Facility details
- Address
- 818 N 360 West
Valparaiso, IN 46385 - Phone
- (219) 762-6581
- Website
- archiesrecycling.com
- Facility type
- Recycling
- County
- Porter County
- EPA Region
- 5
- Data sources
- EPA
- 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
- JEM Industries Recycling 3.5 mi · Chesterton, IN
- Wheeler RDF Landfill 4.0 mi · Hobart, IN
- TMS International Corporation Metals 4.2 mi · Portage, IN
- Waste Management Of Indiana, L.L.C. Transfer Station 4.9 mi · Portage, IN
- US Steel Midwest Plant Metals 5.1 mi · Portage, IN
- Ogden Dunes Town Council Transfer Station 5.3 mi · Ogden Dunes, IN
- Metro Recycling Recycling 5.6 mi · Valparaiso, IN
- Able Dispossal Recycling & Transfer Station Transfer Station 5.7 mi · Chesterton, IN
- SMS Mill Services Recycling 5.8 mi · Porter, IN
- Metro Auto Recyclers, Inc Recycling 5.8 mi · Valparaiso, IN
Nearest landfill: Wheeler RDF, Hobart — 4.0 mi
Area served
Serves Wheeler, Portage, Valparaiso, Hobart, Chesterton, Lake Station, Gary, Merrillville, Westville, Beverly Shores, Boone Grove, Crown Point.
County context
One of 11 recycling centers in Porter County, IN.
ZIP 46385 population 41,390.
Indiana solid-waste agency: Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM)