Facility details
- Address
- 5300 S Lawndale
McCook, IL 60525 - Phone
- (708) 496-0777
- 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: 110032948871
Programs on file: ACES 170001726719
EPA record updated 2014-12-29
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
- Republic Services McCook Transfer Station Transfer Station 0.2 mi · Evergreen Park, IL
- Allied Waste Liberty Waste Transfer Station 0.3 mi · McCook, IL
- West Suburban Recycling And Energy Recycling 0.5 mi · McCook, IL
- Groot Industries McCook Transfer Station Transfer Station 0.6 mi · McCook, IL
- Heartland Recycling aka West Cook Transfer Station Transfer Station 1.0 mi · Berwyn, IL
- Re Conserve of Illinois Recycling 1.7 mi · Hodgkins, IL
- BL Duke Metals 2.0 mi · Forest View, IL
- Reworld Waste Recycling 2.1 mi · Hodgkins, IL
- R & J Trucking & Recycling Recycling 2.3 mi · Chicago, IL
- Atkinson Landfill Co Landfill 2.5 mi · Bedford Park, IL
Nearest landfill: Atkinson Landfill Co, Bedford Park — 2.5 mi
Area served
Serves Summit Argo, Lyons, Brookfield, La Grange, Chicago, Riverside, Berwyn, Justice, Bridgeview, La Grange Park, Western Springs, Hines.
County context
One of 84 transfer stations in Cook County, IL.
ZIP 60525 population 31,453.
Illinois solid-waste agency: Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA)