Green Earth Plastic Recycling
Joliet, IL
Facility details
- Address
- 711 E Benton St
Joliet, IL 60432 - Phone
- (815) 727-3739
- Google reviews
- See visitor reviews on Google
- Website
- geplasticrecycling.com
- Facility type
- Plastics, Recycling
- County
- Will County
- EPA Region
- 5
- Data sources
- Overture Maps 2026-05-20, EPA
- Last verified
- 2026-10-15
About this facility
A plastic recycling facility processes post-consumer and post-industrial plastic into flake or pellet that manufacturers use in place of virgin resin. Most plants specialize by resin type — PET bottles, HDPE jugs, polypropylene, film and bags, or industrial scrap such as purge and regrind — and buy baled material from MRFs, haulers and factories. Material is sorted, washed, ground and often extruded. Few of these facilities serve walk-in customers, but some accept clean sorted loads from businesses or run a buy-back program. Hours, fees and accepted materials vary — call ahead to confirm which resins are accepted, how clean and sorted they must be and whether small quantities are taken.
Typically accepted at a Plastic Recycling Facility
- PET (#1) bottles
- HDPE (#2) jugs and containers
- Polypropylene (#5)
- Film and stretch wrap
- Industrial regrind and purge
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
- Berlinsky Scrap Corp Metals 0.2 mi · Joliet, IL
- Speedway Auto Ltd Metals 0.7 mi · Joliet, IL
- Loop Paper Recycling Recycling 1.0 mi · Joliet, IL
- Ashleys U Pick A Part Metals 1.0 mi · Joliet, IL
- Recycled Rubber Products Llc RecyclingTires 1.3 mi · Joliet, IL
- Citiwaste AWS of Joliet Transfer Station 1.8 mi · Joliet, IL
- BL Duke - Joliet Industrial Scrap Metal Recycling Yard Recycling 1.9 mi · Joliet, IL
- Acme Refining Metals 2.0 mi · Joliet, IL
- drop zone Recycling 2.2 mi · Joliet, IL
- All American Recycling Inc Recycling 2.3 mi · Joliet, IL
Nearest landfill: CDT Landfill Compost Facility Transfer MRF WM, Joliet — 5.2 mi
Waste haulers nearby
- Norwalk Tank Company1.4 mi · Joliet, IL · 3 drivers
- All American Recycling Inc2.4 mi · Joliet, IL · 20 drivers
- Joliet Disposal & Recycling LLC2.4 mi · Joliet, IL · 3 drivers
- Kaluzny Bros Inc4.2 mi · Joliet, IL · 15 drivers
- Enviromental Recycling & Disposal4.2 mi · Rockdale, IL · 25 drivers
Area served
Serves Joliet, Crest Hill, Lockport, New Lenox, Romeoville, Homer Glen, Shorewood, Elwood, Mokena, Plainfield, Orland Park, Bolingbrook.
County context
One of 28 recycling centers in Will County, IL.
28 waste haulers in Will County, IL.
ZIP 60432 at a glance
- Population
- 20,465 (928 per sq mi)
- Median age
- 34
- Households
- Median income $64,917 · 28% earn six figures
- Housing
- 59% owner-occupied · median home value $190,911 · median rent $1,253
- Workforce
- 67% labor-force participation · 7.8% unemployment
ZIP figures are US Census estimates for the ZIP area, not the company.
Illinois solid-waste agency: Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA)