Beecher Landfill

Landfill

Beecher, IL

This landfill is closed (closed 1996).

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Facility details

Address
1055 W. Goodenow Road
Beecher, IL 60401
Facility type
Landfill
County
Will County
EPA Region
5
Data sources
EPA LMOP Sep 2024
Last verified
2026-10-09

EPA record

Listed in the EPA Facility Registry: 110045950459

Programs on file: EGRID 56419 · EIA-860 56419

Interest types: ELECTRIC GENERATOR, ELECTRIC POWER GENERATOR (BIOMASS BASED)

EPA record updated 2014-04-14

EPA LMOP landfill data

Status
Closed
Opened / Closed
1972 / 1996
Ownership
Private · WM
Waste in place
4,613,270 tons (as of 1996)
Design capacity
4,907,248 tons
Annual acceptance
163,453 tons per year
Landfill gas collection
Yes
LFG energy project
Operational: Electricity (Reciprocating Engine)

Source: EPA LMOP, Sep 2024

About this facility

A municipal solid waste (MSW) landfill is an engineered disposal site where household, commercial and some construction waste is weighed in at a scale house, tipped, compacted and covered with soil or an approved alternative at the end of each operating day. Modern landfills are lined and monitored, and many capture landfill gas. Some landfills accept self-haul loads from residents and small businesses; others take only contracted hauler or commercial loads. Fees are usually charged by the ton or by the load. Hours, fees and accepted materials vary — call ahead.

Nearby facilities

Nearest other landfill: Lake County CD Site, Lowell — 11.8 mi

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Area served

Serves Beecher, Crete, University Park, Steger, Park Forest, Monee, Richton Park, Chicago Heights, Cedar Lake, IN, Dyer, IN, Olympia Fields, Saint John, IN.

County context

One of 6 landfills in Will County, IL.

ZIP 60401 population 7,581.

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