Brookfield Resource Management

Recycling

Chicago Heights, IL

Facility details

Address
171 E 12th St
Chicago Heights, IL 60411
Phone
(708) 754-5329
Website
brookfieldiron.com
Facility type
Recycling
County
Cook County
EPA Region
5
Data sources
Overture Maps 2026-05-20
Last verified
2026-10-09

EPA record

Listed in the EPA Facility Registry: 110005941696

Programs on file: ACES 170000320926 · OSHA-OIS 343426466 · RCRA hazardous-waste handler ILR000017632

Interest types: OSHA ESTABLISHMENT

EPA record updated 2015-01-16

About this facility

A recycling center collects, sorts and prepares recoverable materials so they can be sold to mills and manufacturers instead of being landfilled. Some are public drop-off sites run by a city, county or hauler; others are commercial buy-back yards or processing plants that take material from collection routes and businesses. What a given site handles depends on its equipment and the markets it sells into, so one center may focus on cardboard and containers while another takes only scrap metal. Many sites pay for certain materials and charge for others. Hours, fees and accepted materials vary — call ahead to confirm what is taken, how it must be sorted and whether there is a minimum quantity.

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.

Nearby facilities

Nearest landfill: Munster Landfill, Munster — 6.5 mi

Area served

Serves Chicago Heights, Glenwood, Steger, Olympia Fields, Flossmoor, Park Forest, Homewood, Thornton, Hazel Crest, Richton Park, Lansing, Crete.

County context

One of 213 recycling centers in Cook County, IL.

ZIP 60411 population 52,395.

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