Facility details
- Address
- 2100 N IN-149
Chesterton, IN 46304 - Phone
- (219) 763-7694
- Website
- jem-industry.com
- Facility type
- Recycling
- County
- Porter County
- EPA Region
- 5
- Data sources
- Overture Maps 2026-05-20
- Last verified
- 2026-10-09
EPA record
Listed in the EPA Facility Registry: 110070690535
Programs on file: IN-TEMPO 110104 · NPDES permit INRM02114 · TRIS TRI_OFFSITE_1082
Interest types: ICIS-NPDES NON-MAJOR, TRI REPORTER
EPA record updated 2026-01-14
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
- TMS International Corporation Metals 2.3 mi · Portage, IN
- SMS Mill Services Recycling 2.4 mi · Porter, IN
- US Steel Midwest Plant Metals 2.7 mi · Portage, IN
- Able Dispossal Recycling & Transfer Station Transfer Station 3.2 mi · Chesterton, IN
- Archies Auto Recycling Inc Recycling 3.5 mi · Valparaiso, IN
- Ogden Dunes Town Council Transfer Station 3.5 mi · Ogden Dunes, IN
- Waste Management Of Indiana, L.L.C. Transfer Station 4.6 mi · Portage, IN
- Dynamic Metal Recycling MetalsRecycling 5.2 mi · Chesterton, IN
- Wheeler RDF Landfill 7.0 mi · Hobart, IN
- Republic Services Illiana Waste Transfer Station IV Transfer Station 7.9 mi · Lake Station, IN
Nearest landfill: Wheeler RDF, Hobart — 7.0 mi
Area served
Serves Portage, Chesterton, Wheeler, Gary, Lake Station, Hobart, Valparaiso, Beverly Shores, Westville, Merrillville, Michigan City.
County context
One of 11 recycling centers in Porter County, IN.
ZIP 46304 population 27,402.
Indiana solid-waste agency: Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM)