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Recycling center in Paterson, NJ

Gaeta Recycling

278 W Railway Ave

Transfer StationRoll-off ContainersDumpster Rental
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About this center

Gaeta Recycling has operated in Paterson since 1935, a family-owned waste and recycling company with multiple generations still on staff. Its Railway Avenue site combines a transfer station, a state-certified materials recovery facility, and roll-off dumpster rental, with collection for commercial, industrial, residential, and municipal customers across eight New Jersey counties. Wood, cardboard, paper, plastic, aluminum, tires, concrete, stone, asphalt, and construction and demolition debris are recycled, along with e-waste and document shredding backed by NAID AAA certification. The transfer station posts separate weekday hours for DEP-licensed vehicles and residential visitors.

Materials accepted & services

Transfer StationRoll-off ContainersDumpster RentalCommercial RecyclingResidential PickupE-WasteCardboardPaperWoodConstruction Debris

Services offered

  • Transfer station
  • State-certified materials recovery facility
  • Roll-off dumpster rental
  • Commercial and municipal collection
  • E-waste recycling
  • Document shredding
  • Cleanouts

Areas served

Bergen CountyEssex CountyHudson CountyMiddlesex CountyMorris CountyPassaic CountySussex CountyUnion County

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Public records at a glance

Explore dated facility and company records. A public record does not verify the business. Coverage varies by agency and is not a complete history.

Visitor questions

Does Gaeta Recycling have a transfer station in Paterson?

Yes. The Railway Avenue facility runs a transfer station, and callers are asked to phone before visiting.

What counties does Gaeta Recycling serve?

Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Middlesex, Morris, Passaic, Sussex, and Union counties.

Does Gaeta Recycling shred documents?

Yes. Document shredding is among its services, and the company is part of the NAID AAA certification program.

Ownership & business

Names and roles as recorded by the source; these do not independently establish current ownership or beneficial ownership.

Carrier / company-wide

FMCSA carrier & fleet record

U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

USDOT number
771841
Reported legal name
GAETA RECYCLING COMPANY INC
Dataset updated:
2026-10-31T11:57:08.000Z
Retrieved:
2026-10-31 (source access date)
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Which FMCSA business names and USDOT number match this address?

FMCSA’s Company Census file updated October 31, 2026 lists legal name GAETA RECYCLING COMPANY INC, USDOT 771841, at 278 WEST RAILWAY AVE, PATERSON, NJ 07503. The census record status is A (Active). Its recorded MCS-150 form date is 2026-02-05. This is a matched entity-registration record, not proof of site ownership, current operating authority, recycling permits or customer services. Source: https://data.transportation.gov/Trucking-and-Motorcoaches/Company-Census-File/az4n-8mr2

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Inspections & violations

Historical records do not establish current noncompliance. Missing records or reported zeros do not establish a clean history. Some entries are allegations or reporting events, rather than final findings.

Matched facility / site recordHistorical records

OSHA case & citation history

U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Source snapshot:
2026-10-30
Retrieved:
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What OSHA inspection-case history is recorded for this location?

The DOL/OSHA national download dated 2026-10-30 links 1 inspection-case record to this establishment’s normalized name and physical street, city and state. Recorded cases: Case 348041468, recorded establishment GAETA RECYCLING CO., INC., opened 2025-02-13; source type Referral; source scope Partial; case-closed date not supplied. Report: https://www.osha.gov/ords/imis/establishment.inspection_detail?id=348041468 An inspection-case record does not itself establish a citation, accident outcome or current safety rating; some scopes can be records-only or no inspection. Historical records may concern prior operators. Checked 2026-10-31.

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What historical OSHA citations and recorded corrections are linked to these cases?

The matched cases contain 1 reviewed citation entry in the 2026-10-30 source download. Entries with unclear deletion flags were withheld. Recorded entries: Case 348041468, citation 01001, issued 2025-05-28; cited standard code 5A0001; source classification Serious; final-order date not supplied; source contest date 2026-08-06; abatement due date 2025-06-16; source adjusted/current assessed penalty $14,895. Report: https://www.osha.gov/ords/imis/establishment.inspection_detail?id=348041468 An abatement due date is a deadline, not a completion date. Citation classifications and historical records are not a present-day safety finding. A blank final-order date does not establish whether a matter remains open. Assessed amounts are not an outstanding balance or proof of payment.

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Matched facility / site recordHistorical records

Wage and Hour Division history

US Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division

Record date:
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What historical Wage and Hour Division case findings are recorded here?

DOL’s concluded-compliance-action dataset records 1 matched case for this employer name and physical address. Case 1952204, recorded trade name Geata Recycling, employer legal name GAETA RECYCLING CO, INC.: findings period 2019-11-08 to 2021-11-01; source case violation count 0; back wages agreed to pay $0 for 0 employees in that agreement field; civil monetary penalties assessed $0. Findings dates describe when findings occurred, not when the case opened or closed; findings can include no violation found. Agreed-to-pay and assessed amounts are not proof of payment or a current balance. No amounts or employee counts are summed across cases or statutes. DOL changed violation counting for records loaded from October 1, 2025, so those counts should not be directly compared across that cutoff. Historical employer names do not establish current ownership, legal registration or ongoing violations. Source: https://data.dol.gov/datasets/10362

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Carrier-wide · not facility inspectionsHistorical records

FMCSA vehicle inspection history

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation

USDOT number
771841
Matched historical carrier inspections
20
Inspection dataset updated:
2026-10-31
First matched inspection:
2023-12-21
Last matched inspection:
2026-02-09
Retrieved:
2026-10-31 (source access date)
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What FMCSA vehicle inspection history matches this registered carrier?

FMCSA’s vehicle inspection file retrieved October 31, 2026 contains 20 reviewed records matching USDOT 771841 and the current registered legal/DBA name for GAETA RECYCLING COMPANY INC, dated 2023-12-21 through 2026-02-09. 17 matched reports have a positive VIOL_TOTAL field and 6 have a positive OOS_TOTAL field. Across these distinct reports, the source VIOL_TOTAL values sum to 58 and OOS_TOTAL values sum to 7; these are reported inspection-level counts. This is the observed subset of a three-year file, not a lifetime total. The history concerns the registered carrier’s vehicles/operations, not inspections of this recycling facility. An out-of-service violation at an inspection does not establish a current carrier-wide shutdown or present safety status. Source: https://data.transportation.gov/Trucking-and-Motorcoaches/Vehicle-Inspection-File/fx4q-ay7w

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Which individually linked vehicle-inspection violation records are available?

Selected reported inspection examples for USDOT 771841: inspection 81768303, report SPT0483748, 2024-05-30, source VIOL_TOTAL 12, OOS_TOTAL 1; linked examples 392.2: Violation of Local Laws - Explain (source OOS indicator N); 392.2RG: State vehicle registration or License Plate violation (source OOS indicator N). inspection 82433723, report SPT0550875, 2024-08-19, source VIOL_TOTAL 8, OOS_TOTAL 1; linked examples 392.16: Failing to use seat belt while operating a CMV (source OOS indicator N); 393.75A3: Tire-flat and/or audible air leak (source OOS indicator Y). inspection 83285354, report SPT3070327, 2024-11-25, source VIOL_TOTAL 8, OOS_TOTAL 0; linked examples 392.2-SLLIRP: State/Local Laws - IRP apportioned tag or registration violation (source OOS indicator N); 390.21TB2-DOT: Operate a CMV without USDOT number displayed. Must be preceded by the letters USDOT (source OOS indicator N). Codes, descriptions and indicators are reproduced from the linked inspection records. The companion detail-row count can differ from inspection-level totals and is not used to recompute them. Component totals are not added together. These are historical recorded inspection entries, not court findings, a current violation determination or a carrier safety rating. Source: https://data.transportation.gov/w/876r-jsdb/m7rw-edbr?cur=EgbP04eyHt3

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Contracts

Historical award obligations are not payments or revenue. Company or operator awards do not establish work performed at this facility.

Company-wideHistorical records

Federal award history

US Department of the Treasury, USAspending

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What federal contract-award history matches this business’s name and address?

USAspending returns 1 award record(s) matching this recipient name and address within the export's activity window, October 1, 2023 through October 30, 2026. One example is 70B03C18P00000240, recorded recipient GAETA RECYCLING CO., INC., UEI D2V8TRTE3MM1, awarded by Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Its recorded performance period is 2018-04-18 to 2022-09-18. This is historical award evidence; it does not establish that the contract remains active or was performed at this facility.

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What dollar amount is reported for the example federal award?

For award 70B03C18P00000240, USAspending reports cumulative obligations of $109,597.70; potential total value including options is $249,999.00. These are award-record amounts, not confirmed payments or the business's sales. The cumulative amount can span years outside the export's activity window, and a potential value is not guaranteed revenue. Retrieved 2026-10-30.

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Operations & reporting

Reported quantities, fleet figures and financial-assurance filings retain their source scope and dates; they do not establish current capacity, staffing, funding or coverage.

Matched facility / site record

Historical establishment size

US Department of Labor, OSHA inspection data

Source snapshot:
2026-10-30
Retrieved:
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What establishment employee counts appear in the historical OSHA records?

DOL’s inspection dataset defines this field as the number of employees in the establishment. Positive values in this location’s matched case records include: case 348041468, opened 2025-02-13: 240 reported establishment employees. Case: https://www.osha.gov/ords/imis/establishment.inspection_detail?id=348041468 These are historical case-associated values in the 2026-10-30 download, not current staffing, an annual average or a company-wide headcount. The file does not supply a separate employee-count measurement date. Values are not summed or averaged and should not be used to determine legal size thresholds. Source field definition: https://data.dol.gov/datasets/10334

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Carrier / company-wide

FMCSA carrier & fleet record

U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

USDOT number
771841
Reported legal name
GAETA RECYCLING COMPANY INC
Reported carrier power units
111
Reported carrier drivers
104
Dataset updated:
2026-10-31T11:57:08.000Z
MCS-150 form date:
2026-02-05
Retrieved:
2026-10-31 (source access date)
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What fleet and driver figures are reported in the matched FMCSA entity record?

The active FMCSA census row for GAETA RECYCLING COMPANY INC (USDOT 771841) reports 111 power units, 111 trucks, 104 drivers. Its recorded MCS-150 form date is 2026-02-05; that is a form date, not independent confirmation that each count was measured on that date. The file snapshot was updated October 31, 2026. These are reported totals for the registered entity, which can cover multiple yards or operations; they are not equipment kept at this listing, total employees, verified current fleet size or available hauling capacity. Power-unit and truck counts overlap and must not be added together. Source: https://data.transportation.gov/Trucking-and-Motorcoaches/Company-Census-File/az4n-8mr2

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Location & directions

Gaeta Recycling

278 W Railway Ave

Paterson, NJ

40.891478°N, 74.151343°W

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