Facility details
- Address
- 300 W Chestnut St
Carbondale, IL 62901 - Phone
- (618) 549-2880
- Website
- southernrecyclingcenter.com
- Facility type
- Recycling
- County
- Jackson County
- EPA Region
- 5
- Data sources
- Overture Maps 2026-05-20
- Last verified
- 2026-10-09
EPA record
Listed in the EPA Facility Registry: 110071394411
Programs on file: RCRA hazardous-waste handler ILR000213736
Interest types: VSQG
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
- Cimco Recycling Sterling Recycling 2.7 mi · Murphysboro, IL
- Marion Transfer Station Transfer Station 5.8 mi · Desoto, IL
- Southern Illinois Regional Landfill Inc Landfill 8.0 mi · DeSoto, IL
- Community Electronics Technology Interface Inc Recycling 8.0 mi · Carterville, IL
- T & T Recycling Recycling 8.6 mi · Hurst, IL
- Herrin Municipal Landfill 12.1 mi · Herrin, IL
- Republic Services Transfer Station Transfer Station 12.4 mi · Herrin, IL
- Herrin Solid Waste Transfer Station aka Southern Illinois Transfer Transfer Station 12.5 mi · Herrin, IL
- Republic Services Marion Transfer Station Transfer Station 15.0 mi · Marion, IL
- Gordon and Price Recycling 15.6 mi · Marion, IL
Nearest landfill: Southern Illinois Regional Landfill Inc, DeSoto — 8.0 mi
Area served
Serves Carbondale, De Soto, Cambria, Murphysboro, Hurst, Carterville, Colp, Makanda, Pomona, Energy, Elkville, Herrin.
County context
One of 2 recycling centers in Jackson County, IL.
ZIP 62901 population 22,920.
Illinois solid-waste agency: Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA)