Kearny Department of Public Works
Kearny, NJ
Facility details
- Address
- Bergen ave
Kearny, NJ 07032 - Phone
- (201) 998-3700
- Website
- kearnynj.org
- Facility type
- Transfer Station, Recycling
- County
- Hudson County
- EPA Region
- 2
- Data sources
- Overture Maps 2026-05-20, EPA
- Last verified
- 2026-10-09
- Also listed as
- Kearney DPW
About this facility
A transfer station is a staging point in the solid-waste system. Collection trucks, roll-off haulers and in many places residents with a pickup load drop waste on a tipping floor, where it is consolidated into larger transfer trailers or rail containers and moved to a landfill, waste-to-energy plant or recycling facility. Haulers use transfer stations to keep route trucks working locally instead of driving to a distant disposal site. Some transfer stations are open to the public, while many municipal sites are restricted to residents with a permit or sticker. Larger sites weigh loads and charge by the ton; smaller ones charge per bag or per item. Hours, fees and accepted materials vary — call ahead, especially for bulky items, construction debris, tires, appliances or anything that may be restricted.
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
- Matonis Scrap Metals Co-Kearny Metals 0.3 mi · Kearny, NJ
- Keegan Landfill Landfill 0.4 mi · Kearny, NJ
- Waste Management of Nj Inc Transfer Station Transfer Station 0.4 mi · Kearny, NJ
- Kearny Scrap Metal Metals 0.6 mi · Kearny, NJ
- Matonis Scrap Metals Co-Harrison Metals 0.8 mi · Harrison, NJ
- Abca Recycling Inc GlassRecycling 0.9 mi · Kearny, NJ
- Silva Construction & Demolition Transfer Station 1.2 mi · Newark, NJ
- Harrison DPW Transfer Station 1.3 mi · Harrison, NJ
- Sajo Transport Transfer Station 1.5 mi · North Arlington, NJ
- Newark Group Inc Recycling 1.5 mi · Newark, NJ
Nearest landfill: Keegan Landfill, Kearny — 0.4 mi
Area served
Serves Harrison, Kearny, Newark, North Arlington, Belleville, Lyndhurst, East Orange, Jersey City, Secaucus, Bloomfield, Nutley, Glen Ridge.
County context
One of 20 transfer stations in Hudson County, NJ.
ZIP 07032 population 40,570.
New Jersey solid-waste agency: New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP)