James Park Compost LSW Transfer Station

Transfer Station

Evanston, IL

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Facility details

Address: 2222 Oakton St
Evanston, IL 60202
Phone: (847) 866-2940
Website: cityofevanston.org
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: 110018267123, 110055409339

Programs on file: ACES 170000450919 · ACES 170001979679

EPA record updated 2008-11-13

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

North Shore Recycling Inc Recycling 0.2 mi · Evanston, IL
Orange Crush Recycling Recycling 0.2 mi · Skokie, IL
DF Goldsmith Chemical & Metal Metals 0.5 mi · Evanston, IL
Veolia ES Solid Waste Midwest LLC Evanston TS Transfer Station 1.6 mi · Evanston, IL
WM - Evanston Transfer Station Transfer Station 1.6 mi · Evanston, IL
Secure Asset & Hard Drive Recycling Recycling 2.2 mi · Chicago, IL
Kormet Metals LLC Metals 3.1 mi · Skokie, IL
Asset Recovery Contracting Recycling 3.1 mi · Skokie, IL
Wilmette Village Yard Transfer Station 3.4 mi · Wilmette, IL
AAA Environmental Inc Recycling 3.7 mi · Morton Grove, IL

Nearest landfill: Winnetka Municipal Landfill Compost Facility, Winnetka — 5.8 mi

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Area served

Serves Evanston, Chicago, Skokie, Lincolnwood, Wilmette, Kenilworth, Morton Grove, Golf, Niles, Winnetka, Glenview, Harwood Heights.

County context

One of 84 transfer stations in Cook County, IL.

ZIP 60202 population 32,818.

Illinois solid-waste agency: Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA)