Facility details
- Address
- 1400 S Virginia Road
Crystal Lake, IL 60014 - Phone
- (866) 570-4702
- Website
- wm.com
- Facility type
- Transfer Station
- Operator
- WM (Waste Management)
- County
- McHenry 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
- Waste Management - Crystal Lake Transfer Station Transfer Station 0.1 mi · Crystal Lake, IL
- WM - Crystal Lake Transfer Station Transfer Station 0.2 mi · Crystal Lake, IL
- Computer Recycling Center LLC Recycling 1.4 mi · Crystal Lake, IL
- Core Scientific Precious Metals Refinery Recycling 2.4 mi · Cary, IL
- T and C Metal Company MetalsRecycling 2.7 mi · Crystal Lake, IL
- Lowe Enterprises Recycling 2.8 mi · Cary, IL
- Elgin Recycling Recycling 3.0 mi · Crystal Lake, IL
- Computer Recyclers Recycling 3.5 mi · Cary, IL
- Quick Tires Recycling Recycling 6.7 mi · Gilberts, IL
- Recycle Your Catalytic Converter Recycling 7.2 mi · McHenry, IL
Nearest landfill: South Barrington Landfill, South Barrington — 12.4 mi
Area served
Serves Crystal Lake, Lake In The Hills, Algonquin, Cary, Fox River Grove, Carpentersville, Dundee, Island Lake, Huntley, Gilberts, Barrington, Mchenry.
County context
One of 6 transfer stations in McHenry County, IL.
ZIP 60014 population 48,383.
Illinois solid-waste agency: Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA)