Facility details
- Address
- 15 Green Earth Ave
Johnston, RI 02919 - Phone
- (401) 404-5420
- Website
- simsmm.com
- Facility type
- Metals
- County
- Providence County
- EPA Region
- 1
- Data sources
- EPA
- Last verified
- 2026-10-09
EPA record
Listed in the EPA Facility Registry: 110058900738
Programs on file: AIR RI0000004400740070 · Air program 4400740070 · ICIS 3400078270
Interest types: AIR MINOR, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY
EPA record updated 2015-05-03
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 - Johnston, Rhode Island Recycling 0.1 mi · Johnston, RI
- Central LF Landfill 0.7 mi · Johnston, RI
- Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation MRFRecycling 0.7 mi · Johnston, RI
- RI Resource Recovery Corp. Central Landfill Composting Landfill 0.8 mi · Johnston, RI
- Full Circle Recycling Recycling 1.0 mi · Johnston, RI
- Waste Connections Inc. Transfer Station Transfer Station 1.3 mi · Johnston, RI
- J & S Scrap Metal & Recycling Recycling 1.3 mi · Johnston, RI
- Newton Washburn Transfer Station Transfer Station 1.7 mi · Johnston, RI
- Patriot Hauling Co., Inc. Transfer Station 1.9 mi · Johnston, RI
- Innercity Recycling Service Recycling 3.5 mi · Cranston, RI
Nearest landfill: Central LF, Johnston — 0.7 mi
Area served
Serves Johnston, Cranston, Providence, North Providence, Fiskeville, Hope, Greenville, North Scituate, Warwick, West Warwick, Smithfield, Harmony.
County context
One of 29 recycling centers in Providence County, RI.
ZIP 02919 population 29,473.
Rhode Island solid-waste agency: Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM)