Gary, Indiana
Commercial Recycling in Gary, IN
Gary anchors the I-80 / I-94 industrial choke point at the south end of Lake Michigan. The U.S. Steel Gary Works complex, the Cleveland-Cliffs operations, and the broader northwest Indiana steel and heavy industrial belt define the local economy. CRI services Gary with one CRI team, end to end.
Steel at Lake Michigan
Gary's industrial profile is dominated by steel. U.S. Steel Gary Works on the lakefront is one of the largest integrated steel mills in North America, and the supplier and contractor base around it fills the corridors along Broadway, Buchanan Street, and the I-80/I-94 frontage. Heavy fabrication, metal stampers, and industrial chemical operations round out the base.
The waste streams are heavy. Steel and fabrication operations generate ferrous turnings, copper, aluminum, high-value alloy scrap, and industrial drums. Contractors and suppliers contribute OCC, dunnage, and pallet cycles. The rebate math on a Gary metal program is significant when segregation is precise.
CRI services Gary through our vetted partner network. The customer relationship runs end to end with CRI: one team, one invoice, one point of contact.
Gary Service Details
Services Available in Gary, IN
Metal Recycling
Steel-grade ferrous, non-ferrous, high-value alloys, drums
Cardboard Recycling
OCC from steel suppliers and contractors
Pallet Recycling
Buy, repair, return; built for heavy industrial
Plastic Recycling
Industrial film, drums, rigid plastics
Paper Recycling
Multiple grades, mill-direct shipping
Paper Shredding
Certified destruction with chain of custody
How CRI Services Gary
CRI operates direct fleet across Chicagoland from our Addison facility and services 45 states and 4 Canadian provinces through our vetted partner network. Gary customers get the same CRI account team, the same invoicing, and the same accountability standards as our direct-fleet routes.
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Gary Recycling, Common Questions
We run a heavy industrial site in Gary. Is CRI only useful for metal?
No. Metal is one service line, not the core of what we do. Along the I-80/I-94 belt the streams we most often recover are corrugated and paper coming in with inbound supplies, stretch wrap and rigid plastics, and pallets cycling at volume. Those are the streams usually buried inside a disposal contract, and they are where the recoverable value tends to sit.
We use three different vendors for waste, recycling, and pallets. Can CRI replace them?
That is the most common reason Gary operations call us. Fiber, plastics, pallets, metal, certified destruction, and roll-off service run as one program, on one invoice, with one point of contact. Most facilities we onboard are coordinating three or four vendors for what CRI handles as a single account, and the coordination time they get back is usually the first thing they notice.
Can you give us diversion numbers we can report?
Yes. Every load is weighed and recorded by stream, so your reporting is built from real scale tickets rather than estimates. For reference, CRI diverted about 94 percent of the tonnage processed at our plant in 2025. We report your site's actual figures at whatever interval your operations or sustainability team needs.
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