Facility details
- Address
- 1400 W Pershing Road
Chicago, IL 60609 - Phone
- (312) 744-4580
- Facility type
- Transfer Station
- County
- Cook County
- EPA Region
- 5
- Data sources
- EPA
- Last verified
- 2026-10-09
EPA record
Listed in the EPA Facility Registry: 110005863985, 110018344040
Programs on file: ACES 170000251689 · RCRA hazardous-waste handler ILD982611162 · ACES 170000532500
EPA record updated 2012-01-26
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
- Acme Refining Metals 0.2 mi · Chicago, IL
- Lakeshore Recycling Systems Recycling 0.3 mi · Chicago, IL
- Verde Recycling Recycling 0.3 mi · Chicago, IL
- Shred All (Allied) Metals 0.4 mi · Chicago, IL
- Shred All Recycling Systems Recycling 0.5 mi · Chicago, IL
- Eco Green Recycling Recycling 0.8 mi · Chicago, IL
- Savers Recycling 1.3 mi · Chicago, IL
- A A Pallet Recycling 1.5 mi · Chicago, IL
- Brandenburg Industrial Service Co Metals 1.6 mi · Chicago, IL
- Secure Asset & Hard Drive Recycling Recycling 1.7 mi · Chicago, IL
Nearest landfill: Atkinson Landfill Co, Bedford Park — 7.4 mi
Area served
Serves Chicago, Cicero, Berwyn, Evergreen Park, Hometown, Oak Park, Burbank, Lyons, Riverside, Forest Park, Oak Lawn, Summit Argo.
County context
One of 84 transfer stations in Cook County, IL.
ZIP 60609 population 64,268.
Illinois solid-waste agency: Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA)