Sims Metal - East Chicago, Indiana
East Chicago, IN
Facility details
- Address
- 425 W 152nd St
East Chicago, IN 46312 - Phone
- (219) 378-7426
- Google reviews
- See visitor reviews on Google
- Website
- simsmm.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.
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- Scrap International Recycling 1.6 mi · Hammond, IN
- Jupiter Aluminum Corp Metals 1.7 mi · Hammond, IN
- East Chicago Municipal SW TS Transfer Station 1.9 mi · East Chicago, IN
- Lake Iron and Metal Recycling 1.9 mi · Hammond, IN
- Blaine Street Partners Llc Transfer Station Transfer Station 2.4 mi · Gary, IN
- Northlake Auto Recyclers Recycling 2.6 mi · Hammond, IN
Nearest landfill: Gary Sanitary LF, Gary — 4.1 mi
Waste haulers nearby
- Dons Sewer & Septic Tank Service1.4 mi · Hammond, IN · 1 driver
- Calumet Waste and Recycling Inc2.2 mi · East Chicago, IN · 1 driver
- Greenrock Disposal LLC2.2 mi · East Chicago, IN · 1 driver
- A&C Tierra Environmental2.2 mi · East Chicago, IN · 48 drivers
- Butch's Transport2.3 mi · Hammond, IN · 2 drivers
Area served
Serves Hammond, East Chicago, Gary, Calumet City, IL, Whiting, Highland, Munster, Lansing, IL, Chicago, IL, Dolton, IL, South Holland, IL, Griffith.
County context
One of 25 recycling centers in Lake County, IN.
51 waste haulers in Lake County, IN.
ZIP 46312 at a glance
- Population
- 26,022 (716 per sq mi)
- Median age
- 37
- Households
- Median income $42,125 · 17% earn six figures
- Housing
- 43% owner-occupied · median home value $104,207 · median rent $854
- Workforce
- 57% labor-force participation · 7.7% unemployment
ZIP figures are US Census estimates for the ZIP area, not the company.
Indiana solid-waste agency: Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM)