Carteret - Recycling Center

Recycling

Carteret, NJ

Facility details

Address
339 Roosevelt Ave
Carteret, NJ 07008
Phone
(732) 541-3881
Website
carteret.net
Facility type
Recycling
County
Middlesex County
EPA Region
2
Data sources
EPA
Last verified
2026-10-09

EPA record

Listed in the EPA Facility Registry: 110004263145

Programs on file: AIRS/AQS 10130 · ICIS 3400059762 · NJ-NJEMS 6098 · NJ-NJEMS 66239 · NPDES permit NJ0024571 · RCRA hazardous-waste handler NJD000691121 · RCRA hazardous-waste handler NJR000027011

Interest types: AIR MONITORING SITE, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY, ICIS-NPDES UNPERMITTED

EPA record updated 2016-10-08

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: Fresh Kills SLF, Staten Island — 1.5 mi

Area served

Serves Carteret, Port Reading, Sewaren, Staten Island, NY, Avenel, Linden, Rahway, Woodbridge, Perth Amboy, Elizabeth, Colonia, Iselin.

County context

One of 45 recycling centers in Middlesex County, NJ.

ZIP 07008 population 25,220.

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