Facility details
- Address
- 301 S Rand Rd
Wauconda, IL 60084 - Phone
- (224) 606-1003
- Google reviews
- See visitor reviews on Google
- Website
- waucondarecycling.com
- Facility type
- Recycling
- County
- Lake 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
- Beats Plastic Refillery Recycling 0.4 mi · Wauconda, IL
- Wauconda Recycling Recycling 1.6 mi · Wauconda, IL
- POSRG Electronics Recycling Center Recycling 1.7 mi · Wauconda, IL
- Green World Copier and Supplies Recycling 1.7 mi · Wauconda, IL
- Midwest Organics Recycling Recycling 2.7 mi · McHenry, IL
- G2 Revolution Recycling 5.0 mi · Lake Zurich, IL
- Computer Recyclers Recycling 5.1 mi · Cary, IL
- Recycle Agent Recycling 5.4 mi · Mundelein, IL
- Lowe Enterprises Recycling 5.7 mi · Cary, IL
- Alt Landfills Inc Recycling 5.8 mi · Lake Zurich, IL
Nearest landfill: Countryside Landfill Inc, Grayslake — 8.0 mi
Waste haulers nearby
- Potempa Recycling Group LLC1.2 mi · Wauconda, IL · 2 drivers
- Ehc Industries Inc1.2 mi · Wauconda, IL · 7 drivers
- Junk Remedy6.7 mi · Lake Zurich, IL · 3 drivers
- Boxco Inc6.7 mi · Lake Zurich, IL · 1 driver
- Davenport Junk Removal & Haulingsponge Squeezers Professional Cleaning Services7.1 mi · Round Lake, IL · 1 driver
Area served
Serves Wauconda, Island Lake, Cary, Fox River Grove, Mundelein, Lake Zurich, Round Lake, Barrington, Mchenry, Grayslake, Ingleside, Crystal Lake.
County context
One of 40 recycling centers in Lake County, IL.
28 waste haulers in Lake County, IL.
ZIP 60084 at a glance
- Population
- 17,192 (473 per sq mi)
- Median age
- 40
- Households
- Median income $110,090 · 54% earn six figures
- Housing
- 79% owner-occupied · median home value $301,452 · median rent $1,387
- Workforce
- 71% labor-force participation · 5% unemployment
ZIP figures are US Census estimates for the ZIP area, not the company.
Illinois solid-waste agency: Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA)