- Legacy Scrap Recycling 2.6 mi · Wadsworth, IL
- Main Plastics Inc Recycling 2.9 mi · Zion, IL
- Plast-Ex USA Recycling 3.2 mi · Gurnee, IL
- Midwest Computer Recycling Recycling 3.4 mi · Gurnee, IL
- GoGreen Recycling LLC Recycling 3.4 mi · Gurnee, IL
- Focus Material Recycling Recycling 3.4 mi · Gurnee, IL
- Suburban Scrap Metal Company Recycling 3.4 mi · Gurnee, IL
- Advanced Disposal Recycling 3.5 mi · Zion, IL
- Advanced Disposal Services Zion Landfill Landfill 3.8 mi · Zion, IL
- Solid Waste Agency Of Lake Co Transfer Station 4.0 mi · Gurnee, IL
Nearest landfill: Advanced Disposal Services Zion Landfill, Zion — 3.8 mi
Waste haulers nearby
- MP Roll-Off Services LLC2.7 mi · Zion, IL · 2 drivers
- Cleveland Corporation2.7 mi · Zion, IL · 6 drivers
- R&R Junk Removal Corporation2.7 mi · Zion, IL · 1 driver
- Gales Recycling LLC3.5 mi · Waukegan, IL · 4 drivers
- Dumpster Deputy3.5 mi · Waukegan, IL · 4 drivers
Area served
Serves Wadsworth, Zion, Waukegan, Russell, Gurnee, Winthrop Harbor, Pleasant Prairie, WI, Kenosha, WI, Lake Villa, North Chicago, Great Lakes, Antioch.
County context
One of 40 recycling centers in Lake County, IL.
28 waste haulers in Lake County, IL.
ZIP 60083 at a glance
- Population
- 9,981 (146 per sq mi)
- Median age
- 44
- Households
- Median income $123,125 · 59% earn six figures
- Housing
- 93% owner-occupied · median home value $322,347 · median rent $1,650
- Workforce
- 68% labor-force participation · 6.5% unemployment
ZIP figures are US Census estimates for the ZIP area, not the company.
Illinois solid-waste agency: Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA)