Facility details
- Address
- 172 Baekeland Ave
Middlesex, NJ 08846 - Phone
- (732) 748-1100
- Website
- rbcassociates.com
- Facility type
- Metals
- County
- Somerset 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
- Importico's Transfer Corp Transfer Station 0.6 mi · Middlesex, NJ
- Republic Services Transfer Station Transfer Station 0.6 mi · Middlesex, NJ
- Plastic Service Inc. Recycling 0.8 mi · Middlesex, NJ
- Conway Surplus and Salvage Recycling 1.1 mi · Middlesex, NJ
- Frontier Metals Recycling 1.1 mi · Middlesex, NJ
- Georges Transfer Station - Getty Transfer Station 1.7 mi · Green Brook, NJ
- Dunellen - Recycling Center Recycling 2.2 mi · Dunellen, NJ
- Nesser Metal Alloys Recycling 2.3 mi · Piscataway, NJ
- Nesser Metals & Alloys Recycling 2.4 mi · Piscataway, NJ
- Newtech Corporate Electronics Recycling Programme Recycling 3.0 mi · Somerset, NJ
Nearest landfill: Edison Township SLF, Edison — 8.1 mi
Area served
Serves Middlesex, South Bound Brook, Bound Brook, Piscataway, Dunellen, Martinsville, Zarephath, Plainfield, South Plainfield, Somerset, Manville, Warren.
County context
One of 17 recycling centers in Somerset County, NJ.
ZIP 08846 population 14,518.
New Jersey solid-waste agency: New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP)