Facility details
- Address
- 2900 Gary Avenue
East Chicago, IN 46312 - Phone
- (219) 398-5284
- Website
- eastchicago.com
- Facility type
- Transfer Station
- County
- Lake County
- EPA Region
- 5
- Data sources
- EPA Disaster Debris Recovery Tool
- Last verified
- 2026-10-09
EPA record
Listed in the EPA Facility Registry: 110024229299, 110058807670
Programs on file: IN-FRS 330016042221 · IN-TEMPO 25701
EPA record updated 2014-12-29
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.
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- Sims Metal Management Metals 2.1 mi · East Chicago, IN
- Enterprise Waste Disposal Transfer Station 2.1 mi · Gary, IN
- WM - Gary Transfer Station Transfer Station 2.2 mi · Gary, IN
- Collins Pallet Recycling Recycling 2.3 mi · Gary, IN
- Waste Management - Gary Transfer Station Transfer Station 2.3 mi · Gary, IN
- Illiana Waste Transfer Station 2 Transfer Station 2.4 mi · East Chicago, IN
Nearest landfill: Gary Sanitary LF, Gary — 2.8 mi
Area served
Serves Gary, Hammond, East Chicago, Highland, Whiting, Calumet City, IL, Munster, Griffith, Lansing, IL, Chicago, IL, Dolton, IL, South Holland, IL.
County context
One of 16 transfer stations in Lake County, IN.
ZIP 46312 population 26,158.
Indiana solid-waste agency: Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM)