Republic Services Illiana Waste Transfer Station IV

Republic Services Illiana Waste Transfer Station IV is a transfer station in Lake Station where local residents and haulers drop off loads to be compacted and sent on to a landfill. People come here when they don’t want to drive all the way to a regional landfill, or when hauling a pickup or trailer makes more sense than a long trip out of county.

Drive up to a manned entrance area and be ready to pull forward; there’s usually a scale before or after the gate so vehicles stop twice on the way in and out. The site is industrial - big concrete bays, compactors, and larger trucks moving around, so watch directions and traffic. Loads are typically emptied into an open pit or hopper where machines compact the trash before it’s loaded onto longer-haul trucks. Lines build on weekend mornings and during spring cleanup, so expect some wait time then.