Recycling centers in Chicago

Central Metal Recycling is a family-owned scrap yard on Chicago's West Side, on Fillmore Street at Central Avenue between I-290 and Roosevelt Road, buying from residents, contractors, and professional scrappers since 2010. A certified 60-foot truck scale handles every truck size, a material handler grapple unloads oversized loads, and indoor non-ferrous buy stations shorten waits. Each load gets an itemized receipt with grading, weights, and prices, and payment is cash on the spot with no appointment. The yard buys all ferrous grades, aluminum (cast, extrusion, sheet, cans, rims), bare bright, #1, and #2 copper, insulated copper wire, brass, 304 and 316 stainless steel, auto batteries, and e-scrap such as computers, circuit boards, and wire harnesses.

The Goose Island facility on North Branch is Cook County's long-term household chemical and computer recycling site. It keeps Tuesday morning, Thursday afternoon, and first-Saturday hours.

The Household Chemicals & Computer Recycling site (HCCRF) is managed by the City of Chicago, offering residents a place to properly dispose of hazardous household chemicals and computer equipment. This site helps protect the environment and water supplies by ensuring toxic substances are handled safely.

Dart Container's Kostner Ave location in Chicago keeps 24-hour bins for used polystyrene foam. It accepts post-consumer foam cups, to-go containers, egg cartons, and other number 6 foam, but not packing peanuts.