Open for recycling. It's right off the main road, although Waze says it's like 1/2 mile north of…read morewhere it really is. The workers are super helpful. Everything has to be in bags except the cardboard.

In So IL to do some work, I looked on the Carterville city website for a local recycling center. I…read morehave over three month's worth of neatly sorted cardboard, chipboard, glass, plastics #1 & 2 (most facilities no longer accept higher # plastics), some aluminum cans, and paper. They're all in separate cardboard boxes in my car ready to be sorted into the correct bins at a local recycling center. I've been doing this nearly weekly since I was in college from state to state, including the most rural reaches of some of the least populated US states like Montana. On arriving at Progress Port Recycling Center, what do I read? "All items must be in a bag except large cardboard." Whaaaaaaat? So to encourage the public to be responsible and recycle, this facility deems it reasonable to have us place each kind of recyclable in an ocean-clogging plastic bag first. Or to pay for biodegradable plastic bags that can cost upwards of 30-times per square inch the cost of cheapo grocery-store bought plastic trash bags. This is an epic recycling fail. Progress Port Recycling Center has large bins right outside clearly marked with each kind of permitted recyclable. But they further discourage citizens from doing the responsible thing by threatening us with notices that the facility is under video surveillance (cameras ARE visible) to be sure we're following the rules. This is the only recycling facility in the entire US I've ever been to with such an insipid, counter-productive dump-your-recyclables-in-nonrecyclable-plastic-bags-first rule. We drove to nearby Carbondale that has a vastly more rational recycling center--giant bins indoors, each dedicated to a different kind of recyclable consumers can sort for ourselves. It's far more ecologically sustainable. Consumers don't have to waste money to buy non-recyclable plastic bags or expensive and energy inefficient paper bags ... to recycle. This, in turn, encourages consumers to do the right thing. Sheesh.

it Takes them forever in unloading and in the office !!will start going to Carbondaleread more

I have never had any problems with any of my exchanges at Cimco. I weigh my stuff before I bring it…read morein. So far I haven't had a problem yet with the weights. When you go inside, they are very friendly and helpful!!

They were able to get old pictures and videos off of a few old computers for me that have not been…read moreused in awhile. The service was amazing, it was done timely and professional... I highly recommend this place for all your electronic needs.

From the owner: We are an environmentally conscience business in which we recycle old worn out electronics to keep…read morethem out of the landfill and slow the spread of E-Waste in which tons of precises metals go missing every year. We also do electronic repair as well, TV's, Laptops, Desktops, Phones you name it we do it, Using only the best OEM parts. Your satisfaction is guaranteed at BB Electronic Repair & Recycling. Drop anytime from 10am-6pm Monday - Friday And Saturday 10am-4pm. Hope to see you soon.

They need a classes on customer service starting from how the phone is answered..."hello!". God…read moreforbids you ask where you are calling because the old man will tell you "WELL, who you tryin'to call!?" And he will hang up. After a few more tries, the information they have on their website is different from what they give over the phone. Due to lack of common courtesy, forget customer service, I moved on and got someone else, who actually paid the same.

Super efficient and best priced ever shredding service. CanNOT recommend more highly!read more

We had a very good experience! The service was on time as expected. The equipment for on site…read moreshredding completed the job rapidly, and the price was right. Taking care of our old electronic devices was very helpful as well!

I grew up when saving the planet was the new thing, not Microsoft Surface or the iphone 5. I…read moreremember when we got the blue boxes to put curbside for the recycling guys to pick up. Nowadays, my parents have this giant green garbage can courtesy of the recycling department that they tow to the curb; you don't even have to sort anything...they do all of that stuff for you. I think it tells you how far we've come when that recycle bin is bigger than my parents' real garbage can. Once I moved away from home, I've realized the lack of recycling that is done at apartment complexes. Don't laugh, but for the years I didn't have recycling, I've dragged recyclable trash home to dump. It's just a habit. I just can't in good conscience dump cardboard in the garbage can. It's a bit tedious obviously (and yes, slightly crazy) to drag trash to Chicago though. When I first moved down here, I actually really thought about asking friends who had houses if they would mind if I dumped my recyclables with theirs. But after researching on google, I found this place. And they are just the solution. Phoenix is open Monday through Saturday 8-2. They pretty much take the usual recyclables except for styrofoam and #6 plastic. They've also stopped taking plastic bags, but that's okay because Trader Joe's, Schnucks, Dierbergs, and Walmart all have containers for those nowadays. Here's a list: Plastics #1-9, except 6 Tin Aluminum Newspaper Mixed paper (junk mail, etc) Phone books Magazines Catalogs Glass Cardboard They do ask that you separate the materials by type and also to rinse all the containers. And it's a drive through recycling center meaning that you drive up and inside the big barn, stop the car, and three or four employees will come empty your car for you. They don't talk much, but they quickly get the job done and you're on your way. The website also states that they take computers. I'm not sure about that, but you might want to call and check.

I liked using this place for recycling but now they seem to be permanently closed. Even during…read moretheir hours of operation there is no one there and nobody answers the phone. Also nowhere to drop off items.

I was amazingly pleased with this place. I have dealt with places in the city, and slightly rural…read moreand had amazingly bad experiences where people expected me to give things away for free, or insulted me for not knowing types of metals, or told me to just never come back because the receipts cost more then talking to me. This place was NEVER like that. I called first and the woman on the phone was SUPER nice, and when I showed up the guys that helped me unload old pop cans were smiling, and really cool. If you have to recycle in that area, I say you go here, cause other places want you to just give them your recycle, ot they are total jerks(a dog named family comes to mind). Green Trac is my new place to recycle!

From the owner: Scrap yard for ferrous and nonferrous metals and commercial & Residential demolition services as…read morewell as mass excavation along with onsite management services.