Facility details
- Address
- 551 Factory St
Valparaiso, IN 46385 - Phone
- (219) 465-1538
- Google reviews
- See visitor reviews on Google
- Website
- landsmetal.com
- Facility type
- Recycling
- County
- Porter 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.
Nearby facilities
- Porter County Recycling District Recycling 0.3 mi · Valparaiso, IN
- Metro Auto Recyclers, Inc Recycling 1.2 mi · Valparaiso, IN
- Metro Recycling Recycling 1.4 mi · Valparaiso, IN
- Homewood Disposal Valparaiso TS Transfer Station 2.7 mi · Valparaiso, IN
- Archies Auto Recycling Inc Recycling 7.0 mi · Valparaiso, IN
- Wheeler RDF Landfill 7.6 mi · Hobart, IN
- Able Disposal Recycling & Transfer Station Transfer Station 8.8 mi · Kouts, IN
- Porter County Iron & Metal Recycling Recycling 9.7 mi · Hebron, IN
- Get Down Get Around Precious Metals Recycling 9.8 mi · Westville, IN
- JEM Industries Recycling 9.9 mi · Chesterton, IN
Nearest landfill: Wheeler RDF, Hobart — 7.6 mi
Waste haulers nearby
- The Junkluggers of Greater NW Indiana2.9 mi · Valparaiso, IN · 6 drivers
- Alien Waste Haulers2.9 mi · Valparaiso, IN · 2 drivers
- Metro Recycling Inc2.9 mi · Valpariso, IN · 6 drivers
- Steuer Septic Systems2.9 mi · Valparaso, IN · 2 drivers
- C and H Salvage and Towing3.4 mi · Valparaiso, IN · 1 driver
Area served
Serves Valparaiso, Wheeler, Boone Grove, Westville, Hobart, Portage, Chesterton, Wanatah, Kouts, Lake Station, Hebron, Merrillville.
County context
One of 11 recycling centers in Porter County, IN.
11 waste haulers in Porter County, IN.
ZIP 46385 at a glance
- Population
- 40,856 (195 per sq mi)
- Median age
- 43
- Households
- Median income $98,957 · 50% earn six figures
- Housing
- 87% owner-occupied · median home value $331,562 · median rent $1,346
- Workforce
- 61% labor-force participation · 3.4% unemployment
ZIP figures are US Census estimates for the ZIP area, not the company.
Indiana solid-waste agency: Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM)