Facility details
- Address
- 1501 E Main St
Griffith, IN 46319 - Phone
- (219) 922-1830
- Website
- metrorecycling.net
- Facility type
- Recycling
- County
- Lake County
- EPA Region
- 5
- Data sources
- Overture Maps 2026-05-20, EPA
- Last verified
- 2026-10-09
- Also listed as
- Metro Recycling Inc/Metro Auto Recyclers Inc
EPA record
Listed in the EPA Facility Registry: 110059691249
Programs on file: IN-TEMPO 107180 · NPDES permit INRM01720
Interest types: ICIS-NPDES NON-MAJOR
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
- Griffith Landfill Composting Landfill 1.0 mi · Griffith, IN
- I 94 Auto Recyclers Recycling 2.9 mi · Gary, IN
- International Computer Recycling Inc Recycling 3.3 mi · Gary, IN
- Republic Services Illiana Waste Transfer Station I Transfer Station 3.6 mi · Schererville, IN
- Gary Sanitary LF Landfill 4.3 mi · Gary, IN
- AMG Resources Corp Metals 4.3 mi · Gary, IN
- Waste Management - Gary Transfer Station Transfer Station 4.5 mi · Gary, IN
- Collins Pallet Recycling Recycling 4.6 mi · Gary, IN
- WM - Gary Transfer Station Transfer Station 4.6 mi · Gary, IN
- Munster Landfill Landfill 5.5 mi · Munster, IN
Nearest landfill: Griffith Landfill Composting, Griffith — 1.0 mi
Area served
Serves Griffith, Gary, Schererville, Highland, Merrillville, Hammond, Munster, Saint John, Dyer, Lansing, IL, Lake Station, Hobart.
County context
One of 25 recycling centers in Lake County, IN.
ZIP 46319 population 17,683.
Indiana solid-waste agency: Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM)