Facility details
- Address
- 523 E Railroad St Unit D
Sandwich, IL 60548 - Phone
- (815) 570-2484
- Facility type
- Recycling
- County
- LaSalle 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
- Cimco Recycling Ottawa Recycling 16.4 mi · Ottawa, IL
- Cimco Recycling Recycling 16.5 mi · Ottawa, IL
- Republic Services Illinois Valley Recycling Recycling 16.8 mi · Ottawa, IL
- LandComp Landfill Landfill 16.9 mi · Ottawa, IL
- Buckman Iron & Metal Company, Inc. Recycling 17.5 mi · Ottawa, IL
- Peru Municipal Landfill 2 Compost Facility Landfill 20.1 mi · Peru, IL
- Buckman Iron & Metal Company Inc Recycling 20.2 mi · La Salle, IL
- Lee County Landfill Transfer Facility Landfill 21.4 mi · Dixon, IL
- Rochelle Municipal Landfill #2 Landfill 23.8 mi · Rochelle, IL
- C U Plastic LLC Recycling 24.1 mi · Rochelle, IL
Nearest landfill: LandComp Landfill, Ottawa — 16.9 mi
Area served
Serves Earlville, Leland, Triumph, Paw Paw, Mendota, Troy Grove, Compton, Serena, Somonauk, Wedron, Sheridan, Shabbona.
County context
One of 9 recycling centers in LaSalle County, IL.
ZIP 60548 population 11,233.
Illinois solid-waste agency: Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA)