Service Area
Midwest Paper Retriever proudly serves Chicagoland, Northwest Indiana, and nearby communities with reliable waste and recycling services. Our team delivers timely pickups and eco-friendly solutions tailored to schools, businesses, and organizations of all sizes. No matter your location, we’re committed to helping you keep your space clean and sustainable.
Local. Reliable. Responsive.
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Hours of Operation:
Mon-Fri: 7:00am-4:00pm
Billing Hours:
Mon-Fri 7:00am-4:00pm
Our Service Areas
At MPR - Midwest Paper Retriever, we’re proud to serve a wide and growing network of communities across Illinois and Northwest Indiana. Our mission is to make commercial waste & recycling pickup easy, accessible, and impactful—right where you live, work, and learn.
Our Service Area
Midwest Paper Retriever proudly serves a wide region across Northern Illinois and Northwest Indiana, offering reliable waste and recycling pickup solutions for businesses, schools, municipalities, and organizations. Our service area includes the following counties:
Lake, McHenry, Boone, DeKalb, Kane, DuPage, Cook, LaSalle, Kendall, Grundy, Will, Livingston, Ford, Kankakee, Iroquois, Newton, Jasper, Porter, Lake (IN)
Where We Work
We provide paper recycling services to hundreds of cities, towns, and villages across the following counties:
| Belvidere – 61008 |
| Caledonia – 61011 |
| Capron – 61012 |
| Cherry Valley – 61016 |
| Garden Prairie – 61038 |
| Poplar Grove – 61065 |
| Harvard – 60033 |
| Kingston – 60145 |
| Kirkland – 60146 |
| Roscoe – 61073 |
| South Beloit – 61080 |
| Rockford – 61107, 61114 |
| Loves Park – 61111 |
| Arlington Heights – 60004, 60005, 60006 |
| Berwyn – 60402 |
| Blue Island – 60406 |
| Calumet City – 60409 |
| Chicago – 60601 through 60661 (plus many more) |
| Chicago Heights – 60411, 60412 |
| Cicero – 60804 |
| Des Plaines – 60016, 60017, 60018, 60019 |
| Evanston – 60201, 60202, 60203, 60204, 60208 |
| Forest Park – 60130 |
| Glenview – 60025, 60026 |
| Harvey – 60426 |
| La Grange – 60525 |
| Lansing – 60438 |
| Maywood – 60153 |
| Oak Lawn – 60453 |
| Oak Park – 60301, 60302, 60303, 60304 |
| Palatine – 60067, 60074, 60078, 60094, 60095 |
| Park Ridge – 60068 |
| River Forest – 60305 |
| Schaumburg – 60159, 60168, 60173, 60193, 60194, 60195, 60196 |
| Skokie – 60076, 60077 |
| Wilmette – 60091 |
| Winnetka – 60093 |
| Addison – 60101 |
| Aurora – 60502, 60504, 60569, 60572, 60598 |
| Bartlett – 60103 |
| Bensenville – 60105, 60106 |
| Bloomingdale – 60108, 60117 |
| Carol Stream – 60116, 60122, 60128, 60132, 60188, 60197, 60199 |
| Clarendon Hills – 60514 |
| Darien – 60561 |
| Downers Grove – 60515, 60516 |
| Elmhurst – 60126 |
| Eola – 60519 |
| Fox Valley – 60599 |
| Glen Ellyn – 60137, 60138 |
| Glendale Heights – 60139 |
| Hinsdale – 60521, 60522 |
| Itasca – 60143 |
| Lisle – 60532 |
| Lombard – 60148 |
| Medinah – 60157 |
| Naperville – 60540, 60563, 60565, 60566, 60567 |
| Oak Brook – 60523 |
| Roselle – 60172 |
| Villa Park – 60181 |
| Warrenville – 60555 |
| Wayne – 60184 |
| West Chicago – 60185, 60186 |
| Westmont – 60559 |
| Wheaton – 60187, 60189 |
| Willowbrook – 60527 |
| Winfield – 60190 |
| Wood Dale – 60191, 60399 |
| Woodridge – 60517 |
| Braceville – 60407 |
| Channahon – 60410 |
| Coal City – 60416 |
| Dwight – 60420 |
| Gardner – 60424 |
| Kinsman – 60437 |
| Mazon – 60444 |
| Minooka – 60447 |
| Morris – 60450 |
| South Wilmington – 60474 |
| Verona – 60479 |
| Wilmington – 60481 |
| Newark – 60541 |
| Reddick – 60961 |
| Seneca – 61360 |
| Aurora – 60503 |
| Bristol – 60512 |
| Joliet – 60431 |
| Millbrook – 60536 |
| Millington – 60537 |
| Minooka – 60447 |
| Montgomery – 60538 |
| Morris – 60450 |
| Newark – 60541 |
| Oswego – 60543 |
| Plainfield – 60544, 60586 |
| Plano – 60545 |
| Sandwich – 60548 |
| Yorkville – 60560 |
| Algonquin – 60102 |
| Aurora – 60502, 60504, 60505, 60506, 60507, 60568 |
| Barrington – 60010 |
| Batavia – 60510 |
| Big Rock – 60511 |
| Burlington – 60109 |
| Carpentersville – 60110 |
| Dundee – 60118 |
| Elburn – 60119 |
| Elgin – 60120, 60121, 60123, 60124 |
| Geneva – 60134 |
| Gilberts – 60136 |
| Hampshire – 60140 |
| Hinckley – 60520 |
| Huntley – 60142 |
| Kaneville – 60144 |
| Lafox – 60147 |
| Maple Park – 60151 |
| Montgomery – 60538 |
| Mooseheart – 60539 |
| North Aurora – 60542 |
| Saint Charles – 60174, 60175 |
| South Elgin – 60177 |
| Sugar Grove – 60554 |
| Sycamore – 60178 |
| Wasco – 60183 |
| Wayne – 60184 |
| Aroma Park – 60910 |
| Bonfield – 60913 |
| Bourbonnais – 60914 |
| Bradley – 60915 |
| Buckingham – 60917 |
| Cabery – 60919 |
| Chebanse – 60922 |
| Essex – 60935 |
| Gardner – 60424 |
| Grant Park – 60940 |
| Herscher – 60941 |
| Hopkins Park – 60944 |
| Kankakee – 60901 |
| Manteno – 60950 |
| Momence – 60954 |
| Pembroke Township – 60958 |
| Peotone – 60468 |
| Reddick – 60961 |
| Saint Anne – 60964 |
| Union Hill – 60969 |
| Antioch – 60002 |
| Barrington – 60010 |
| Buffalo Grove – 60089 |
| Cary – 60013 |
| Deerfield – 60015 |
| Fox Lake – 60020 |
| Fox River Grove – 60021 |
| Grayslake – 60030 |
| Gurnee – 60031 |
| Highland Park – 60035 |
| Highwood – 60040 |
| Ingleside – 60041 |
| Island Lake – 60042 |
| Lake Bluff – 60044 |
| Lake Forest – 60045 |
| Lake Villa – 60046 |
| Lake Zurich – 60047 |
| Libertyville – 60048 |
| Lincolnshire – 60069 |
| Mundelein – 60060 |
| North Chicago – 60064, 60086 |
| Palatine – 60074 |
| Round Lake – 60073 |
| Russell – 60075 |
| Spring Grove – 60081 |
| Vernon Hills – 60061 |
| Wadsworth – 60083 |
| Wauconda – 60084 |
| Waukegan – 60079, 60085, 60087 |
| Winthrop Harbor – 60096 |
| Zion – 60099 |
| Great Lakes Naval Station – 60088 |
| Fort Sheridan – 60037 |
| McHenry – 60051 |
| Cedar Lake – 46303 |
| Crown Point – 46307, 46308 |
| Dyer – 46311 |
| East Chicago – 46312 |
| Gary – 46402, 46403, 46404, 46406, 46407, 46408, 46409, 46401 |
| Griffith – 46319 |
| Hammond – 46320, 46323, 46324, 46325, 46327 |
| Hebron – 46341 |
| Highland – 46322 |
| Hobart – 46342 |
| Lake Station – 46405 |
| Leroy – 46355 |
| Lowell – 46356 |
| Merrillville – 46410, 46411 |
| Munster – 46321 |
| Saint John – 46373 |
| Schererville – 46375 |
| Schneider – 46376 |
| Shelby – 46377 |
| Whiting – 46394 |
| Ransom – 60470 |
| Earlville – 60518 |
| Leland – 60531 |
| Newark – 60541 |
| Sandwich – 60548 |
| Serena – 60549 |
| Sheridan – 60551 |
| Somonauk – 60552 |
| Wedron – 60557 |
| La Salle – 61301 |
| Cedar Point – 61316 |
| Dana – 61321 |
| Grand Ridge – 61325 |
| Leonore – 61332 |
| Lostant – 61334 |
| Marseilles – 61341 |
| Mendota – 61342 |
| Oglesby – 61348 |
| Ottawa – 61350 |
| Peru – 61354 |
| Rutland – 61358 |
| Seneca – 61360 |
| Streator – 61364 |
| Tonica – 61370 |
| Triumph – 61371 |
| Troy Grove – 61372 |
| Utica (North Utica) – 61373 |
| Wenona – 61377 |
| Aurora – 60503 |
| Beecher – 60401 |
| Bolingbrook – 60440, 60490 |
| Braceville – 60407 |
| Braidwood – 60408 |
| Channahon – 60410 |
| Crest Hill – 60403 |
| Crete – 60417 |
| Elwood – 60421 |
| Frankfort – 60423 |
| Grant Park – 60940 |
| Homer Glen – 60491 |
| Joliet – 60431, 60432, 60433, 60434, 60435, 60436 |
| Lockport – 60441 |
| Manhattan – 60442 |
| Manteno – 60950 |
| Minooka – 60447 |
| Mokena – 60448 |
| Monee – 60449 |
| New Lenox – 60451 |
| Orland Park – 60467 |
| Oswego – 60543 |
| Park Forest – 60466 |
| Peotone – 60468 |
| Plainfield – 60544, 60585, 60586 |
| Richton Park – 60471 |
| Romeoville – 60446 |
| Shorewood – 60404 |
| Steger – 60475 |
| Tinley Park – 60477, 60487 |
| University Park – 60484 |
| Wilmington – 60481 |
| Woodridge – 60517 |
| Naperville – 60564, 60565 |
Commercial Dumpster Sizes & Programs
2 Yard Dumpster
6’ L x 3’ W x 3’ H, this dumpster can hold up to 12 (32-gallon) trash bags.
4 Yard Dumpster
4.9’ L x 6’ W x 4.6’ H, this dumpster can hold up to 24 (32-gallon) bags.
6 Yard Dumpster
8’ L x 6’” W x 4’ H, this dumpster can hold up to 36 (32-gallon) bags.
8 Yard Dumpster
6’9 L x 6” W x 6’” H, this dumpster can hold up to 48 (32-gallon trash bags).
Finding the Right Waste & Recycling program
MPR offers numerous ways to do waste and recycling at lower costs than trash, making it the right and easy choice for your organization's needs. Our goal is to save both the environment and your wallet.
Eco-Friendly, Reliable, On-Time Pickups.
- Count on us for dependable, scheduled trash removal that keeps your business clean and compliant!Flexible bin sizes and pickup frequencies. Scalable solutions for growing businesses.
No need to separate paper, plastics, or metals.
- Make recycling effortless—toss all your recyclables into one bin and let us do the sorting!Encourages higher participation by making recycling easy for employees and customers.
Fiber-Only Focus for Cleaner Recycling.
- Keep it clean—recycle only paper, cardboard, and cartons with ECO Fiber Recycling!Designed specifically for fiber-based materials to reduce contamination. Ensures higher-quality recycling and more efficient processing.
Host a Bin, Help the Planet. No Cost Recycling.
- Keep it simple—recycle newspapers, magazines, office paper, and cardboard with ease!Focused exclusively on paper products to reduce contamination. Ensures high-quality recycling and better environmental outcomes.
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What We Do
At Midwest Paper Retriever, we provide comprehensive waste and recycling solutions designed to serve businesses, schools, municipalities, and residential customers across Chicagoland and Northwest Indiana. Our services are built around efficiency, environmental responsibility, and customer care.
We offer scalable waste and recycling solutions for businesses of all sizes. From routine pickups to custom recycling programs, we handle cardboard, mixed recyclables, and general waste with care and compliance.
Services Include:
- Frontload dumpster service
- Scheduled pickups
- Waste audits and recycling plans
Programs Include:
- Commercial Trash/Garbage Pickup
- ECO Commercial Recycling (All Recyclables In One Bin)
- ECO Fiber Recycling (Cardboard & Paper Products)
- Paper Retrever Program
Dumpster Sizes:
Our flagship Paper Retriever Program offers no-cost recycling bins for newspapers, magazines, catalogs, office paper, and softcover books. Ideal for schools, churches, and community organizations, this program helps reduce landfill waste while promoting environmental education and engagement.
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We provide and maintain equipment like balers, shredders, and compactors to help businesses manage high volumes of recyclables efficiently. Our team ensures proper installation, training, and ongoing support.
Our MRFs in Pilsen (Chicago), Joliet, Northlake, and Riverdale are where recyclables are sorted, processed, and prepared for reuse. These facilities are the backbone of our sustainability efforts, ensuring materials are handled responsibly and diverted from landfills.
Not Sure If You're in Our Service Area?
Here are just a few of the many communities we serve:
- Chicago Metro Area – Including Chicago, Evanston, Oak Park, Schaumburg, and more
- Western Suburbs – Aurora, Wheaton, Downers Grove, Naperville
- Northwest Indiana – Gary, Hammond, Crown Point, Merrillville
- Southwest Suburbs – Joliet, Plainfield, Bolingbrook, Romeoville
- Northern Illinois – Rockford, Belvidere, Harvard
- Fox Valley – Elgin, St. Charles, Geneva, Batavia
We also serve many smaller towns and rural areas—check your ZIP code or contact us to confirm service availability.