South Ward Recycling

Recycling

Newark, NJ

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Facility details

Address
142 Frelinghuysen Ave
Newark, NJ 07114
Phone
(973) 242-2250
Website
southwardrecycling.com
Facility type
Recycling
County
Essex County
EPA Region
2
Data sources
Overture Maps 2026-05-20
Last verified
2026-10-09

EPA record

Listed in the EPA Facility Registry: 110030547175

Programs on file: NJ-NJEMS 94597 · NPDES permit NJG168912

Interest types: ICIS-NPDES NON-MAJOR

EPA record updated 2016-01-11

About this facility

A recycling center collects, sorts and prepares recoverable materials so they can be sold to mills and manufacturers instead of being landfilled. Some are public drop-off sites run by a city, county or hauler; others are commercial buy-back yards or processing plants that take material from collection routes and businesses. What a given site handles depends on its equipment and the markets it sells into, so one center may focus on cardboard and containers while another takes only scrap metal. Many sites pay for certain materials and charge for others. Hours, fees and accepted materials vary — call ahead to confirm what is taken, how it must be sorted and whether there is a minimum quantity.

Typically accepted at Recycling Center facilities

  • Cardboard and mixed paper
  • Plastic bottles and containers
  • Aluminum and steel cans
  • Glass bottles and jars
  • Scrap metal
  • Electronics (at some sites)

Hours, fees and accepted materials vary by site — call ahead before hauling a load.

Nearby facilities

Nearest landfill: Keegan Landfill, Kearny — 3.6 mi

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Area served

Serves Newark, Irvington, Harrison, Hillside, Elizabeth, East Orange, Kearny, Orange, Elizabethport, South Orange, Maplewood, Union.

County context

One of 33 recycling centers in Essex County, NJ.

ZIP 07114 population 12,658.

New Jersey solid-waste agency: New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP)