Local Waste Disposal Facilities

Waste in our region is disposed of in landfills, transfer stations and compost facilities. Table 2 shows the distribution of these facilities by county.

Table 2: Waste Disposal Facilities in the Chicago Metro Region
Source: IEPA, 2006

County	Landfills	Transfer Stations	Compost Facilities
Cook	3	52	3
DuPage	2	2	0
Grundy	1	0	0
Kane	1	3	0
Kankakee	0	2	2
Kendall	0	0	1
Lake	2	7	5
McHenry	0	0	2
Will	2	6	3
Total	11	72	16