Facility details
- Address
- 13546 Western Ave
Blue Island, IL 60406 - Phone
- (708) 388-1551
- Website
- metrorecycling.net
- Facility type
- Recycling
- County
- Cook County
- EPA Region
- 5
- Data sources
- Overture Maps 2026-05-20, EPA
- Last verified
- 2026-10-09
- Also listed as
- Metro Recycling Inc.
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
- Acwm Refining Metals 0.4 mi · Blue Island, IL
- Acme Refining Metals 0.4 mi · Elgin, IL
- Scrap Metal Services MetalsRecycling 0.5 mi · Blue Island, IL
- Robbins Recycling & Transfer Transfer Station 0.9 mi · Robbins, IL
- Reyes Recycling Recycling 1.0 mi · Blue Island, IL
- DAR PRO Solutions Blue Island Recycling 1.1 mi · Blue Island, IL
- Groen Waste Service Transfer Station 1.2 mi · Blue Island, IL
- Tri State Disposal Inc Transfer Station 1.3 mi · Riverdale, IL
- Truck Parts Recycling 1.8 mi · Harvey, IL
- USM Recycling Recycling 2.0 mi · Alsip, IL
Nearest landfill: River Bend Prairie Landfill, Dolton — 4.4 mi
Area served
Serves Blue Island, Posen, Robbins, Riverdale, Harvey, Crestwood, Midlothian, Alsip, Markham, Chicago, Oak Forest, Dolton.
County context
One of 213 recycling centers in Cook County, IL.
ZIP 60406 population 24,887.
Illinois solid-waste agency: Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA)