Ocean County Recycling Center

Facility details

Address

1497 Lakewood Rd
Toms River, NJ 08755

Phone

(732) 244-1716

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Website

ocrcrecycles.com

Facility type

Recycling

Operator

Municipal

County

Ocean County

EPA Region

2

Data sources

Overture Maps 2026-05-20, EPA

Last verified

2026-10-15

Also listed as

Ocean Cnty Recyl

EPA record

Listed in the EPA Facility Registry: 110002375527, 110014488170

Programs on file: AIR NJ0000003402978366 · Air program 3402978366 · NJ-NJEMS 3122

Interest types: AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR

EPA record updated 2015-01-09

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

• Township of Toms River Transfer Station 2.0 mi · Toms River, NJ
• Ocean County LF Landfill 2.8 mi · Manchester, NJ
• Ocean Metals Recycling Recycling 3.0 mi · Toms River, NJ
• Tri-State Recycling Recycling 4.1 mi · Toms River, NJ
• Suffolk Recycling Corp Recycling 4.1 mi · S Toms River, NJ
• Waste Management Recycle America Intermediate Processing Facility Recycling 4.3 mi · Lakewood, NJ
• Ocean County Department of Solid Waste-Lakewood Transfer Station 4.5 mi · Lakewood, NJ
• Brick Recycling Co Recycling 4.9 mi · Brick, NJ
• Recycling of Central Jersey LLC Recycling 5.1 mi · Jackson, NJ
• Rubberecycle Recycling 5.4 mi · Lakewood, NJ

Nearest landfill: Ocean County LF, Manchester — 2.8 mi

Waste haulers nearby

• Rosemount Cleanouts0.8 mi · Toms River, NJ · 2 drivers
• Sanzaro Disposal Services LLC0.8 mi · Toms River, NJ · 4 drivers
• P&E Trash Out LLC0.8 mi · Toms River, NJ · 3 drivers
• Hagaman Dumpster Service LLC0.8 mi · Toms River, NJ · 1 driver
• Camarato Disposal Inc3.6 mi · Toms River, NJ · 3 drivers

Area served

Serves Toms River, Lakewood, Pine Beach, Beachwood, Island Heights, Brick, Ocean Gate, Bayville, Lavallette, Seaside Heights, Mantoloking, Manchester Township.

County context

One of 20 recycling centers in Ocean County, NJ.

84 waste haulers in Ocean County, NJ.

ZIP 08755 at a glance

Population

29,670 (716 per sq mi)

Median age

38

Households

Median income $87,575 · 45% earn six figures

Housing

82% owner-occupied · median home value $398,851 · median rent $1,615

Workforce

58% labor-force participation · 4.7% 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)