Republic Services Planet Recovery Transfer Station
Chicago, IL
Facility details
- Address
- 1800 W Carroll Ave
Chicago, IL 60612 - Phone
- (312) 226-0092
- Google reviews
- See visitor reviews on Google
- Website
- republicservices.com
- Facility type
- Transfer Station, Recycling
- Operator
- Republic Services
- County
- Cook County
- EPA Region
- 5
- Data sources
- Overture Maps 2026-05-20, EPA
- Last verified
- 2026-10-15
- Also listed as
- Planet (Allied); Planet Recovery TS
EPA record
Listed in the EPA Facility Registry: 110003062122
Programs on file: ACES 170000191511 · BR ILR000103259 · RCRA hazardous-waste handler ILR000103259
Interest types: HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER
EPA record updated 2012-01-26
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.
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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- BFI of Illinois Inc Transfer Station 0.8 mi · Chicago, IL
- USM Inc. MetalsRecycling 0.9 mi · Chicago, IL
- Ravenswood Disposal Transfer Station 1.1 mi · Chicago, IL
- Illinois Metal Processing & Recycling Recycling 1.1 mi · Chicago, IL
- Household Chemicals and Computer Recycling Facility Recycling 1.4 mi · Chicago, IL
- City of Chicago HHW Collection Facility Transfer Station 1.4 mi · Chicago, IL
Nearest landfill: Atkinson Landfill Co, Bedford Park — 9.9 mi
Waste haulers nearby
- Salvage One1.2 mi · Chicago, IL · 2 drivers
- Ground Thunder Site Services of NC LLC1.9 mi · Chicago, IL · 36 drivers
- Vanngo Site Services, LLC1.9 mi · Chicago, IL · 23 drivers
- Cumberland Site Services LLC1.9 mi · Chicago, IL · 21 drivers
- Lone Star Hauling LLC2.1 mi · Chicago, IL · 1 driver
Area served
Serves Chicago, Cicero, Oak Park, Berwyn, Elmwood Park, River Forest, Forest Park, Riverside, Lincolnwood, Hines, Maywood, River Grove.
County context
One of 84 transfer stations in Cook County, IL.
139 waste haulers in Cook County, IL.
ZIP 60612 at a glance
- Population
- 35,744 (3,711 per sq mi)
- Median age
- 34
- Households
- Median income $60,922 · 34% earn six figures
- Housing
- 31% owner-occupied · median home value $364,246 · median rent $1,389
- Workforce
- 66% labor-force participation · 11.6% unemployment
ZIP figures are US Census estimates for the ZIP area, not the company.
Illinois solid-waste agency: Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA)