Lake Area Disposal Service

read moreMore than eight decades later, Lake Area Disposal & Recycling is Springfield and Sangamon County's oldest, as well largest locally owned waste disposal service and is still operated by the Crenshaw family. Since its inception during the Great Depression, Lake Area Disposal & Recycling has grown and prospered because it adheres to the principles adopted by the Crenshaw family through five generations. First, we believe our customers are our most important asset. As Sangamon County's oldest surviving waste hauler, we emphasize service as the option that sets us apart from our competition.

read moreIn 1992, we began collecting recycling items at the curb. We started out with four pickup trucks with trailers to collect the recycling items. Twenty-five years later, we now have eight full-time recycle trucks out five days a week and three part-time recycle trucks. In 1996, we opened Lake Area Disposal & Recycling. We process and ship out all our recycling right here locally. Here, we offer a recycling drop-off site, which is open only to Lake Area Disposal & Recycling customers, as well as an aluminum buyback center that is open to the public.