Facility details
- Address
- 1255 Gifford Rd
Elgin, IL 60120 - Phone
- (847) 573-0699
- Facility type
- Metals
- County
- Cook County
- EPA Region
- 5
- Data sources
- EPA
- Last verified
- 2026-10-09
About this facility
A metals recycling facility, often called a scrap yard, buys and processes ferrous metal (steel, iron) and non-ferrous metal (aluminum, copper, brass, stainless) from contractors, haulers, manufacturers and the public. Material is weighed on a certified scale, graded, then sheared, baled or shredded for sale to steel mills and smelters. Prices change with commodity markets and are usually posted per pound or per ton by grade. Most yards require photo ID for payment and will not take sealed containers, pressurized cylinders or items with fluids. Hours, fees and accepted materials vary — call ahead to check current prices, what must be separated and whether vehicles, appliances or wire are accepted.
Typically accepted at a Metals Recycling Facility
- Steel and iron scrap
- Aluminum cans, siding and extrusions
- Copper pipe and wire
- Brass fixtures
- Stainless steel
- Appliances and vehicles (at many yards)
- Catalytic converters and batteries (documentation required)
Hours, fees and accepted materials vary by site — call ahead before hauling a load.
Nearby facilities
- Acwm Refining Metals same site · Blue Island, IL
- Scrap Metal Services MetalsRecycling 0.4 mi · Blue Island, IL
- Metro Recycling Recycling 0.4 mi · Blue Island, IL
- Robbins Recycling & Transfer Transfer Station 0.5 mi · Robbins, IL
- DAR PRO Solutions Blue Island Recycling 0.8 mi · Blue Island, IL
- Groen Waste Service Transfer Station 0.9 mi · Blue Island, IL
- Reyes Recycling Recycling 1.3 mi · Blue Island, IL
- USM Recycling Recycling 1.6 mi · Alsip, IL
- American Scrap Metal Services Recycling 1.7 mi · Alsip, IL
- Tri State Disposal Inc Transfer Station 1.7 mi · Riverdale, IL
Nearest landfill: River Bend Prairie Landfill, Dolton — 4.8 mi
Area served
Serves Blue Island, Robbins, Posen, Crestwood, Midlothian, Alsip, Riverdale, Harvey, Markham, Chicago, Oak Forest, Dolton.
County context
One of 213 recycling centers in Cook County, IL.
ZIP 60120 population 50,774.
Illinois solid-waste agency: Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA)