Sims Metal - Johnston, Rhode Island
Johnston, RI
Facility details
- Address
- 15-17 Green Earth Way
Johnston, RI 02919 - Phone
- (401) 404-5420
- Google reviews
- See visitor reviews on Google
- Website
- simsmm.com
- Facility type
- Recycling
- County
- Providence County
- EPA Region
- 1
- Data sources
- Overture Maps 2026-05-20
- Last verified
- 2026-10-15
EPA record
Listed in the EPA Facility Registry: 110058900738
Programs on file: AIR RI0000004400740070 · Air program 4400740070 · ICIS 3400078270
Interest types: AIR MINOR, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY
EPA record updated 2015-05-03
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
- Sims Metal Management Metals 0.1 mi · Johnston, RI
- Central LF Landfill 0.6 mi · Johnston, RI
- Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation MRFRecycling 0.7 mi · Johnston, RI
- RI Resource Recovery Corp. Central Landfill Composting Landfill 0.9 mi · Johnston, RI
- Full Circle Recycling Recycling 1.0 mi · Johnston, RI
- J & S Scrap Metal & Recycling Recycling 1.3 mi · Johnston, RI
- Waste Connections Inc. Transfer Station Transfer Station 1.3 mi · Johnston, RI
- Newton Washburn Transfer Station Transfer Station 1.8 mi · Johnston, RI
- Patriot Hauling Co., Inc. Transfer Station 1.9 mi · Johnston, RI
- Innercity Recycling Service Recycling 3.4 mi · Cranston, RI
Nearest landfill: Central LF, Johnston — 0.6 mi
Waste haulers nearby
- Discount Disposal & Demo Inc1.7 mi · Johnston, RI · 2 drivers
- Full Circle Recycling LLC1.7 mi · Johnston, RI · 4 drivers
- Scituate Portable Restrooms Inc1.7 mi · Johnston, RI · 9 drivers
- Anytime Junk Removal1.7 mi · Johnston, RI · 1 driver
- Scituate Cesspool Co Inc1.7 mi · Johnston, RI · 3 drivers
Area served
Serves Johnston, Cranston, Providence, North Providence, Fiskeville, Hope, Greenville, North Scituate, Warwick, Smithfield, West Warwick, Harmony.
County context
One of 29 recycling centers in Providence County, RI.
69 waste haulers in Providence County, RI.
ZIP 02919 at a glance
- Population
- 29,802 (490 per sq mi)
- Median age
- 45
- Households
- Median income $91,775 · 45% earn six figures
- Housing
- 76% owner-occupied · median home value $355,123 · median rent $1,275
- Workforce
- 63% labor-force participation · 7.4% unemployment
ZIP figures are US Census estimates for the ZIP area, not the company.
Rhode Island solid-waste agency: Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM)