Facility details
- Address
- 5114 E Terra Cotta Ave
Crystal Lake, IL 60014 - Phone
- (847) 741-4100
- Google reviews
- See visitor reviews on Google
- Website
- elginrecycling.com
- Facility type
- Recycling
- County
- McHenry County
- EPA Region
- 5
- Data sources
- Overture Maps 2026-05-20, EPA
- Last verified
- 2026-10-15
- Also listed as
- Elgin Recycling Inc
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
- T and C Metal Company MetalsRecycling 0.6 mi · Crystal Lake, IL
- Computer Recycling Center LLC Recycling 2.3 mi · Crystal Lake, IL
- Computer Recyclers Recycling 2.6 mi · Cary, IL
- Core Scientific Precious Metals Refinery Recycling 2.9 mi · Cary, IL
- Waste Management - Crystal Lake Transfer Station Transfer Station 2.9 mi · Crystal Lake, IL
- WM Transfer Facility Transfer Station 3.0 mi · Crystal Lake, IL
- WM - Crystal Lake Transfer Station Transfer Station 3.2 mi · Crystal Lake, IL
- Lowe Enterprises Recycling 3.4 mi · Cary, IL
- Recycle Your Catalytic Converter Recycling 4.2 mi · McHenry, IL
- CornerStone Material Recovery MRF 5.1 mi · McHenry, IL
Nearest landfill: South Barrington Landfill, South Barrington — 14.4 mi
Waste haulers nearby
- Ron's Tidy Tank Septic Service1.9 mi · Crystal Lake, IL · 5 drivers
- Ams Med Waste LLC4.8 mi · Lake in the Hill, IL · 4 drivers
- Grand Outdoor8.0 mi · McHenry, IL · 4 drivers
- Superior Waste Solutions LLC8.0 mi · McHenry, IL · 1 driver
- Docs Dumpsters Inc8.0 mi · McHenry, IL · 8 drivers
Area served
Serves Crystal Lake, Cary, Lake In The Hills, Island Lake, Mchenry, Fox River Grove, Algonquin, Wauconda, Carpentersville, Huntley, Barrington, Woodstock.
County context
One of 12 recycling centers in McHenry County, IL.
13 waste haulers in McHenry County, IL.
ZIP 60014 at a glance
- Population
- 48,590 (747 per sq mi)
- Median age
- 40
- Households
- Median income $109,016 · 54% earn six figures
- Housing
- 80% owner-occupied · median home value $323,103 · median rent $1,471
- Workforce
- 71% labor-force participation · 4% unemployment
ZIP figures are US Census estimates for the ZIP area, not the company.
Illinois solid-waste agency: Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA)