Facility details
- Address
- 222 Maspeth Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11211 - Phone
- (718) 384-7727
- Website
- coopertankrecycling.com
- Facility type
- Metals
- County
- Kings County
- EPA Region
- 2
- Data sources
- EPA
- Last verified
- 2026-10-09
EPA record
Listed in the EPA Facility Registry: 110019651704
Programs on file: FIS 2-6101-00061
EPA record updated 2014-04-22
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.
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- Brooklyn C&D LLC Transfer Station 0.6 mi · Brooklyn, NY
- Empire Recycling Services Recycling 0.6 mi · Brooklyn, NY
- Cooper Recycling Recycling 0.6 mi · Brooklyn, NY
- Messerole St Recycling Recycling 0.6 mi · Brooklyn, NY
- Waste Management - BQE Transfer Station Transfer Station 0.6 mi · Brooklyn, NY
Nearest landfill: Fountain Avenue LF, Brooklyn — 5.7 mi
Area served
Serves Brooklyn, Maspeth, Sunnyside, Long Island City, New York, Woodside, Ridgewood, Middle Village, Astoria, Elmhurst, Jackson Heights, Rego Park.
County context
One of 46 recycling centers in Kings County, NY.
ZIP 11211 population 65,691.
New York solid-waste agency: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC)