Facility details
- Address
- 6901 Chicago Ave
Gary, IN 46406 - Phone
- (219) 944-9749
- Google reviews
- See visitor reviews on Google
- Website
- summitrecycling.net
- Facility type
- Recycling
- County
- Lake County
- EPA Region
- 5
- Data sources
- Overture Maps 2026-05-20
- Last verified
- 2026-10-15
EPA record
Listed in the EPA Facility Registry: 110044766660
Programs on file: AIR IN0000001808900529 · Air program 1808900517 · Air program 1808900529 · ICIS 600004137 · ICIS 600043929 · IN-TEMPO 20152 · RCRA hazardous-waste handler INR000142257 · SEMS INN000510669
Interest types: AIR MINOR, AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY, OTHER HAZARDOUS WASTE ACTIVITIES, SUPERFUND (NON-NPL)
EPA record updated 2016-05-27
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
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- Enterprise Waste Disposal Transfer Station 1.7 mi · Gary, IN
- Illiana Waste Transfer Station 2 Transfer Station 2.7 mi · East Chicago, IN
- Republic Services Illiana Waste Transfer Station II Transfer Station 2.8 mi · East Chicago, IN
- Sims Metal - East Chicago, Indiana Recycling 2.8 mi · East Chicago, IN
- WM - Gary Transfer Station Transfer Station 2.8 mi · Gary, IN
- OmniSource Corp-Ferrous Brokerage Div-E Chicago IN Ofc Metals 2.9 mi · East Chicago, IN
- Sims Metal Management Metals 2.9 mi · East Chicago, IN
- Multi-Wall Packaging Recycling 2.9 mi · Gary, IN
Nearest landfill: Gary Sanitary LF, Gary — 3.2 mi
Waste haulers nearby
- Service Sanitation Inc1.9 mi · Gary, IN · 159 drivers
- Calumet Waste and Recycling Inc2.1 mi · East Chicago, IN · 1 driver
- Greenrock Disposal LLC2.1 mi · East Chicago, IN · 1 driver
- A&C Tierra Environmental2.1 mi · East Chicago, IN · 48 drivers
- Schreiber Crane & Salvage LLC3.9 mi · Gary, IN · 1 driver
Area served
Serves Gary, East Chicago, Hammond, Whiting, Highland, Calumet City, IL, Munster, Griffith, Chicago, IL, Lansing, IL, Lake Station, Dolton, IL.
County context
One of 25 recycling centers in Lake County, IN.
51 waste haulers in Lake County, IN.
ZIP 46406 at a glance
- Population
- 9,001 (258 per sq mi)
- Median age
- 33
- Households
- Median income $35,839 · 10% earn six figures
- Housing
- 48% owner-occupied · median home value $80,612 · median rent $995
- Workforce
- 50% labor-force participation · 10.6% unemployment
ZIP figures are US Census estimates for the ZIP area, not the company.
Indiana solid-waste agency: Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM)