Facility details
- Address
- 7808 West College Dr Ste 3 NE
Palos Heights, IL 60463 - Phone
- (773) 572-6173
- 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
- AVA E-Recycling Pick Up and Data Shredding Recycling 0.8 mi · Palos Heights, IL
- Great Lakes Recycling Recycling 1.0 mi · Worth, IL
- ClearStream Recycling, Inc. Recycling 1.9 mi · Palos Heights, IL
- WM - Alsip Transfer Station Transfer Station 2.2 mi · Aslip, IL
- Waste Management South Suburbs Transfer Station 2.2 mi · Alsip, IL
- Resource Plastics Inc. PlasticsRecycling 2.6 mi · Alsip, IL
- Resource Management Company International Recycling 2.7 mi · Chicago Ridge, IL
- Waste Management South Suburbs Transfer Station 3.0 mi · Chicago Ridge, IL
- ACI Enterprises Inc Recycling 3.1 mi · Alsip, IL
- Mhbc Recycling 3.5 mi · Alsip, IL
Nearest landfill: Atkinson Landfill Co, Bedford Park — 6.8 mi
Area served
Serves Worth, Palos Heights, Palos Hills, Chicago Ridge, Palos Park, Hickory Hills, Orland Park, Alsip, Oak Lawn, Crestwood, Willow Springs, Bridgeview.
County context
One of 213 recycling centers in Cook County, IL.
ZIP 60463 population 13,359.
Illinois solid-waste agency: Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA)