Facility details
- Address
- 220 E Exchange St
Freeport, IL 61032 - Phone
- (815) 232-2525
- Google reviews
- See visitor reviews on Google
- Website
- groelingsalvage.com
- Facility type
- Recycling
- County
- Stephenson County
- EPA Region
- 5
- Data sources
- Overture Maps 2026-05-20
- Last verified
- 2026-10-15
EPA record
Listed in the EPA Facility Registry: 110006773615
Programs on file: NPDES permit ILR005429
Interest types: ICIS-NPDES NON-MAJOR, STORM WATER INDUSTRIAL
EPA record updated 2015-05-03
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
- Freeport Municipal Landfill #4 Landfill 2.4 mi · Freeport, IL
- Freeport Transfer Station Transfer Station 2.4 mi · Freeport, IL
- MDI Environmental Systems Recycling 15.2 mi · Lanark, IL
- Behr Iron & Metal Metals 19.4 mi · Monroe, WI
- Alter Metal Recycling - Monroe Recycling 19.5 mi · Monroe, WI
- Bytec Resource Management Inc. Recycling 21.0 mi · Monroe, WI
- Republic Services of WI Transfer Station 21.1 mi · Monroe, WI
- City of Monroe Transfer Station 21.2 mi · Monroe, WI
- Advanced Disposal Services SW Midwest LLC Transfer Station 21.2 mi · Monroe, WI
- Mobile Recycling Recycling 22.1 mi · Rockford, IL
Nearest landfill: Freeport Municipal Landfill #4, Freeport — 2.4 mi
Waste haulers nearby
- Gen 2 Land & Debris Management LLC1.4 mi · Freeport, IL · 4 drivers
- Dale's Dumpsters Inc13.9 mi · Pecatonica, IL · 1 driver
- C and W Demolition and Excavating18.6 mi · Winnebago, IL · 1 driver
- Hoops Garage and Salvage Inc18.9 mi · Juda, WI · 1 driver
- FRY Salvage Incorporated19.8 mi · Browntown, WI · 1 driver
Area served
Serves Freeport, Cedarville, Baileyville, Ridott, Eleroy, Dakota, German Valley, Shannon, Rock City, McConnell, Pearl City, Orangeville.
County context
The only listed recycling center in Stephenson County, IL.
1 waste hauler in Stephenson County, IL.
ZIP 61032 at a glance
- Population
- 29,020 (75 per sq mi)
- Median age
- 46
- Households
- Median income $56,593 · 26% earn six figures
- Housing
- 65% owner-occupied · median home value $111,757 · median rent $800
- Workforce
- 59% labor-force participation · 4.9% unemployment
ZIP figures are US Census estimates for the ZIP area, not the company.
Illinois solid-waste agency: Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA)