Facility details
- Address
- 1545 S. Cicero Avenue
Cicero, IL 60804 - Phone
- (708) 780-6800
- Website
- unitedscrap.com
- Facility type
- Metals
- County
- Cook County
- EPA Region
- 5
- Data sources
- EPA
- Last verified
- 2026-10-09
- Also listed as
- United Scrap Metal; United Scrap Metal Inc
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
- Greenway Recycling Services Recycling 0.5 mi · Chicago, IL
- Kucera Disposal Co Transfer Station 0.6 mi · Cicero, IL
- H Sattler Plastics Recycling 0.9 mi · Chicago, IL
- Flood Brothers Transfer Station 1.0 mi · Chicago, IL
- Central Metal Recycling Recycling 1.2 mi · Chicago, IL
- AE Computers Ltd Recycling 1.9 mi · Berwyn, IL
- Cicero Iron Metal & Paper Recycling 2.2 mi · Cicero, IL
- 34th Street Sorting Center MRF 2.3 mi · Chicago, IL
- JLG Recycling Recycling 2.4 mi · Chicago, IL
- Waste Management Transfer Station 2.4 mi · Cicero, IL
Nearest landfill: Atkinson Landfill Co, Bedford Park — 6.4 mi
Area served
Serves Cicero, Chicago, Oak Park, Berwyn, Forest Park, Riverside, River Forest, Hines, Lyons, Maywood, Elmwood Park, Broadview.
County context
One of 213 recycling centers in Cook County, IL.
ZIP 60804 population 83,223.
Illinois solid-waste agency: Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA)