Glenview Wheeling Township Transfer Station

Facility details

Address

1151 N Des Plaines River Road
Des Plaines, IL 60016

Phone

(773) 242-1977

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Facility type

Transfer Station

Operator

Municipal

County

Cook County

EPA Region

5

Data sources

EPA

Last verified

2026-10-15

About this facility

A transfer station is a staging point in the solid-waste system. Collection trucks, roll-off haulers and in many places residents with a pickup load drop waste on a tipping floor, where it is consolidated into larger transfer trailers or rail containers and moved to a landfill, waste-to-energy plant or recycling facility. Haulers use transfer stations to keep route trucks working locally instead of driving to a distant disposal site. Some transfer stations are open to the public, while many municipal sites are restricted to residents with a permit or sticker. Larger sites weigh loads and charge by the ton; smaller ones charge per bag or per item. Hours, fees and accepted materials vary — call ahead, especially for bulky items, construction debris, tires, appliances or anything that may be restricted.

Hours, fees and accepted materials vary by site — call ahead before hauling a load.

Nearby facilities

• SWANCC Glenview Transfer Station Transfer Station 0.3 mi · Des Plaines, IL
• Maine Scrap Metal LLC Metals 1.1 mi · Des Plaines, IL
• Des Plaines Landfill Landfill 1.4 mi · Des Plaines, IL
• Mid-States Recycling & Refining Recycling 2.2 mi · Des Plaines, IL
• Des Plaines Transfer Station Transfer Station 2.6 mi · Des Plaines, IL
• WM Northwest Transfer Station 3.6 mi · Wheeling, IL
• Waste Management Of Illinois, Inc. Transfer Station 3.6 mi · Wheeling, IL
• Brooks Disposal Service Veolia TS Transfer Station 4.0 mi · Northbrook, IL
• LRS Northbrook Transfer Station Transfer Station 4.0 mi · Northbrook, IL
• Elgin Recycling Recycling 4.2 mi · Arlington Heights, IL

Nearest landfill: Des Plaines Landfill, Des Plaines — 1.4 mi

Waste haulers nearby

• Route Express Haul LLC1.0 mi · Des Plaines, IL · 1 driver
• Medpro Waste Disposal LLC4.5 mi · Park Ridge, IL · 6 drivers
• Rent a Dumpster of Illinois4.6 mi · Wheeling, IL · 1 driver
• GFL Environmental4.8 mi · Northbrook, IL · 80 drivers
• Two Men and a Junk Truck4.8 mi · Northbrook, IL · 3 drivers

Area served

Serves Des Plaines, Mount Prospect, Prospect Heights, Glenview, Park Ridge, Wheeling, Northbrook, Arlington Heights, Niles, Golf, Morton Grove, Chicago.

County context

One of 84 transfer stations in Cook County, IL.

139 waste haulers in Cook County, IL.

ZIP 60016 at a glance

Population

60,898 (1,940 per sq mi)

Median age

41

Households

Median income $86,571 · 44% earn six figures

Housing

68% owner-occupied · median home value $320,522 · median rent $1,558

Workforce

65% labor-force participation · 5.7% unemployment

ZIP figures are US Census estimates for the ZIP area, not the company.

Illinois solid-waste agency: Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA)