Alter Metal Recycling - Bloomington
Bloomington, IL
Facility details
- Address
- 501 E Stewart St
Bloomington, IL 61701 - Phone
- (309) 828-6084
- Google reviews
- See visitor reviews on Google
- Website
- altertrading.com
- Facility type
- Recycling
- County
- McLean County
- EPA Region
- 5
- Data sources
- Overture Maps 2026-05-20
- Last verified
- 2026-10-15
- Also listed as
- Behr Iron & Metal
EPA record
Listed in the EPA Facility Registry: 110071996327
Programs on file: NPDES permit ILR10ZFWI
Interest types: ICIS-NPDES NON-MAJOR, STORM WATER CONSTRUCTION
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.
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- McLean County Asphalt & Concrete Recycling 1.6 mi · Bloomington, IL
- Twin City Wood Recycling Recycling 1.7 mi · Bloomington, IL
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- ADS McLean County Landfill Sexton Disposal Services Landfill 2.4 mi · Bloomington, IL
- ADS/McLean County LF #2 Landfill 2.7 mi · Bloomington, IL
- Republic Services Bloomington Transfer Station Transfer Station 2.7 mi · Bloomington, IL
Nearest landfill: ADS McLean County Landfill Sexton Disposal Services, Bloomington — 2.4 mi
Waste haulers nearby
- Green Recycling0.8 mi · Bloomington, IL · 8 drivers
- Medxwaste0.9 mi · Bloomington, IL · 2 drivers
- U Call I Haul0.9 mi · Bloomington, IL · 7 drivers
- Henson Disposal Inc2.3 mi · Bloomington, IL · 5 drivers
- Midwest Fiber Inc4.5 mi · Normal, IL · 21 drivers
Area served
Serves Bloomington, Normal, Shirley, Downs, Towanda, Heyworth, Hudson, Stanford, Carlock, Danvers, McLean, Ellsworth.
County context
One of 10 recycling centers in McLean County, IL.
5 waste haulers in McLean County, IL.
ZIP 61701 at a glance
- Population
- 35,136 (1,230 per sq mi)
- Median age
- 36
- Households
- Median income $57,130 · 25% earn six figures
- Housing
- 57% owner-occupied · median home value $142,768 · median rent $909
- Workforce
- 66% labor-force participation · 3.3% unemployment
ZIP figures are US Census estimates for the ZIP area, not the company.
Illinois solid-waste agency: Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA)