Facility details
- Address
- 412 Oak St
Carmi, IL 62821 - Phone
- (618) 383-4820
- Facility type
- Recycling
- County
- White 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
- McCarty Landfill Landfill 14.9 mi · Mount Vernon, IN
- Springfield Environmental CD Site Landfill 15.5 mi · Mount Vernon, IN
- Posey County SWMD Transfer Station 17.7 mi · Mount Vernon, IN
- Springfield Environmental C&D Landfill Landfill 17.8 mi · Mount Vernon, IN
- Eldorado Enterprises and Recycle Recycling 24.5 mi · Eldorado, IL
- Eldorado Enterprises Recycling Center Recycling 24.8 mi · Eldorado, IL
Nearest landfill: McCarty Landfill, Mount Vernon — 14.9 mi
Area served
Serves Carmi, Maunie, Enfield, Crossville, Norris City, Mill Shoals, Burnt Prairie, Springerton, New Haven, Grayville, New Harmony, IN.
County context
One of 2 recycling centers in White County, IL.
ZIP 62821 population 6,896.
Illinois solid-waste agency: Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA)