Facility details
- Address
- 396 Somerset St
New Brunswick, NJ 08901 - Phone
- (732) 246-1044
- Facility type
- Metals
- County
- Middlesex County
- EPA Region
- 2
- Data sources
- EPA
- Last verified
- 2026-10-09
About this facility
A metals recycling facility, often called a scrap yard, buys and processes ferrous metal (steel, iron) and non-ferrous metal (aluminum, copper, brass, stainless) from contractors, haulers, manufacturers and the public. Material is weighed on a certified scale, graded, then sheared, baled or shredded for sale to steel mills and smelters. Prices change with commodity markets and are usually posted per pound or per ton by grade. Most yards require photo ID for payment and will not take sealed containers, pressurized cylinders or items with fluids. Hours, fees and accepted materials vary — call ahead to check current prices, what must be separated and whether vehicles, appliances or wire are accepted.
Typically accepted at a Metals Recycling Facility
- Steel and iron scrap
- Aluminum cans, siding and extrusions
- Copper pipe and wire
- Brass fixtures
- Stainless steel
- Appliances and vehicles (at many yards)
- Catalytic converters and batteries (documentation required)
Hours, fees and accepted materials vary by site — call ahead before hauling a load.
Nearby facilities
- City of New Brunswick Transfer Station 0.5 mi · New Brunswick, NJ
- Matthews Scrap Metal Metals 1.2 mi · New Brunswick, NJ
- AIT Electronics Recycling Recycling 1.3 mi · North Brunswick, NJ
- Somerset Recycling & Auto Wreckers Recycling 1.4 mi · Somerset, NJ
- Colgate Paper Stock Co Inc MRFRecycling 1.4 mi · New Brunswick, NJ
- RSNJLLC-New Brunswick Transfer Station 1.5 mi · New Brunswick, NJ
- All Green Recycling Recycling 1.5 mi · New Brunswick, NJ
- Transfer Station Facility Transfer Station 1.6 mi · New Brunswick City, NJ
- Highland Park DPW Transfer Station 2.1 mi · Highland Park, NJ
- Nesser Metals & Alloys & LLC Metals 2.9 mi · East Brunswick, NJ
Nearest landfill: Edgeboro LF, East Brunswick — 3.7 mi
Area served
Serves New Brunswick, Highland Park, Milltown, North Brunswick, Somerset, Piscataway, Edison, East Brunswick, South River, South Bound Brook, Middlesex, Franklin Park.
County context
One of 45 recycling centers in Middlesex County, NJ.
ZIP 08901 population 56,766.
New Jersey solid-waste agency: New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP)