Facility details
- Address
- 847 Shepherd Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11208 - Phone
- (718) 257-8584
- Google reviews
- See visitor reviews on Google
- Website
- mprnyc.com
- Facility type
- Recycling
- County
- Kings County
- EPA Region
- 2
- Data sources
- Overture Maps 2026-05-20, EPA
- Last verified
- 2026-10-15
- Also listed as
- Metropolitan Paper Recycling Inc [854 Shepherd]
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
- Action Environmental Systems LLC Transfer StationRecycling 0.1 mi · Brooklyn, NY
- ATLAS Roll-Off Corp Transfer Station 0.1 mi · Brooklyn, NY
- 26th Ward WPCP Recycling 0.7 mi · Brooklyn, NY
- Fountain Avenue LF Landfill 0.9 mi · Brooklyn, NY
- Class A Cars Metals 1.2 mi · Brooklyn, NY
- Pennsylvania Avenue LF Landfill 1.4 mi · Brooklyn, NY
- WALT Electronics Recycling Recycling 1.4 mi · Brooklyn, NY
- Gershow Recycling of Brooklyn Recycling 1.5 mi · Brooklyn, NY
- Irving Scrap Metal Recycling 2.0 mi · Brooklyn, NY
- Plakos Scrap Processing MetalsRecycling 2.0 mi · New York, NY
Nearest landfill: Fountain Avenue LF, Brooklyn — 0.9 mi
Waste haulers nearby
- Ace Service0.8 mi · Brooklyn, NY · 9 drivers
- PM Recycling LLC0.8 mi · Brooklyn, NY · 2 drivers
- Firefox Dumpster and Garbage Services Inc0.8 mi · Brooklyn, NY · 1 driver
- Vip Bathrooms Inc0.8 mi · Brooklyn, NY · 3 drivers
- Ez Junk Removal Inc0.8 mi · Brooklyn, NY · 2 drivers
Area served
Serves Brooklyn, Howard Beach, Ozone Park, Woodhaven, Ridgewood, South Ozone Park, South Richmond Hill, Richmond Hill, Middle Village, Kew Gardens, Jamaica, Rego Park.
County context
One of 46 recycling centers in Kings County, NY.
127 waste haulers in Kings County, NY.
ZIP 11208 at a glance
- Population
- 105,428 (15,209 per sq mi)
- Median age
- 35
- Households
- Median income $62,077 · 29% earn six figures
- Housing
- 25% owner-occupied · median home value $678,933 · median rent $1,651
- Workforce
- 59% labor-force participation · 7.6% 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)