Maine Plastics Inc

Recycling

North Chicago, IL

Facility details

Address
1550 24th Street
North Chicago, IL 60064
Phone
(847) 473-3553
Facility type
Recycling
County
Lake County
EPA Region
5
Data sources
EPA
Last verified
2026-10-09

EPA record

Listed in the EPA Facility Registry: 110061094140

Programs on file: ACES 170002057477

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

Nearest landfill: Countryside Landfill Inc, Grayslake — 9.0 mi

Area served

Serves Great Lakes, North Chicago, Lake Bluff, Waukegan, Libertyville, Lake Forest, Gurnee, Highwood, Vernon Hills, Lincolnshire, Highland Park, Wadsworth.

County context

One of 40 recycling centers in Lake County, IL.

ZIP 60064 population 15,047.

Illinois solid-waste agency: Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA)