Facility details
- Address
- Center Ave & 167th St
Harvey, IL 60426 - Facility type
- Transfer Station
- County
- Cook County
- EPA Region
- 5
- Data sources
- EPA FRS Sep 2026
- Last verified
- 2026-10-09
About this facility
A transfer station is a staging point in the solid-waste system. Collection trucks, roll-off haulers and in many places residents with a pickup load drop waste on a tipping floor, where it is consolidated into larger transfer trailers or rail containers and moved to a landfill, waste-to-energy plant or recycling facility. Haulers use transfer stations to keep route trucks working locally instead of driving to a distant disposal site. Some transfer stations are open to the public, while many municipal sites are restricted to residents with a permit or sticker. Larger sites weigh loads and charge by the ton; smaller ones charge per bag or per item. Hours, fees and accepted materials vary — call ahead, especially for bulky items, construction debris, tires, appliances or anything that may be restricted.
Hours, fees and accepted materials vary by site — call ahead before hauling a load.
Nearby facilities
- Recovered Asset Management Recycling 0.4 mi · Harvey, IL
- Industrial Plastic Recycling Recycling 0.8 mi · South Holland, IL
- Homewood Disposal Service Inc Transfer Station 1.0 mi · East Hazel Crest, IL
- Hunter Douglas Metals LLC Metals 1.1 mi · Homewood, IL
- Homewood Nu Way Star Disposal Transfer Station 1.1 mi · Hazel Crest, IL
- Cantero recycling inc Recycling 1.4 mi · South Holland, IL
- Brackenbox Inc Transfer Station 1.4 mi · Markham, IL
- Harvey Transfer Station Transfer Station 1.9 mi · Harvey, IL
- Green Spring Recycling Recycling 2.4 mi · Markham, IL
- Brothers Metal Recycling & Cash for Junk Cars Recycling 2.8 mi · Dixmoor, IL
Nearest landfill: River Bend Prairie Landfill, Dolton — 4.7 mi
Area served
Serves Harvey, Homewood, Hazel Crest, Thornton, South Holland, Markham, Glenwood, Posen, Dolton, Flossmoor, Riverdale, Blue Island.
County context
One of 84 transfer stations in Cook County, IL.
ZIP 60426 population 23,066.
Illinois solid-waste agency: Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA)