Facility details
- Address
- 651 W Washington St
West Chicago, IL 60185 - Phone
- (630) 231-6888
- Website
- theautocrusher.com
- Facility type
- Recycling
- County
- DuPage County
- EPA Region
- 5
- Data sources
- Overture Maps 2026-05-20
- Last verified
- 2026-10-09
EPA record
Listed in the EPA Facility Registry: 110018384434
Programs on file: ACES 170000561318
EPA record updated 2006-08-19
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.
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- USAgain RecyclingTextiles 1.5 mi · West Chicago, IL
- Sims Lifecycle Services ElectronicsRecycling 1.6 mi · West Chicago, IL
- Sims Recycling Solutions Recycling 1.7 mi · West Chicago, IL
- LRS West Chicago Transfer Station, Material Recovery Facility, Portables, & Clean Sweep Recycling 2.3 mi · West Chicago, IL
- Groot Recycling & Waste Services DuKane Recycling 2.6 mi · West Chicago, IL
- K Hoving Recycling & Disposal Recycling 3.0 mi · West Chicago, IL
- We Pickup Clothes Recycling 3.2 mi · West Chicago, IL
- Veolia ES Solid Waste Midwest LLC Batavia TS Transfer Station 3.2 mi · Batavia, IL
Nearest landfill: Settler's Hill Recycling & Disposal Facility, Batavia — 3.5 mi
Area served
Serves West Chicago, Winfield, Warrenville, Carol Stream, Wayne, Saint Charles, Batavia, Wheaton, Naperville, Geneva, Bartlett, Aurora.
County context
One of 44 recycling centers in DuPage County, IL.
ZIP 60185 population 33,711.
Illinois solid-waste agency: Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA)