Potempa Recycling Group LLC
Waste hauler in Wauconda, IL · 2 drivers · 4 trucks · USDOT 2969427
Company details
- Address
- 441 W Bonner Rd
Wauconda, IL 60084 - Phone
- (847) 865-0911
- County
- Lake County
- USDOT number
- 2969427 (active)
- FMCSA registered
- Since February 2017
- Operation
- Interstate carrier · Private property (hauls its own cargo)
- Cargo on file
- Other: Scrap Metal
- Hazardous materials
- No
- Locations
- 1 location · operates in IL
- Data sources
- FMCSA Motor Carrier Census (24 Aug 2026), company website (Sep 2026)
- Last verified
- 2026-10-14
Fleet and drivers
- Drivers
- 2 (all CDL holders)
- Power units
- 4 trucks
- Driving radius
- Regional / long haul (2 drivers beyond 100 miles) (2 interstate, 0 intrastate)
- Annual mileage
- 60,000 miles (2023 filing)
- Fleet size band
- 1–4 drivers
- Last FMCSA filing
- MCS-150 updated Aug 12, 2024
Figures come from the carrier's own FMCSA registration filings and are self-reported.
Business categories
- Garbage Disposal Equipment Industrial & Commercial
- Recycling Centers
- Scrap Metals
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
Potempa Recycling Group LLC is a waste hauler based in Wauconda, Illinois, in Lake County. It has been registered with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration since 2017 (USDOT 2969427) and files as an interstate carrier hauling Scrap Metal. Its latest filing lists 2 drivers and 4 power units, with 60,000 miles driven in 2023. It is listed under garbage disposal equipment industrial & commercial, recycling centers, scrap metals, and its website mentions dumpster rental, dumpster. The nearest transfer station is Petersen Pit LSW Transfer Station, 6 miles away, and the nearest landfill is Countryside Landfill Inc in Grayslake, 6.9 miles away.
Nearby facilities
- POSRG Electronics Recycling Center Recycling 0.8 mi · Wauconda, IL
- Beats Plastic Refillery Recycling 0.8 mi · Wauconda, IL
- Green World Copier and Supplies Recycling 0.9 mi · Wauconda, IL
- Wauconda Recycling Center Recycling 1.2 mi · Wauconda, IL
- Wauconda Recycling Recycling 1.2 mi · Wauconda, IL
- Midwest Organics Recycling Recycling 2.5 mi · McHenry, IL
- Recycle Agent Recycling 4.9 mi · Mundelein, IL
- G2 Revolution Recycling 5.1 mi · Lake Zurich, IL
- Alt Landfills Inc Recycling 5.9 mi · Lake Zurich, IL
- Petersen Pit LSW Transfer Station Transfer Station 6.0 mi · McHenry, IL
Nearest landfill: Countryside Landfill Inc, Grayslake — 6.9 mi
Other waste haulers nearby
- Ehc Industries Incsame town · Wauconda, IL · 7 drivers
- WTS Environmental Inc6.0 mi · Round Lake Beach, IL · 1 driver
- Junk Remedy6.6 mi · Lake Zurich, IL · 3 drivers
- Boxco Inc6.6 mi · Lake Zurich, IL · 1 driver
- Clearview Recycling6.7 mi · Hainesville, IL · 3 drivers
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Area served
Based in Wauconda; towns within 15 miles: Wauconda, Island Lake, Mundelein, Cary, Round Lake, Fox River Grove, Lake Zurich, Grayslake, Ingleside, Mchenry, Barrington, Crystal Lake.
County context
One of 27 waste haulers in Lake County, IL and one of 502 waste haulers in Illinois.
ZIP 60084 at a glance
- Population
- 17,192 (473 per sq mi)
- Median age
- 40
- Households
- Median income $110,090 · 54% earn six figures
- Housing
- 79% owner-occupied · median home value $301,452 · median rent $1,387
- Workforce
- 71% labor-force participation · 5% 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
8 transfer stations, 40 recycling centers and 4 landfills in Lake County.