Unique Recycling
1039 N. LaSalle Drive, Chicago, Illinois, United States

At Unique Recycling USA, Our Job Is To Make Your Job Easier. We are Dedicated To Giving Your Company The Absolute Best Service and Best Prices Possible.We pickup six days and nights a week. We will even be there Sundays if you need us.Your Total Recycling Solution. Unique can do it all. Papers, plastics, metals, food waste, pallets, batteries, and more. We will take the job out of your hands.

For over 50 years, Unique has been one of the pioneers and most successful independent recyclers in the nation. When Unique began in Chicago in 1977 we already had 20 years of experience in the recycling field. In constant touch with the latest technological innovations, we stay on top of the marketplace, using the newest ways to recycle materials that you previously couldn’t. We can also provide or aid you in getting the best recycling equipment for your situation, and/or upgrade your existing machinery, with no out of pocket expenses.We all know the importance of being Green, and also how that can add to your bottom line. Unique can show you how to do this and/or how to improve what you are currently doing, lower landfill costs, and reduce your carbon footprint.

Unique guarantees you the smartest, most cost-efficient solutions possible.Every type of company and manufacturer has come to the people at Unique for our expertise, innovation, and unparalled service. Among our customers are box makers, printers, bakeries, packagers, manufacturers, candy makers, food processors, distributors, moving companies, etc.

Our job is to make your business easier.

Unique recycles many other items, including food waste, batteries, pallets, etc. We want to keep everything possible out of the landfills and save you all those disposal costs. Being “green” has become of prime importance, not only for your company’s reputation, but also for your bottom line.

WHY UNIQUE IS BETTER?

We have built a reputation for the absolute Best Service of any recycler in the Midwest.The most important part of our business is doing whatever we can to make sure that your business runs smoothly. We never let our job interfere with yours.One example is ordering pickups. Whatever is easiest for you is what we want. This can be done by phone, by fax, by email, and/or you can go online through our new Client Login, to your own page, and easily, with a few clicks, order your pickups.

Service is something we have perfected over our 50 years of recycling experience and the reason we are Number One in taking care of customers. Not only do we have our own fleet of trucks, we work with numerous backup truckers to make sure you always have a backup.Through thick and thin, Unique consistently pays you the top of the market. You get the highest prices for all your materials. You can count on Unique.

Paper Recycling

We are THE paper professionals. This is where we began and where we made our name. We recycle all grades, including OCC (old corrugated containers), DLK, office paper, SBS, Boxboard, News, etc.Unique has more experience handling paper than anyone in the Midwest and we have more outlets all over the globe, from the USA to Asia to Canada and Mexico.We will always keep the paper moving and your operations running smoothly.Besides our own fleet of trucks and trailers, we have backups always on call to insure your recyclables move. Pickups are available six days and nights per week, even Sundays if need be. As with other materials, we can spot trailers at your docks for storage and convenience, no charge.

Plastics Recycling

Plastics have become a large part of the recycling mix. We use more and more every day. Plastic recycling can add to your profitability like never before. Our specialists continually monitor the best and newest ways for reusing these ever increasing materials.As experts in the field, we recycle everything including shrink-wrap, PET, PVC, polycarbonate, LDPE, HDPE, nylon, and more.We are always available to come to your facility and make sure you are maximizing the collecting and handling of this valuable resource.Unique will give you the same great service for recycling plastics – pickups six days and nights a week, even Sundays, too, and spotting trailers at your docks, no charge.

Metal Recycling

For years we have been helping our customers to get the full value from their valuable materials, and your metals are no exception.Unique recycles the whole spectrum of ferrous and non-ferrous metals.We handle everything – iron, steel, brass, copper, zinc, aluminum, stainless, machinery, clippings, shavings, rackings, etc.We can leave containers specifically for these items, from barrels to roll-offs to trailers, at no cost to you.