Facility details
- Address
- 434 Allens Ave
Providence, RI 02905 - Phone
- (401) 461-9700
- Website
- rimetals.com
- Facility type
- Recycling
- County
- Providence County
- EPA Region
- 1
- Data sources
- Overture Maps 2026-05-20
- Last verified
- 2026-10-09
EPA record
Listed in the EPA Facility Registry: 110042374301
Programs on file: AIR RI0004400700100 · NPDES permit RIR50N009 · NPDES permit RIR50N023 · RCRA hazardous-waste handler RIR000509497 · RI-PLOVER 9428
Interest types: ICIS-NPDES MINOR, ICIS-NPDES NON-MAJOR, SQG, STORM WATER INDUSTRIAL
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
- ScrapX Recycling 0.3 mi · Providence, RI
- Providence Transfer Station - Allens Avenue Transfer Station 0.4 mi · Providence, RI
- Sims Metal Management Metals 0.4 mi · Providence, RI
- Schnitzer Northeast Metals 0.9 mi · Providence, RI
- Sims Metal Management Metals 1.0 mi · Providence, RI
- Aluminum & Copper Recycling Recycling 1.6 mi · Providence, RI
- Recycling for Ri Education Recycling 2.0 mi · Providence, RI
- Innercity Recycling Service Recycling 2.4 mi · Cranston, RI
- Ocean State Metals Recycling 2.5 mi · Providence, RI
- Green Penguin Recycling 2.6 mi · Providence, RI
Nearest landfill: Central LF, Johnston — 5.2 mi
Area served
Serves Providence, East Providence, Cranston, Riverside, Warwick, Rumford, Pawtucket, Seekonk, MA, North Providence, Barrington, Central Falls, Johnston.
County context
One of 29 recycling centers in Providence County, RI.
ZIP 02905 population 24,780.
Rhode Island solid-waste agency: Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM)