Facility details
- Address
- 29th Street & Damascus
Zion, IL 60099 - Phone
- (847) 746-4054
- Facility type
- Transfer Station
- County
- Lake 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
- Main Plastics Inc Recycling 3.1 mi · Zion, IL
- Advanced Disposal Services Zion Landfill Landfill 4.2 mi · Zion, IL
- Advanced Disposal Recycling 4.5 mi · Zion, IL
- American Recycling Systems Inc Recycling 5.0 mi · Wadsworth, IL
- Plast-Ex USA Recycling 5.6 mi · Gurnee, IL
- Focus Material Recycling Recycling 5.7 mi · Gurnee, IL
- GoGreen Recycling LLC Recycling 5.7 mi · Gurnee, IL
- Midwest Computer Recycling Recycling 5.7 mi · Gurnee, IL
- Suburban Scrap Metal Company Recycling 5.7 mi · Gurnee, IL
- Residential Recycling Center Recycling 6.1 mi · Pleasant Prairie, WI
Nearest landfill: Advanced Disposal Services Zion Landfill, Zion — 4.2 mi
Area served
Serves Winthrop Harbor, Zion, Waukegan, Russell, Pleasant Prairie, WI, Wadsworth, Gurnee, Kenosha, WI, North Chicago, Great Lakes, Lake Bluff, Libertyville.
County context
One of 8 transfer stations in Lake County, IL.
ZIP 60099 population 30,485.
Illinois solid-waste agency: Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA)