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Transfer Station
Waste Management - Cicero, IL Hauling and Transfer Station
5050 W Pershing Rd, Cicero, IL 60804
(800) 796-9696A working transfer station on the west side of Cicero that most local residents and small haulers use when they don’t want to drive out to a distant landfill. Trucks and pickups pull in here, drop off, and the material gets compacted and sent elsewhere.
Look for an entrance booth and a lane where vehicles queue; there’s usually a scale involved so expect to stop twice if the site uses weight-based charges. The yard is mostly concrete and open with roll-off containers or compactors visible from the driveway. Weekends and spring cleanup times get backed up, so lines can form quickly and traffic may crawl through the lot.
Facility Information
Before You Go
- Have debris secured and covered in the truck bed or trailer so nothing blows out while waiting in line.
- Bring a clear plan for unloading - knowing which items need to be handed to staff versus tossed into a container saves time.
- Avoid peak times like weekend mornings or holiday weekends if possible; midweek visits tend to move faster.
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