Cook County Wste & Recycling of Chicago & Suburbs
Waste hauler in Blue Island, IL · 12 drivers · 12 trucks · USDOT 1873452
Company details
- Legal name
- Cook County Waste & Recycling Inc
- Address
- 12809 Homan Ave
Blue Island, IL 60406 - Phone
- (708) 489-5050
- County
- Cook County
- USDOT number
- 1873452 (active)
- FMCSA registered
- Since April 2009
- Operation
- Interstate carrier · Private property (hauls its own cargo)
- Cargo on file
- Construction; Logs, poles, beams, lumber
- Hazardous materials
- No
- Locations
- 1 location · operates in IL
- Data sources
- FMCSA Motor Carrier Census (24 Aug 2026), Overture Maps (Aug 2026), company website (Sep 2026)
- Last verified
- 2026-10-15
Fleet and drivers
- Drivers
- 12 (all CDL holders)
- Power units
- 12 trucks
- Driving radius
- Regional / long haul (6 drivers beyond 100 miles) (12 interstate, 0 intrastate)
- Annual mileage
- 166,000 miles (2024 filing)
- Fleet size band
- 11–25 drivers
- Last FMCSA filing
- MCS-150 updated Dec 26, 2025
Figures come from the carrier's own FMCSA registration filings and are self-reported.
Business categories
- Recycling Centers
- Garbage Collection
Map category: Garbage collection service (Overture Maps).
Services mentioned on the company website
Keywords read from the company website in Sep 2026. Confirm services and pricing with the company.
About this hauler
Cook County Wste & Recycling of Chicago & Suburbs is a waste hauler based in Blue Island, Illinois, in Cook County. It has been registered with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration since 2009 (USDOT 1873452) and files as an interstate carrier hauling construction, logs, poles, beams, lumber. Its latest filing lists 12 drivers and 12 power units, with 166,000 miles driven in 2024. It is listed under recycling centers, garbage collection, and its website mentions roll-off, 30 yard dumpster, 10 yard dumpster, dumpster. The nearest transfer station is Groen Waste Service, 0.9 miles away, and the nearest landfill is River Bend Prairie Landfill in Dolton, 4.4 miles away.
Nearby facilities
- Metro Recycling Recycling 0.6 mi · Blue Island, IL
- Acwm Refining Metals 0.7 mi · Blue Island, IL
- Acme Refining Metals 0.7 mi · Elgin, IL
- DAR PRO Solutions Blue Island Recycling 0.8 mi · Blue Island, IL
- Groen Waste Service Transfer Station 0.9 mi · Blue Island, IL
- Robbins Recycling & Transfer Transfer Station 1.0 mi · Robbins, IL
- Scrap Metal Services MetalsRecycling 1.0 mi · Blue Island, IL
- Reyes Recycling Recycling 1.5 mi · Blue Island, IL
- Tri State Disposal Inc Transfer Station 1.5 mi · Riverdale, IL
- American Scrap Metal Services Recycling 1.8 mi · Alsip, IL
Nearest landfill: River Bend Prairie Landfill, Dolton — 4.4 mi
Other waste haulers nearby
- Will County Waste & Recyclingsame town · Blue Island, IL · 1 driver
- Blue Island Recycling LLCsame town · Blue Island, IL · 1 driver
- Gti Recycling & Disposalsame town · Blue Island, IL · 3 drivers
- Riley's Trucking & Demolition Inc2.7 mi · Calumet Park, IL · 2 drivers
- Tri-State Disposal Inc2.7 mi · Riverdale, IL · 27 drivers
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Area served
Based in Blue Island; towns within 15 miles: Blue Island, Robbins, Posen, Riverdale, Chicago, Alsip, Crestwood, Midlothian, Harvey, Markham, Dolton, Evergreen Park.
County context
One of 139 waste haulers in Cook County, IL and one of 512 waste haulers in Illinois.
ZIP 60406 at a glance
- Population
- 23,327 (1,677 per sq mi)
- Median age
- 37
- Households
- Median income $56,557 · 23% earn six figures
- Housing
- 52% owner-occupied · median home value $176,044 · median rent $1,084
- Workforce
- 63% labor-force participation · 14.7% unemployment
ZIP figures are US Census estimates for the ZIP area, not the company.
Illinois solid-waste agency: Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA)
Disposal options for this hauler
84 transfer stations, 213 recycling centers and 13 landfills in Cook County.