Facility details
- Address
- 1200 Wilmette Ave
Wilmette, IL 60091 - Phone
- (847) 251-2700
- Website
- wilmette.gov
- 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: 110017703591
Programs on file: ACES 170001611496 · NPDES permit ILR400473
Interest types: ICIS-NPDES NON-MAJOR, PHASE II MS4
EPA record updated 2013-07-29
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
- WM - Evanston Transfer Station Transfer Station 2.0 mi · Evanston, IL
- Veolia ES Solid Waste Midwest LLC Evanston TS Transfer Station 2.0 mi · Evanston, IL
- DF Goldsmith Chemical & Metal Metals 2.9 mi · Evanston, IL
- Winnetka Municipal Landfill Compost Facility Landfill 3.0 mi · Winnetka, IL
- North Shore Recycling Inc Recycling 3.4 mi · Evanston, IL
- James Park Compost LSW Transfer Station Transfer Station 3.4 mi · Evanston, IL
- Orange Crush Recycling Recycling 3.4 mi · Skokie, IL
- AAA Environmental Inc Recycling 4.1 mi · Morton Grove, IL
- RePower Cellular Recycling 4.7 mi · Glenview, IL
- Kormet Metals LLC Metals 4.9 mi · Skokie, IL
Nearest landfill: Winnetka Municipal Landfill Compost Facility, Winnetka — 3.0 mi
Area served
Serves Kenilworth, Wilmette, Evanston, Skokie, Winnetka, Golf, Chicago, Morton Grove, Lincolnwood, Glencoe, Glenview, Niles.
County context
One of 84 transfer stations in Cook County, IL.
ZIP 60091 population 27,369.
Illinois solid-waste agency: Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA)