Facility details
- Address
- Medill Avenue & Fullerton
Riverdale, IL 60627 - Phone
- (312) 744-4580
- Facility type
- Transfer Station
- County
- Cook County
- EPA Region
- 5
- Data sources
- EPA
- Last verified
- 2026-10-09
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
- Brothers Metal Recycling & Cash for Junk Cars Recycling 1.3 mi · Dixmoor, IL
- Harvey Transfer Station Transfer Station 1.4 mi · Harvey, IL
- Tri State Disposal Inc Transfer Station 1.4 mi · Riverdale, IL
- Truck Parts Recycling 1.5 mi · Harvey, IL
- River Bend Prairie Landfill Landfill 2.0 mi · Dolton, IL
- Reyes Recycling Recycling 2.0 mi · Blue Island, IL
- Land & Lakes #1 and #2 Landfill 2.2 mi · Park Ridge, IL
- Cantero recycling inc Recycling 2.2 mi · South Holland, IL
- River Bend Prairie Recycling & Transfer Facility Transfer Station 2.2 mi · Chicago, IL
- Land & Lakes Transfer Station Transfer Station 2.4 mi · Chicago, IL
Nearest landfill: River Bend Prairie Landfill, Dolton — 2.0 mi
Area served
Serves Riverdale, Dolton, Harvey, Posen, Blue Island, South Holland, Markham, Robbins, Chicago, Calumet City, Thornton, Hazel Crest.
County context
One of 84 transfer stations in Cook County, IL.
Illinois solid-waste agency: Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA)