Spotswood - Recycling Center

Facility details

Address

1 Third St
Spotswood, NJ 08884

Phone

(732) 251-3120

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Facility type

Recycling

County

Middlesex County

EPA Region

2

Data sources

EPA

Last verified

2026-10-15

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

• Helmetta - Recycling Center Recycling 1.5 mi · Helmetta, NJ
• Township of East Brunswick Transfer Station 2.6 mi · East Brunswick, NJ
• South River DPW Transfer Station 3.3 mi · South River, NJ
• Christensen Recycling Recycling 4.2 mi · Sayreville, NJ
• Milltown - Recycling Center Recycling 4.3 mi · Milltown, NJ
• Fort Grumpy Recycling Center Recycling 4.3 mi · Sayreville, NJ
• Nesser Metals & Alloys & LLC Metals 4.6 mi · East Brunswick, NJ
• Sayreville - Recycling Center Recycling 4.7 mi · Sayreville, NJ
• Versatile Metals Inc Metals 4.8 mi · North Brunswick, NJ
• American Recycling Services Recycling 4.9 mi · East Brunswick, NJ

Nearest landfill: Middlesex County LF, East Brunswick — 5.0 mi

Waste haulers nearby

• Atlantic Sales & Salvage Inc2.4 mi · E Brunswick, NJ · 2 drivers
• Atlantic Sales & Salvage2.4 mi · East Brunswick, NJ · 1 driver
• 1-800-Got-Junk2.4 mi · East Brunswick, NJ · 50 drivers
• BVM Construction LLC2.4 mi · East Brunswick, NJ · 3 drivers
• Gold Medal Service LLC2.4 mi · East Brunswick, NJ · 138 drivers

Area served

Serves Spotswood, Helmetta, East Brunswick, South River, Old Bridge, Milltown, Monroe Township, Dayton, North Brunswick, Sayreville, New Brunswick, Parlin.

County context

One of 45 recycling centers in Middlesex County, NJ.

64 waste haulers in Middlesex County, NJ.

ZIP 08884 at a glance

Population

8,187 (1,368 per sq mi)

Median age

46

Households

Median income $104,702 · 53% earn six figures

Housing

86% owner-occupied · median home value $376,733 · median rent $1,079

Workforce

64% labor-force participation · 8.9% unemployment

ZIP figures are US Census estimates for the ZIP area, not the company.

New Jersey solid-waste agency: New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP)