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Recyclable Material Wholesaling in Illinois

Author.Name IBISWorld United States Last Updated: August 2025 NAICS IL42393

Recyclable Material Wholesaling in Illinois industry analysis

The Recyclable Material Wholesaling industry in Illinois is expected to grow an annualized x.x% to $x.x billion over the five years to 2025, while the national industry will likely decline at -x.x% during the same period. Industry establishments increased an annualized x.x% to xxx locations. Industry employment has increased an annualized x.x% to x,xxx workers, while industry wages have increased an annualized x.x% to $x.x million.

Over the five years to 2030, the industry is expected to decline an annualized -x.x% to $x.x billion, while the national industry is expected to grow x.x%. Industry establishments are forecast to decline -x.x% to xxx locations. Industry employment is expected to decrease an annualized -x.x% to x,xxx workers, while industry wages are forecast to decrease % to $x.x million.

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About the Recyclable Material Wholesaling in Illinois Market Research Report

What’s Included in the Recyclable Material Wholesaling in Illinois Market Research Report

Definition of the Recyclable Material Wholesaling in Illinois?

This industry wholesales automotive scrap, industrial scrap and other recyclable materials, such as waste paper, glass and plastic. Industry establishments include auto wreckers that dismantle motor vehicles to wholesale salvaged scrap material and establishments that break up, sort and wholesale all forms of scrap iron and steel using power-processing equipment.

What’s included in the Recyclable Material Wholesaling in Illinois?

The Recyclable Material Wholesaling in Illinois includes wholesale sales of recyclable paper and paperboard, wholesale sales of recyclable ferrous metal scrap, wholesale sales of recyclable nonferrous metal scrap and wholesale sales of other recyclable materials including metal products, construction supplies, chemicals, textiles, and more. Related terms covered in the Recyclable Material Wholesaling in Illinois industry report includes metal that contains iron; most commonly refers to steel, recyclable used materials such as vehicle parts, building materials and used packaging. often confused with waste, scrap has monetary value and can be reprocessed into new material, metal that does not contain significant quantities of iron, coal that is used in blast furnaces to manufacture steel, furnaces that harness intense electrical discharges to melt scrap metal and produce steel and a fee levied on a quantity of waste deposited at a landfill. also known as a gate fee.

Industry Performance of the Recyclable Material Wholesaling industry in Illinois

Benchmark the Recyclable Material Wholesaling in Illinois industry performance with all IL county and national performance.

Recyclable Material Wholesaling in Illinois

#4 in Highest Revenue 7.2% of state's GDP
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Recyclable Material Wholesaling in the US


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Key Drivers of the Recyclable Material Wholesaling industry in Illinois

See how key industry drivers, such as median houshold income, gross state product, new business formation, industrial production index, producer price index: plastic materials and resin and producer price index: nonferrous metals are impacting Recyclable Material Wholesaling in Illinois

Illinois Economic Indicators

Median Houshold Income
Gross State Product
New Business Formation

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US Key External Drivers

Industrial production index
Producer Price Index: Plastic materials and resin
Producer Price Index: Nonferrous metals

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County Data of the Recyclable Material Wholesaling industry in Illinois

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Key Statistics of the Recyclable Material Wholesaling industry in Illinois

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What is the market size of the Recyclable Material Wholesaling industry in Illinois in 2025?

The market size of the Recyclable Material Wholesaling industry in Illinois is $7.4bn in 2025.

How many businesses are there in the Recyclable Material Wholesaling industry in Illinois in 2025?

There are 716 businesses in the Recyclable Material Wholesaling industry in Illinois, which has been growing at an average annual rate of 0.1% from 2020 to 2025.

Has the Recyclable Material Wholesaling industry in Illinois grown or declined over the past 5 years?

The market size of the Recyclable Material Wholesaling industry in Illinois has been growing at an average annual rate of 0.5% from 2020 to 2025.

How many employees in the Recyclable Material Wholesaling industry in Illinois in 2025?

There are 6,205 employees in the Recyclable Material Wholesaling industry in Illinois, which has been growing at an average annual rate of 0.2% from 2020 to 2025.