Facility details
- Address
- 1111 Joseph J Schwab Rd-C
Des Plaines, IL 60016 - Phone
- (847) 391-5464
- Website
- desplaines.org
- Facility type
- Transfer Station
- County
- Cook County
- EPA Region
- 5
- Data sources
- EPA FRS Sep 2026
- Last verified
- 2026-10-09
EPA record
Listed in the EPA Facility Registry: 110032747767
Programs on file: BR ILR000101337 · RCRA hazardous-waste handler ILR000101337
Interest types: HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER, OTHER HAZARDOUS WASTE ACTIVITIES
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
- Mid-States Recycling & Refining Recycling 0.4 mi · Des Plaines, IL
- Maine Scrap Metal LLC Metals 1.6 mi · Des Plaines, IL
- Des Plaines Landfill Landfill 2.6 mi · Des Plaines, IL
- Glenview Wheeling Township Transfer Station Transfer Station 2.6 mi · Des Plaines, IL
- SWANCC Glenview Transfer Station Transfer Station 2.9 mi · Des Plaines, IL
- Fast X-ray Recycling Recycling 3.5 mi · Niles, IL
- Delux Dumpster Inc Transfer Station 3.6 mi · Chicago, IL
- Groot Industries Inc Transfer Station 3.7 mi · Chicago, IL
- LRS Rosemont Field Support Office Recycling 3.7 mi · Des Plaines, IL
- Elgin Recycling Recycling 3.7 mi · Arlington Heights, IL
Nearest landfill: Des Plaines Landfill, Des Plaines — 2.6 mi
Area served
Serves Des Plaines, Park Ridge, Niles, Mount Prospect, Chicago, Glenview, Morton Grove, Golf, Schiller Park, Harwood Heights, Prospect Heights, Bensenville.
County context
One of 84 transfer stations in Cook County, IL.
ZIP 60016 population 60,520.
Illinois solid-waste agency: Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA)