Facility details
- Address
- 309 E Main St
Benton, IL 62812 - Phone
- (618) 218-6646
- Website
- photosgoneflight.com
- Facility type
- Recycling
- County
- Franklin County
- EPA Region
- 5
- Data sources
- Overture Maps 2026-05-20
- Last verified
- 2026-10-09
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
- Rend Lake Carbide Inc Recycling 1.3 mi · Benton, IL
- Fedex Ground Transfer Station Transfer Station 6.9 mi · West Frankfort, IL
- West End Disposal Facility Transfer Station 14.4 mi · Thompsonville, IL
- West End Disposal Facility Landfill 14.4 mi · Thompsonville, IL
- Herrin Solid Waste Transfer Station aka Southern Illinois Transfer Transfer Station 15.3 mi · Herrin, IL
- Republic Services Transfer Station Transfer Station 15.4 mi · Herrin, IL
- Herrin Municipal Landfill 16.1 mi · Herrin, IL
- T & T Recycling Recycling 16.3 mi · Hurst, IL
- Republic Services Marion Transfer Station Transfer Station 16.8 mi · Marion, IL
- Gordon and Price Recycling 17.8 mi · Marion, IL
Nearest landfill: West End Disposal Facility, Thompsonville — 14.4 mi
Area served
Serves Benton, Buckner, Logan, Orient, Valier, Whittington, West Frankfort, Christopher, Coello, Sesser, Ewing, Mulkeytown.
County context
One of 2 recycling centers in Franklin County, IL.
ZIP 62812 population 11,441.
Illinois solid-waste agency: Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA)