Facility details
- Address
- 806 Industrial Dr
Sparta, IL 62286 - Phone
- (618) 443-3018
- Website
- altonmaterials.com
- Facility type
- Recycling
- County
- Randolph County
- EPA Region
- 5
- Data sources
- Overture Maps 2026-05-20
- Last verified
- 2026-10-09
- Also listed as
- L&E Recycling
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
- Randolph County Transfer Station Transfer Station 1.9 mi · Sparta, IL
- Sparta Transfer Station Transfer Station 2.0 mi · Sparta, IL
- Republic Services Sparta Transfer Station Transfer Station 3.5 mi · Sparta, IL
- Cottonwood Hills LF Landfill 8.4 mi · Marissa, IL
- WM Cottonwood Landfill Recycling 8.7 mi · Marissa, IL
- Waste Management of Illinois Transfer Station 9.1 mi · Marissa, IL
- Ralph's Recycling Recycling 18.6 mi · Red Bud, IL
- Moore Recycling Concrete & Asphalt Recycling 19.6 mi · Waterloo, IL
- Ste Genevieve Recycling Center Recycling 20.9 mi · Ste Genevieve, MO
- Ag Recycling Recycling 24.0 mi · Mascoutah, IL
Nearest landfill: Cottonwood Hills LF, Marissa — 8.4 mi
Area served
Serves Sparta, Tilden, Baldwin, Walsh, Coulterville, Marissa, Steeleville, Percy, Lenzburg, Evansville, Cutler, Ellis Grove.
County context
One of 1 recycling centers in Randolph County, IL.
ZIP 62286 population 5,482.
Illinois solid-waste agency: Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA)