Scrap Yards in Illinois

46 locations in 33 cities.

Scrap yards and metal recyclers that buy or accept copper, aluminum, steel, brass, and other metals. Hours, fees, and accepted items change, so confirm with the facility before you go.

Scrap Yards by city

C&J Scrap Metal Inc

135 W Fay Ave

(630) 361-4725

Mon-Fri 8:00 AM-4:00 PM, Sat 8:00 AM-2:00 PM, Sun Closed

C&J Scrap Metal Inc is a scrap metal buyer in Addison, Illinois that has operated since 2010. The yard accepts ferrous and non-ferrous metals, automotive scrap such as catalytic converters and car bodies, and e-waste, and it offers roll-off container delivery and pickup service in addition to walk-in drop-off.

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Capital Metals LLC

450 S. Lombard Rd. Suite D

(630) 478-0844

Mon-Fri 8:00 AM-5:00 PM, Sat-Sun Closed

Capital Metals LLC buys ferrous and non-ferrous scrap metal, including copper, brass, bronze, aluminum, lead and steel, at its Addison, Illinois facility. Customers can drop off material directly at the yard, and the company serves the Greater Chicago area, northwest Indiana and southeast Wisconsin.

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American Scrap Metal (Scrap Man)

3837 W 127th St.

(708) 239-0101

Monday-Friday 7:00 AM-5:00 PM, Saturday 7:00 AM-3:00 PM, Sunday Closed

American Scrap Metal, doing business as Scrap Man, is a metal scrap yard located in Alsip, Illinois that also serves the Chicago Heights area. The yard buys and recycles metals including aluminum, copper, brass, steel, and stainless steel from both individuals and businesses, and offers pickup service with roll-off containers for large commercial and industrial scrap loads.

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All American Recycling

1137 Mitchell Rd

630-844-6900

All American Recycling buys ferrous and non-ferrous scrap at its Aurora yard on Mitchell Road, one of three Chicagoland locations alongside Joliet and Blue Island. The yard takes sheet iron, plate and structural steel, auto cast including rotors, brake drums and springs, copper, brass, aluminum, stainless steel, and lead. Drop-off loads are weighed and paid by weight. Contractors get container service from the company: can trailers, lugger boxes, gaylord boxes, hoppers, roll-off boxes and van trailers, plus live-load trucks for tight job sites. The company also runs a wire chopping line, dismantles railcars, and sends an in-house crew to small demolition jobs. Consumers bring appliances, batteries, and holiday lights. The company belongs to ReMA and the National Demolition Association.

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S&S Metal Recyclers II

336 E Sullivan Rd

630-844-3344

Mon-Fri 7:30 am - 4:30 pm · Sat 7:00 am - 12:30 pm · Sun Closed

S&S Metal Recyclers II specializes in purchasing scrap metal from residential, commercial, and industrial customers in Aurora, IL. They accept a variety of metals, including stainless steel and copper, and provide pickup services for unwanted vehicles.

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Belleville Recycling

501 Hecker Street

618-233-2425

Office: Mon-Fri 8:00 AM-4:30 PM, Sat 8:00 AM-12:00 PM; Shipping: Mon-Fri 8:00 AM-3:00 PM

Belleville Recycling has bought scrap metal at 501 Hecker Street since 1958, a third-generation family company. Its price sheet covers bare bright and graded copper, insulated copper, yellow and red brass, aluminum cans, siding, cast aluminum and wheels, lead, lead-acid batteries, electric motors, die cast, starters and alternators, heater cores, stainless steel, and iron and steel. Cardboard is taken by donation only. Glass, plastic, paper, tires, computers, Styrofoam, and wood are refused, and any equipment with a motor must be drained of oil first. Office hours run Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon. The company names protecting local utilities from metal theft as a priority.

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J&C E-Recycling

621 Atlanta Drive

618-233-5009

Monday-Friday 8:00 AM-4:00 PM; weekend hours by appointment

J&C E-Recycling is a family owned recycling business in Belleville, Illinois that buys steel, copper, brass, and aluminum along with some electronics, computers, and appliances. The company offers pickup service for large items or bulk loads and provides hard drive destruction certificates for computer recycling.

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Reyes Recycling

2240 141st St

708-770-1005

Mon-Fri 7:30am-6:30pm, Sat 7:30am-3:00pm, Sun 8:00am-4:00pm

The yard at 2240 141st St in Blue Island trades as Lopez Metal Recycling and buys scrap from individuals and companies alike. Its buying list covers copper, brass, aluminum, steel, and stainless steel, plus pipe and tube, electric wire, car parts, batteries, appliances, and electronics including computers, laptops, tablets, and phones. The yard refuses asbestos, refrigerants, magnesium, radioactive materials, oil-filled items, PCBs, mercury-containing items, glass, and pressurized tanks. It serves Cook County in Illinois, Lake County in Indiana, and neighborhoods across Chicago, opens seven days a week, and runs its website in English and Spanish.

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Belson Steel Center Scrap Inc.

1685 N. State Route 50

(815) 932-7416

Monday to Friday 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Saturday 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., closed Sunday

Belson Steel Center Scrap began in 1960 as one truck and a lean-to and now processes more than 100,000 tons a year on a 16-acre Bourbonnais site. The family-owned yard buys ferrous, non-ferrous, and electronic scrap with no appointment, any load size, and cash payment, and it is open six days a week with Spanish spoken. Kankakee County residents in participating municipalities drop off e-scrap free through the county program. Industrial customers get containers and trailers placed on site, from roll-offs in 20 to 65 yard sizes to 48-foot flatbeds and high-side gondolas, with scheduled pickups. Belson also runs building and industrial demolition, torch cutting at customer sites, and wind farm decommissioning, and sells new and reusable steel from a 35,000-square-foot warehouse and a one-acre yard. A Chicago Heights subsidiary handles railcar dismantling.

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Cimco Recycling Carbondale

2622 New Era Road

618.457.6319

Mon-Fri 8:00am-12:00pm, 12:30pm-4:00pm; Sat 8:00am-12:00pm

Cimco Recycling Carbondale is a scrap yard on a 13-acre site in southern Illinois. The facility offers container services for scrap iron, steel, and non-ferrous metals, serving southern Illinois, southeastern Missouri, and western Kentucky. It serves farmers, contractors, and members of the public selling scrap.

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Central Metal Recycling

5618 W. Fillmore Street

773-345-8610

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.

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Sims Metal (N Artesian Ave)

350 N Artesian Ave

Mon-Fri 6:30 AM-4:30 PM; Sat 6:30 AM-1:30 PM; Sun Closed

This Sims Metal yard at 350 N Artesian Ave on the West Side (60612) opens at 6:30 AM on weekdays and runs a Saturday session until 1:30 PM. It buys steel, copper, aluminum, nickel, cast iron and stainless steel, and members of the public can drop off scrap without an appointment. Freon must be removed from refrigerated appliances.

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Sims Metal (S Ewing Ave)

9331 S. Ewing Ave

773-721-1100

Mon-Fri 7:00 AM-3:30 PM; Sat 7:00 AM-3:30 PM; Sun Closed

The Sims Metal yard at 9331 S. Ewing Ave in the 60617 ZIP buys steel, copper, aluminum, nickel, cast iron and stainless steel. The public can drop off appliances, air conditioners, water heaters, aluminum siding and gutters without an appointment. Sellers show a government photo ID to get paid, and Freon must be removed from refrigerated appliances.

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Sims Metal (S Wood St)

2599 S Wood St

773-890-4216

The yard at 2599 S Wood St takes scrap from collectors, junk haulers, contractors and residents, with drop-off and no appointment. Plumbers and electricians bring copper pipe and fittings, insulated wire, heavy gauge aluminum wire, conduit and HVAC equipment. Residents drop off fencing, yard furniture, siding, gutters, window frames and old appliances, and the yard provides protective equipment.

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Sims Metal Midwest (S Paulina St)

2500 S Paulina St

773-254-1200

Mon-Fri 8:00 AM-4:00 PM; Sat-Sun Closed

Sims Metal Midwest runs a processing yard at 2500 S Paulina St in the 60608 ZIP, specializing in bus, railcar and aluminum trailer recycling plus stainless steel operations. It buys ferrous and non-ferrous scrap and electronic waste, and the public can drop off scrap without an appointment. A government photo ID is required to get paid.

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Big Daddy Scrap (Chicago Heights)

551 E. Lincoln Highway

877-587-2727

Open 7 days a week

Mike and Tammy Spatola bought Speedway Auto Parts at 551 E. Lincoln Highway in Chicago Heights in 1998, sold its U-Pull-It yard to LKQ in 2013, and put the family into Big Daddy Scrap, which now operates from that address. The yard buys ferrous metals such as cast iron, sheet iron, brake rotors, and machinery motors, and non-ferrous metals including copper, brass, aluminum, lead, stainless steel, radiators, and wire. Prices post around the clock, and the yard buys junk cars. Businesses get free scrap containers in 10, 20, 30, and 40 yard sizes plus 4x4 Gaylord boxes, dropped off and hauled away by the company's own trucks at job sites. A second location runs in Kankakee, and the Chicago Heights yard serves Blue Island, Crete, Ford Heights, Merrillville, Munster, and Northwest Indiana.

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Power Recycling

9200 Collinsville Rd.

618-344-7232

Mon-Fri: 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM, Sat: 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM, Sun: Closed

Power Recycling is a locally owned, full service scrap metal and electronics recycling facility located across from the Fairmount race track in Collinsville, Illinois. The facility accepts ferrous and non-ferrous materials including whole cars, steel, aluminum, copper, lead, brass and insulated wire, and pays cash for scrap metal. Power Recycling also holds monthly recycling drives in Uptown Collinsville and the surrounding Metro East area.

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Bryant Industries

1406 Warrington Avenue

217-431-0551

Mon-Fri: 7:30 AM to 4:00 PM. Saturday: 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM. Closed Sunday.

Bryant Industries is a family-owned scrap metal recycling and waste management company that has served the Danville, Illinois area since 1961. The business buys and recycles ferrous and non-ferrous metals and electronics, and also offers roll-off dumpster rental for residential and commercial trash service.

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Mervis Recycling Decatur

1180 North 22nd St

217.429.4148

Monday-Friday: 7am-Noon and 12:30pm-4pm

Mervis Recycling in Decatur, Illinois provides full-service scrap recycling for ferrous and non-ferrous metals. The location operates central Illinois's largest shear and baling operations and is coupled with a large stainless and alloy processor. Staff can custom design scrap management programs for heavy industry.

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Bluff City Metal Recycling

980 Bluff City Blvd.

(847) 742-4600

Mon-Fri 6am-6pm; Sat 6am-5pm; Sun 8am-noon

Bluff City Metal Recycling buys ferrous and non-ferrous scrap at 980 Bluff City Boulevard in Elgin, just off Highway 20. The family-owned yard has recycled for over 15 years and works with industrial accounts, commercial customers, contractors, job sites, and residential sellers. Steel, iron, appliances, aluminum wheels and cans, radiators, copper, brass, insulated wire, stainless steel, electric motors, auto batteries, soft lead, starters, and alternators are all on the buy list. Heavy machinery unloads any size haul, and the onsite truck scale is certified by the State of Illinois. Scales are calibrated quarterly. The yard opens Monday through Friday from 7 AM to 6 PM, Saturday from 7 AM to 5 PM, and Sunday from 8 AM to noon. Pickup service is available.

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Elgin Recycling

660 Shiller St.

(847) 741-4100

Mon-Fri 8am-5pm

Elgin Recycling runs five full service facilities, including an iron yard and two truck scales, and the Schiller Street yard in Elgin is its home location. Drop-off covers aluminum, brass, copper, stainless steel, and steel, plus electronics such as computers, TVs and monitors, batteries, and cell phones. TVs and monitors carry a recycling fee. A fleet of flatbeds, roll-offs, box trucks with lift gates, van trailers, and gondolas handles scrap pickups, and the company brokers scrap and recycles refrigerators, freezers, paper, and plastic. RecyclePak programs cover lamps and bulbs, ballasts, mercury, sharps, aerosol cans, and pharmaceutical waste.

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All Metal Recycling

1925 N. 25th Ave.

(847) 455-1925

Mon-Fri: 8:00 am - 4:00 pm; Sat: 8:00 am - 12:00 pm; Sun: Closed

All Metal Recycling is a family owned scrap metal recycling center in Franklin Park established in 2007. It purchases ferrous and non-ferrous metals for cash or check from individuals, contractors, municipalities and companies, and also offers pickup service for commercial and industrial locations.

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Sims Metal

3700 Runge St

847-455-8800

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Groeling Salvage

220 East Exchange

(815) 232-2525

Mon-Fri 8:00am-4:30pm, Sat 8:00am-11:30am, Sun Closed

Family-owned scrap metal recycler and salvage yard serving the Freeport, IL area for over 45 years. Licensed and insured, Groeling Salvage buys ferrous and non-ferrous metals, junk cars (title required), and aluminum cans. Staff assists with unloading and provides free quotes within two business days.

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Brothers Metal Recycling

14602 S. Ashland Ave

(773) 507-3023

Monday - Saturday: 8:00 AM - 10:00 PM, Sunday: Closed

Brothers Metal Recycling is a family owned and operated auto salvage and scrap metal recycling company headquartered in Harvey, Illinois. The company buys wrecked, totaled, and old cars, including vehicles without titles, keys, or tires, and also accepts ferrous and non-ferrous metals, electronic scrap, and auto scrap. Brothers Metal Recycling travels within a 50 mile radius of its Harvey headquarters to pick up vehicles.

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Acme Auto Parts Inc

2016 E. 1000 N. Rd. (Grinnell Rd. & I-57)

815-939-3030

Monday-Friday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm, Saturday 8:00 am - 12:00 pm, Sunday Closed

Acme Auto Parts is a family-owned auto parts, auto body, and scrap metal recycling business in Kankakee, Illinois, serving Kankakee, Iroquois, Will, and Newton counties since 1987. The company operates a scrap metal recycling yard buying scrap metals, junk cars, and commercial scrap, alongside new and used auto parts sales, auto body and repair, auto glass repair, and parking lot maintenance and snow removal.

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Big Daddy Scrap (Kankakee)

4441 W. 1000 S RD

877-587-2727

Mon-Sat; Closed Sunday

The Kankakee yard at 4441 W. 1000 S Road is Big Daddy Scrap's second site, added after the Spatola family expanded past Chicago Heights. Mike and Tammy Spatola opened it in Chicago Heights in 2007 and sold their auto parts yard to LKQ in 2013. Chicago Heights remains at 551 E. Lincoln Highway. Kankakee is closed Sunday and open the other six days. Kankakee prices cover brake rotors, cast, machinery, motors, heavy metal, and sheet iron, plus aluminum cans, radiators, copper, brass, lead, stainless steel, electric motors, and insulated wire. The yard buys most metals. Loads over 200 pounds are quoted apart from the posted minimums. Commercial drop-off and pickup from this yard covers Kankakee County and Iroquois County, including Bourbonnais, Bradley, Manteno, Watseka, and Pontiac, with 10-, 20-, 30-, and 40-yard boxes and 4x4 Gaylord boxes. Junk car buying is listed for both yards.

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River Valley Recycling, LLC

288 W South Tec Dr Ste C

(815) 928-8400

Monday-Friday 8:00 am - 4:30 pm, Saturday 8:00 am - 12:00 pm, Sunday Closed

River Valley Recycling is a family-owned scrap metal and junk car buyer in Kankakee, Illinois, founded in 1993. The yard buys scrap metal, junk cars, and medium and heavy-duty trucks, and also sells used truck parts, used auto parts, and shipping containers. The company also offers commercial and industrial recycling with roll-off boxes, dumpsters, van trailers, and gondola trailers.

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Lynwood Recycling Center

21540 E Lincoln Hwy

(708) 757-7300

Mon-Fri 8:00am-5:00pm, Sat 8:00am-1:00pm, Sun Closed

Family-owned scrap metal recycler in Lynwood, IL paying cash for ferrous and non-ferrous metals, white goods, electronics, and junk vehicles. Serves homeowners, businesses, and contractors with same-day cash payment and a price match guarantee. Free vehicle pickup and towing available.

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Machesney Park Recycle Center

8409 N. Second Street

(815) 637-1343

Wednesdays 2:00pm-5:00pm, Saturdays 9:00am-Noon

Machesney Park Recycle Center is a nonprofit drop-off recycling location operated by Keep Northern Illinois Beautiful (KNIB) at 8409 N. Second Street in Machesney Park, Illinois. The center accepts sorted recyclables such as cardboard, paper, books, clothing, plastic, glass, metal cans and electronics during scheduled donation hours. Recycling drop off is closed on most holidays and whenever the weather predicts a heat index over 95 degrees or a wind chill below zero.

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Mighty River Recycling

116 State Street

(618) 876-4566

Monday - Friday 8:00AM - 4:00PM

Mighty River Recycling is a scrap metal recycling company established in 2010, with a public yard at 116 State Street in Madison, Illinois. The company also operates a corporate office and ferrous yard in Alton, Illinois that is limited to truck traffic.

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Cimco Recycling Marion

9450 State Rte. 148

618-998-1111

Mon-Fri 8:00am-12:00pm and 12:30pm-4:00pm, Sat 8:00am-12:00pm

Cimco Recycling Marion is a scrap metal recycling facility on a newly developed 15-acre site along the CO&E railroad and Highway 148 in southern Illinois, a few miles west of Interstate 57. The facility has an indoor, drive-thru layout for customers selling scrap metal.

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Midland Davis Corporation

3301 4th Ave

(309) 764-6723

Monday - Friday: 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.; Saturday: Closed

Midland Davis Corporation is a Moline, Illinois recycling company that has served the Quad Cities and Central Illinois since 1892. It provides recycling solutions for businesses, municipalities and residential properties, processing plastics, glass, paper, cardboard, wood and steel.

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C&M Recycling

1600 Morrow Ave.

847-578-1066

C&M Recycling has served the greater Chicagoland area and southern Wisconsin for over 40 years, providing recycling solutions for businesses, individual tradesmen and the general public. The company recycles paper, plastic, metals and electronic scrap, and also sells and services balers, compactors and other related equipment. C&M Recycling is veteran owned and operated and also buys Gaylord boxes.

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Economy Disposal Service / MBL Recycling

630 Hicks Rd

Mon-Fri 6:00 AM-4:00 PM, Sat 6:00 AM-12:00 PM

MBL Recycling in Palatine has taken construction and demolition debris from the northern suburbs since 2002. It is one of four C&D recycling sites run by Economy Disposal Service, a family-owned hauler operating in Chicagoland since 1998. The Hicks Road facility holds an IEPA permit and opens to homeowners and general contractors every day except Sunday and federal holidays. Staff hand-separate shingles, wood, drywall, cardboard, paper, plastics, concrete, brick, asphalt, dirt, and all metals for recycling. Tires are accepted for a per-tire fee. The site refuses wet paint cans, liquids such as gas and oil, grass clippings, asbestos, and hazardous liquids. Economy Disposal also rents 10, 20, and 30 yard roll-off dumpsters across Chicago and the west suburbs.

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Del's Metal Co.

1605 1st St

(309) 788-1993

Mon-Fri: 7AM-5PM, Saturday: 7AM-1PM, Sunday: Closed

Del's Metal Co. is a full metal recycling facility in Rock Island, Illinois, serving residential and commercial customers throughout the Quad Cities. The family owned business has operated for over 30 years and accepts all ferrous and non-ferrous metals with no size or weight limits.

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Area Salvage and Recycling

207 Peoples Ave

779-500-0162

Mon-Fri 8:30am-12:00pm, 12:30pm-4:00pm; Sat 8:00am-1:00pm; Sun Closed

Area Salvage and Recycling is a full-service scrap metal and salvage yard in Rockford, IL, paying top dollar for ferrous and non-ferrous metals, appliances, computer equipment, and junk vehicles. The facility buys cars, SUVs, trucks, machinery, and catalytic converters and offers free vehicle pickup. Free estimates are available, and the yard also provides recycling pickup service for convenient drop-off or collection.

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Rockford Recycle Center

4665 Hydraulic Road

(815) 637-1343

Tuesdays 2:00pm-5:00pm, Saturdays 9:00am-Noon

Rockford Recycle Center is the main office of Keep Northern Illinois Beautiful (KNIB), a nonprofit drop-off recycling center located at 4665 Hydraulic Road in Rockford, Illinois. The center accepts sorted recyclables such as cardboard, paper, books, clothing, plastic, glass, metal cans and electronics during scheduled donation hours. Recycling drop off is closed on most holidays and whenever the weather predicts a heat index over 95 degrees or a wind chill below zero.

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Foster Salvage

2781 State Route 37

Foster Salvage is a scrap metal recycling and salvage yard located on State Route 37 in Salem, Illinois, serving Southern Illinois since 2004. The yard buys scrap iron, steel, aluminum, copper, brass, bronze and stainless steel, along with farm equipment and titled automobiles, and pays cash on site after weighing loads on their scale.

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Schaumburg Engineering and Public Works Drop-Off

714 S. Plum Grove Road

Mon to Fri 8 am to 5 pm

The Village of Schaumburg Engineering and Public Works building on Plum Grove Road has a lobby receptacle for CFL bulbs, cell phones, and household batteries. It also takes holiday lights and copper wire with Elgin Recycling on weekdays.

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Midwest Salvage

2424 Sandhill Road

217-836-3635

Midwest Salvage & Recycling buys scrap metal at 2424 Sandhill Road in Springfield, Illinois, and takes all ferrous metal. Its commercial and industrial side covers scrap clean-ups at business sites, roll-off service for salvage, and demolition. The company pays by current market value and publishes current rates for customers to check before they haul.

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Springfield Iron and Metal

3327 Terminal Ave

(217) 525-1206

Mon-Fri 7:00 AM-5:00 PM; Sat 8:00 AM-2:00 PM; Sun closed

Springfield Iron and Metal is a metal recycling buyback center on Terminal Avenue in Springfield, with a motto of honest grading, competitive pricing, and showing sellers their weights. The yard takes aluminum cans, copper, brass, wire, tin, siding, radiators, stainless steel, and paper, and rents roll-off dumpsters. A current price sheet is posted for sellers, and the yard opens Monday through Saturday.

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EZ Recycling Corp

7307 Duvan Dr

(708) 532-8130

Mon, Wed, Fri: 9:30 am - 4:30 pm. Saturday: 9:30 am - 2:30 pm. Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday: Closed. Large loads on Tuesday or Thursday require calling ahead to schedule an appointment.

EZ Recycling Corp is a locally owned and operated scrap metal yard in Tinley Park, Illinois. The business buys non-ferrous metals for cash and recycles electronics such as desktops, laptops, and cellphones at no charge. Customers can drop off items during business hours or call ahead to schedule a large load.

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Mack's Twin City Recycling

2808 N Lincoln Avenue

217-328-2100

Mon-Fri 7:30am-4:30pm, Sat 8:00am-12:00pm

Mack's Twin City Recycling is a full-service metal recycling facility operating since 1955 in Urbana, Illinois, serving Champaign and the surrounding area. It offers drive-through and walk-in service for steel, iron, and other metals, and provides container drop-offs for commercial and residential recyclers.

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Legacy Scrap Recycling Center

41339 North Skokie Highway

847-430-4442

Mon-Fri 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM; open select Saturdays, call to confirm

Legacy Scrap is a ferrous and non-ferrous scrap metal recycling center located on 17 acres at the corner of Route 41 and Route 173 in Wadsworth, Illinois, near the Illinois-Wisconsin border. The facility has non-ferrous docks and several truck scales, each certified twice a year for accuracy. Materials accepted include copper, brass, aluminum, stainless, auto cast, cast iron, and all types of steel, along with household appliances.

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The Auto Crusher Inc.

651 W Washington St

(630) 231-6888

Mon-Fri: 8am - 5pm; Sat: 9am - 12pm; Sun: Closed

The Auto Crusher Inc. is an auto recycling center, junk dealer, and scrap metal recycling center at 651 W Washington St in West Chicago, IL. The business dates to 1972 and buys junk cars direct with free towing, plus scrap iron, other metals, and metal household items. A vehicle title is required under State of Illinois regulations.

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