Facility details
- Address
- 55 Fields Point Dr
Providence, RI 02905 - Phone
- (401) 785-2000
- Website
- schnitzersteel.com
- Facility type
- Metals
- County
- Providence County
- EPA Region
- 1
- 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
- Sims Metal Management Metals 0.1 mi · Providence, RI
- Providence Transfer Station - Allens Avenue Transfer Station 0.6 mi · Providence, RI
- Rhode Island Recycled Metals Recycling 0.9 mi · Providence, RI
- ScrapX Recycling 1.2 mi · Providence, RI
- Sims Metal Management Metals 1.4 mi · Providence, RI
- Recycling for Ri Education Recycling 2.0 mi · Providence, RI
- Aluminum & Copper Recycling Recycling 2.4 mi · Providence, RI
- Innercity Recycling Service Recycling 3.1 mi · Cranston, RI
- Ocean State Metals Recycling 3.4 mi · Providence, RI
- Waste Management Warwick Transfer Station 3.4 mi · Warwick, RI
Nearest landfill: Cranston Sanitary Landfill, Cranston — 5.4 mi
Area served
Serves Providence, East Providence, Riverside, Cranston, Warwick, Rumford, Seekonk, MA, Barrington, Pawtucket, North Providence, 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)