Recycling Centers in Illinois

737 recycling locations in 244 cities. Choose a city to see hours, what each center accepts, and who pays cash.

Illinois at a glance: 473 recycling centers, 166 scrap yards, 60 electronics recyclers, 25 transfer stations, 12 household hazardous waste facilities. Illinois has no statewide bottle deposit, so scrap yards are the main way to get paid for cans and metal.

Top cities for recycling in Illinois

All Illinois cities

Addison 13
Alsip 9
Alton 4
Antioch 2
Arlington Heights 2
Astoria 2
Aurora 10
Baldwin 1
Barrington 1
Bartlett 3
Bartonville 1
Batavia 2
Beckemeyer 1
Belleville 7
Bellwood 1
Belvidere 1
Bensenville 5
Benton 2
Bloomington 10
Blue Island 9
Bolingbrook 1
Bourbonnais 1
Bridgeview 3
Buffalo Grove 5
Bunker Hill 1
Burnham 1
Burnt Prairie 1
Burr Ridge 2
Canton 1
Carbondale 1
Carlyle 1
Carmi 1
Carol Stream 4
Carterville 2
Cary 3
Caseyville 1
Centralia 1
Champaign 4
Channahon 1
Charleston 2
Chicago 136
Chicago Heights 9
Chicago Ridge 1
Chillicothe 1
Cicero 5
Colchester 1
Collinsville 1
Columbia 1
Congerville 1
Cortland 1
Cottage Hills 1
Crest Hill 1
Crestwood 1
Crete 1
Crystal Lake 4
Danville 6
Decatur 8
Dekalb 1
Des Plaines 3
Dixmoor 1
Dixon 1
Dolton 1
East Dubuque 2
East Dundee 3
East Hazel Crest 1
East Moline 1
East Peoria 1
East Saint Louis 5
East St Louis 3
Edwardsville 2
Effingham 1
Elburn 1
Eldorado 2
Elgin 12
Elk Grove Village 14
E. St. Louis 2
Evanston 1
Fairbury 1
Fairview Heights 1
Fillmore 1
Flora 1
Ford Heights 2
Forest View 4
Forreston 1
Franklin Park 6
Freeport 1
Galesburg 1
Galva 2
Gilberts 4
Gillespie 1
Glen Ellyn 1
Glenview 3
Granite City 5
Grayslake 2
Gurnee 6
Hainesville 2
Hamilton 1
Hampshire 2
Harristown 1
Harvard 1
Harvey 4
Herrin 1
Highland Park 3
Hillsboro 3
Hinsdale 1
Hodgkins 3
Homewood 1
Hurst 1
Ingleside 1
Itasca 3
Joliet 18
Jonesboro 1
Joppa 1
Kankakee 5
Lake Bluff 1
Lake Forest 1
Lake Zurich 3
Lansing 1
La Salle 2
Lemont 2
Libertyville 2
Lincolnshire 1
Lincolnwood 1
Lockport 2
Lombard 4
Louisville 2
Loves Park 4
Lynwood 2
Lyons 1
Machesney Park 1
Macomb 1
Madison 4
Makanda 1
Marengo 1
Marion 1
Markham 3
Mascoutah 1
Mattoon 3
Maywood 3
Mc Cook 1
McHenry 1
Melrose Park 2
Mendota 1
Metropolis 3
Milan 1
Mokena 4
Moline 2
Montgomery 1
Morris 3
Morrison 1
Morton Grove 2
Mount Olive 1
Mount Prospect 1
Mount Vernon 1
Mt Zion 1
Mulberry Grove 1
Mundelein 1
Murphysboro 1
Naperville 4
New Lenox 1
Newman 3
Newton 1
Niles 1
Normal 1
Northbrook 7
North Chicago 2
Northlake 1
Oak Brook 1
Oak Lawn 3
Oak Park 3
Olney 1
Orland Park 1
Ottawa 6
Palos Heights 3
Palos Hills 1
Paris 2
Pekin 1
Peoria 8
Pinckneyville 1
Plainfield 2
Plano 2
Pontiac 4
Prairie-View 1
Prophetstown 1
Quincy 5
Ramsey 1
Red Bud 1
Riverdale 3
River Grove 1
Riverton 1
Robbins 1
Rochelle 2
Rockdale 2
Rock Falls 1
Rockford 13
Rock Island 1
Rolling Meadows 1
Romeoville 3
Roscoe 2
Rosiclare 1
Round Lake Park 2
Sandwich 3
Sauget 2
Savanna 1
Schaumburg 1
Schiller Park 1
Seneca 1
Shorewood 2
Skokie 1
South Beloit 1
South Chicago Heights 2
South Holland 4
South Pekin 2
Springfield 11
St Charles 2
Sterling 2
Stone Park 1
Streamwood 1
Streator 3
Tinley Park 1
Toluca 1
Tuscola 1
Urbana 9
Venice 1
Verona 1
Wadsworth 1
Waterloo 1
Watseka 1
Wauconda 6
Waukegan 5
Waverly 1
West Chicago 8
Westmont 1
Westville 1
Wheaton 1
Wheeling 3
Winfield 1
Winthrop Harbor 1
Wood Dale 3
Woodlawn 1
Wood River 2
Woodstock 2
Yorkville 1
Zion 6

Illinois recycling questions

How many recycling centers are there in Illinois?

We list 737 recycling locations across 244 cities in Illinois, including drop-off centers, scrap yards and specialty recyclers. Chicago has the most, with 136.

Does Illinois pay for cans and bottles?

Illinois does not have a statewide bottle deposit law, so there is no standard deposit refund. Scrap yards often pay by the pound for loose aluminum cans, and the price changes with the metals market. Call ahead to confirm the current rate.