Facility details
- Address
- 16400 Lathrop Ave
Harvey, IL 60426 - Phone
- (708) 331-6711
- Website
- ramrecycling.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: 110018426871
Programs on file: ACES 170000456502 · RCRA hazardous-waste handler ILR000180273
Interest types: OTHER HAZARDOUS WASTE ACTIVITIES
EPA record updated 2013-12-17
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
- Center Ave Transfer Station Transfer Station 0.4 mi · Harvey, IL
- Industrial Plastic Recycling Recycling 0.7 mi · South Holland, IL
- Cantero recycling inc Recycling 1.0 mi · South Holland, IL
- Hunter Douglas Metals LLC Metals 1.4 mi · Homewood, IL
- Homewood Disposal Service Inc Transfer Station 1.4 mi · East Hazel Crest, IL
- Homewood Nu Way Star Disposal Transfer Station 1.5 mi · Hazel Crest, IL
- Harvey Transfer Station Transfer Station 1.5 mi · Harvey, IL
- Brackenbox Inc Transfer Station 1.6 mi · Markham, IL
- Brothers Metal Recycling & Cash for Junk Cars Recycling 2.5 mi · Dixmoor, IL
- Green Spring Recycling Recycling 2.7 mi · Markham, IL
Nearest landfill: River Bend Prairie Landfill, Dolton — 4.3 mi
Area served
Serves Harvey, South Holland, Thornton, Hazel Crest, Homewood, Markham, Dolton, Posen, Glenwood, Riverdale, Flossmoor, Blue Island.
County context
One of 213 recycling centers in Cook County, IL.
ZIP 60426 population 23,066.
Illinois solid-waste agency: Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA)