Facility details
- Address
- 5441 Forest Hills Ct
Loves Park, IL 61111 - Phone
- (815) 282-3331
- Facility type
- Transfer Station
- County
- Winnebago 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
- Screw City Recycling Recycling 0.3 mi · Loves Park, IL
- paper recovery Recycling 0.3 mi · Loves Park, IL
- Cimco Resources Recycling 1.6 mi · Loves Park, IL
- Erickson Metal - WE BUY SCRAP Recycling 3.6 mi · Roscoe, IL
- EARTH Zero Waste Recycling 6.2 mi · Rockford, IL
- Alter Metal Recycling MetalsRecycling 7.0 mi · Rockford, IL
- Keep Northern Illinois Beautiful Recycling 7.6 mi · Rockford, IL
- Waste Management Rockford Transfer Station Transfer Station 7.7 mi · Roscoe, IL
- WM - Roscoe Transfer Station Transfer Station 7.9 mi · Roscoe, IL
- Rockford HHW Collection site Transfer Station 8.7 mi · Rockford, IL
Nearest landfill: Winnebago Landfill, Rockford — 12.5 mi
Area served
Serves Loves Park, Machesney Park, Rockford, Roscoe, Caledonia, South Beloit, Rockton, Cherry Valley, Poplar Grove, Belvidere, Shirland, Winnebago.
County context
One of 4 transfer stations in Winnebago County, IL.
ZIP 61111 population 22,838.
Illinois solid-waste agency: Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA)