Facility details
- Address
- 242 Allens Avenue
Providence, RI 02905 - Phone
- (401) 752-2000
- Website
- simsmm.com
- Facility type
- Metals
- County
- Providence County
- EPA Region
- 1
- Data sources
- EPA
- Last verified
- 2026-10-09
- Also listed as
- SMM New England Corp.
EPA record
Listed in the EPA Facility Registry: 110004896113, 110009444306
Programs on file: NPDES permit RIR100902 · NPDES permit RIR50N011 · NPDES permit RIR50N013 · OSHA-OIS 335081980 · RCRA hazardous-waste handler RI3170090002 · RI-PLOVER 489 · AIR RI0004400700102 · NPDES permit RIR50N012 · RCRA hazardous-waste handler RIR000012393
Interest types: ICIS-NPDES NON-MAJOR, OSHA ESTABLISHMENT, STORM WATER CONSTRUCTION, STORM WATER INDUSTRIAL, OTHER HAZARDOUS WASTE ACTIVITIES
EPA record updated 2016-01-11
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
- ScrapX Recycling 0.1 mi · Providence, RI
- Rhode Island Recycled Metals Recycling 0.4 mi · Providence, RI
- Providence Transfer Station - Allens Avenue Transfer Station 0.9 mi · Providence, RI
- Schnitzer Northeast Metals 1.4 mi · Providence, RI
- Sims Metal Management Metals 1.4 mi · Providence, RI
- Aluminum & Copper Recycling Recycling 1.5 mi · Providence, RI
- Ocean State Metals Recycling 2.1 mi · Providence, RI
- Recycling for Ri Education Recycling 2.2 mi · Providence, RI
- Green Penguin Recycling 2.3 mi · Providence, RI
- Innercity Recycling Service Recycling 2.4 mi · Cranston, RI
Nearest landfill: Central LF, Johnston — 5.1 mi
Area served
Serves Providence, East Providence, Cranston, Riverside, Rumford, Warwick, Pawtucket, North Providence, Seekonk, MA, Central Falls, Johnston, Barrington.
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)