Waste Management Bluff City Transfer Station

Transfer Station

Elgin, IL

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Facility details

Address: 1225 Gifford Road
Elgin, IL 60120
Phone: (847) 608-7543
Facility type: Transfer Station
Operator: WM (Waste Management)
County: Cook County
EPA Region: 5
Data sources: EPA
Last verified: 2026-10-09

EPA record

Listed in the EPA Facility Registry: 110070260489

Programs on file: RCRA hazardous-waste handler IL0314385476

EPA record updated 2026-06-26

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

Redline Metals Recycling 0.1 mi · Elgin, IL
Waste Management - Elgin Transfer Station Transfer Station 0.2 mi · Elgin, IL
Cloverleaf Farms Transfer Station Transfer Station 0.6 mi · Elgin, IL
Falcon Green Resources, Inc. Recycling 0.7 mi · Bartlett, IL
Bluff City Metal Recycling Recycling 0.8 mi · Elgin, IL
Bens Global Recycling Inc. Recycling 0.8 mi · Elgin, IL
Ben's Global Recycling Recycling 1.4 mi · Elgin, IL
Woodland Landfill Landfill 2.6 mi · Elgin, IL
Lockport Metal Recycling Recycling 3.2 mi · Bartlett, IL
Elgin Recycling Recycling 3.7 mi · Elgin, IL

Nearest landfill: Woodland Landfill, Elgin — 2.6 mi

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Area served

Serves Elgin, Bartlett, South Elgin, Streamwood, Wayne, Hanover Park, Hoffman Estates, Saint Charles, Schaumburg, Dundee, Carpentersville, West Chicago.

County context

One of 84 transfer stations in Cook County, IL.

ZIP 60120 population 50,774.

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