Gershow Recycling of Brooklyn

Recycling

Brooklyn, NY

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Facility details

Address
1885 Pitken Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11212
Phone
(718) 345-2240
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Website
gershow.com
Facility type
Recycling
County
Kings County
EPA Region
2
Data sources
EPA
Last verified
2026-10-15

EPA record

Listed in the EPA Facility Registry: 110017137864

Programs on file: AIR NY0000002610400252 · Air program 3604700842 · Emissions inventory 15448211 · FIS 2-6104-00252

Interest types: AIR MINOR, HAZARDOUS AND CRITERIA AIR POLLUTANT MAJOR

EPA record updated 2017-06-01

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

Nearest landfill: Fountain Avenue LF, Brooklyn — 2.4 mi

Waste haulers nearby

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Area served

Serves Brooklyn, Ridgewood, Woodhaven, Ozone Park, Howard Beach, Middle Village, Maspeth, Richmond Hill, South Richmond Hill, Rego Park, South Ozone Park, Kew Gardens.

County context

One of 46 recycling centers in Kings County, NY.

127 waste haulers in Kings County, NY.

ZIP 11212 at a glance

Population
89,020 (22,241 per sq mi)
Median age
37
Households
Median income $41,355 · 17% earn six figures
Housing
13% owner-occupied · median home value $543,224 · median rent $1,294
Workforce
57% labor-force participation · 16.3% unemployment

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

New York solid-waste agency: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC)