Facility details
- Address
- 1000 E Armstrong St
Morris, IL 60450 - Phone
- (815) 941-9888
- Website
- firstamericametal.com
- Facility type
- Metals
- County
- Grundy County
- EPA Region
- 5
- Data sources
- EPA
- Last verified
- 2026-10-09
EPA record
Listed in the EPA Facility Registry: 110064660157
Programs on file: AIR IL000063811AAB · Emissions inventory 19115111 · RCRA hazardous-waste handler ILR000189126
Interest types: AIR MINOR, LQG
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
- Morris Community LF Landfill 0.6 mi · Morris, IL
- Environtech LF Landfill 0.6 mi · Morris, IL
- Cardinal Recycling Co PlasticsRecycling 2.3 mi · Morris, IL
- First America Metal Corporation Metals 9.2 mi · Minooka, IL
- Prairie View RDF Landfill 14.6 mi · Wilmington, IL
- Waste Management - Prairie View Landfill Recycling 15.6 mi · Wilmington, IL
- Prairie View Recycling and Disposal Facility Recycling 15.8 mi · Wilmington, IL
- Waste Management - Joliet Transfer Station Transfer Station 15.9 mi · Joliet, IL
- CDT Landfill Compost Facility Transfer MRF WM Landfill 16.1 mi · Joliet, IL
- A Team Recyclers Recycling 16.1 mi · Shorewood, IL
Nearest landfill: Morris Community LF, Morris — 0.6 mi
Area served
Serves Morris, Coal City, Mazon, Minooka, Seneca, Channahon, Verona, Braceville, Braidwood, Newark, Shorewood, Gardner.
County context
One of 3 recycling centers in Grundy County, IL.
ZIP 60450 population 20,918.
Illinois solid-waste agency: Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA)