Metro Recycling Transfer Station

Facility details

Address

10204 West 181st Street
Lowell, IN 46356

Phone

(219) 696-6070

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Facility type

Transfer Station

County

Lake 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

• Waste Service Transfer Station Transfer Station 0.3 mi · Lowell, IN
• Lake County CD Site Landfill 0.4 mi · Lowell, IN
• Dustin's delivery and scrap Recycling 2.1 mi · Lowell, IN
• Midwest PGM Recycling Center Recycling 5.8 mi · Cedar Lake, IN
• Carb-rite Recycling 7.3 mi · Schneider, IN
• Millennium Recycling Recycling 10.1 mi · Crown Point, IN
• Spectro Alloys Corp Metals 10.4 mi · Saint John, IN
• Republic Services Illiana Crown Point Transfer Station Transfer Station 11.1 mi · Crown Point, IN
• Illiana Transfer 3 Transfer Station 11.2 mi · Crown Point, IN
• Illiana Disposal & Recycling AWS Recycling 11.2 mi · Crown Point, IN

Nearest landfill: Lake County CD Site, Lowell — 0.4 mi

Waste haulers nearby

• Waste Solutions Inc3.1 mi · Lowell, IN · 15 drivers
• Bruce Septic and Repair Inc3.1 mi · Lowell, IN · 3 drivers
• Venditti LLC Northwest5.7 mi · Cedar Lake, IN · 6 drivers
• Midwest Parts Washers LLC7.4 mi · Schneider, IN · 3 drivers
• Cmsjc Inc8.7 mi · Beecher, IL · 2 drivers

Area served

Serves Lowell, Cedar Lake, Schneider, Beecher, IL, Shelby, Sumava Resorts, Grant Park, IL, Thayer, Crown Point, Saint John, Crete, IL, Dyer.

County context

One of 16 transfer stations in Lake County, IN.

51 waste haulers in Lake County, IN.

ZIP 46356 at a glance

Population

19,721 (68 per sq mi)

Median age

41

Households

Median income $89,217 · 44% earn six figures

Housing

89% owner-occupied · median home value $277,570 · median rent $1,179

Workforce

63% labor-force participation · 6.2% unemployment

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

Indiana solid-waste agency: Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM)