Facility details
- Address
- 1274 Rand Rd
Des Plaines, IL 60016 - Phone
- (847) 824-3175
- Website
- emsd63.org
- Facility type
- Metals
- County
- Cook County
- EPA Region
- 5
- Data sources
- EPA
- Last verified
- 2026-10-09
EPA record
Listed in the EPA Facility Registry: 110001816385
Programs on file: ACES 170000018941 · ACES 170001503040 · AIR IL000031063AFK · Air program 1703100349 · NPDES permit ILR001535 · RCRA hazardous-waste handler ILD043353085
Interest types: AIR MINOR, ICIS-NPDES NON-MAJOR, STORM WATER INDUSTRIAL
EPA record updated 2015-05-03
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
- Glenview Wheeling Township Transfer Station Transfer Station 1.1 mi · Des Plaines, IL
- Mid-States Recycling & Refining Recycling 1.1 mi · Des Plaines, IL
- SWANCC Glenview Transfer Station Transfer Station 1.4 mi · Des Plaines, IL
- Des Plaines Transfer Station Transfer Station 1.6 mi · Des Plaines, IL
- Des Plaines Landfill Landfill 1.8 mi · Des Plaines, IL
- Elgin Recycling Recycling 3.5 mi · Arlington Heights, IL
- Groot Industries Inc Transfer Station 3.7 mi · Chicago, IL
- Groot Industries Inc Transfer Station 3.7 mi · Elk Grove, IL
- ARC Disposal and Recycling Recycling 3.8 mi · Mt Prospect, IL
- Groot Recycling & Waste Services Recycling 4.2 mi · Elk Grove Village, IL
Nearest landfill: Des Plaines Landfill, Des Plaines — 1.8 mi
Area served
Serves Des Plaines, Mount Prospect, Park Ridge, Glenview, Prospect Heights, Niles, Arlington Heights, Morton Grove, Golf, Chicago, Wheeling, Northbrook.
County context
One of 213 recycling centers in Cook County, IL.
ZIP 60016 population 60,520.
Illinois solid-waste agency: Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA)