Facility details
- Address
- 223 E 12th St
Chicago Heights, IL 60411 - Phone
- (708) 980-2638
- Website
- gotscrapchicago.com
- Facility type
- Recycling
- County
- Cook County
- EPA Region
- 5
- Data sources
- Overture Maps 2026-05-20
- Last verified
- 2026-10-09
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.
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- Intercon Solutions LKG Heavy Truck ARSCO Metals 0.2 mi · Chicago Heights, IL
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- Aleris Recycling Inc-Chicago Heights IL Recycling 0.4 mi · Chicago Heights, IL
- Republic Services Transfer Station Transfer Station 0.5 mi · Chicago Heights, IL
- Big Daddy Scrap Recycling 0.9 mi · Chicago Heights, IL
- Greener Future LLC Recycling 1.1 mi · Chicago Heights, IL
- C & L LSW TS Skyline Disposal Transfer Station 1.3 mi · Chicago Heights, IL
- Gaby Iron and Metal MetalsRecycling 1.4 mi · Chicago Heights, IL
- All American Recycling Recycling 1.7 mi · Ford Heights, IL
- Star Disposal Service Transfer Station 2.8 mi · Park Forest, IL
Nearest landfill: Munster Landfill, Munster — 6.3 mi
Area served
Serves Chicago Heights, Glenwood, Steger, Olympia Fields, Flossmoor, Park Forest, Homewood, Thornton, Hazel Crest, Lansing, Crete, Richton Park.
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)