Scrap Yards in New Jersey

Modern Day Recycling

866 Route 72 West

(609) 891-3331

Mon to Fri 7:00 AM to 4:30 PM; Sat 7:00 AM to 11:30 AM; closed Sunday

Family owned and run, Modern Day Recycling operates a junkyard on Route 72 West in Barnegat, in the center of Ocean County. Sellers get paid the same day for a junk car, whether they drop it off or arrange a pickup, and cars that do not run get towed. An online instant offer tool handles quotes, and the phone line takes calls and texts around the clock. The same yard buys scrap metal from the public, businesses, and municipalities, weighing each load on state-certified scales and paying on the spot. A used parts desk searches more than 1,000 inventories for a part, with local pickup, delivery, or nationwide shipping. Junk car sellers come from New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania.

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All American Alloys & Recycling

200 South First Street

(908) 289-1005

All American Alloys buys copper, aluminum, brass, stainless steel, and steel at 200 South First Street in Elizabeth, just off I-95 by the Goethals Bridge. The yard also takes computer boards, junk cars and truck tops, and rooftop HVAC units. It weighs on certified digital scales and offers dumpster, demolition, and machinery dismantling services.

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Bayway Scrap Metals

645 Amboy Ave.

908-436-1123

Mon-Fri 8:00 AM-4:00 PM; Sat-Sun closed

Bayway Scrap Metals sits under the Goethals Bridge at 645 Amboy Ave. in Elizabeth and has operated since 1982. Homeowners with buckets of scrap and contractors with truckloads both sell here for cash. The yard takes copper, brass, stainless steel, insulated wire, cast iron, radiators, aluminum siding, and car batteries, but not kegs or propane tanks.

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Dabal & Sons Scrap Metal

246 Division Ave

(973) 478-3478

Mon-Fri 7:00 am-5:00 pm, Sat 7:00 am-12:00 pm, Sun closed

Dabal & Sons buys non-ferrous scrap metal at 246 Division Ave in Garfield, just south of Paterson. Customers unload with staff help and get paid by weight on New Jersey certified scales. The yard does not take iron, steel, batteries or aluminum cans.

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Sims Metal - Jersey City, New Jersey

1 Linden Ave E Jersey City NJ 07305 USA

(201) 577-3200

Mon-Fri 7:00 AM – 4:00 PM · Sat 7:00 AM – 12:00 PM · Sun Closed

4.0 (101 reviews)

Sims Metal Claremont Terminal in Jersey City processes ferrous and non-ferrous scrap and electronics with shredding, baling, car crushing, and demolition services. The yard specializes in bus, railcar, and aluminum trailer recycling with stevedoring and vessel loading capabilities.

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C & K Scrap Metal

225 Clifford St

(973) 589-5445

Sanford Klurman started C&K Scrap Metal in 1970 with one truck and a few containers. The Newark company now runs more than 25 trucks and thousands of containers, and his children Marc and Stefanie work alongside him in daily operations. C&K buys ferrous and non-ferrous scrap, handles demolition scrap and processing, and also brokers metal. Crews pick up and haul scrap from construction and demolition sites, and the company buys manufacturing scrap and supplies containers. Loads are weighed on State-certified scales with electronically generated tickets, and business accounts receive receiving lists and account summaries. The buy list covers copper pipe and busbar, steel, lead, iron, stainless steel, aluminum, plumbing brass, transformers, compressors, insulated copper wire, and RAM boards, plus cardboard and paper.

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H & C Metals

227 Clifford St

(973) 589-8924

H&C Metals has run an industrial and commercial scrap yard in Newark's Ironbound district since 1976, specializing in nonferrous metal. The 30,000 square foot warehouse buys copper, aluminum, brass, lead, and stainless steel, and takes ferrous scrap plus select electronic and computer scrap. Retail sellers unload at the dock with staff help, get weighed on state-certified scales, and redeem a ticket for cash at an on-site ATM. The yard refuses TVs, CRT monitors, coins, fuses, rubber, light bulbs, and flammable or explosive materials. Pickups, hauling, and container service reach commercial and industrial customers. Sister company Balemet Recycling, half a mile away, handles heavy ferrous scrap.

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Sims Metal Newark (Calcutta Street)

182 Calcutta St

(973) 344-5575

Mon-Fri 6:00 AM-6:00 PM; Sat 6:00 AM-12:00 PM; Sun closed

This deep water port facility at 182 Calcutta Street in Newark buys and processes all grades of ferrous scrap. It receives scrap by truck, railcar, barge, and vessel, and runs truck scales, a rail scale, cranes, and mobile shears.

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Sims Metal Newark (Noble Street)

8-18 Noble Street

(973) 824-8900

Mon-Fri 7:00 AM-3:00 PM; Sat 7:00 AM-12:00 PM; Sun closed

The Noble Street yard in Newark buys ferrous and non-ferrous metal and electronics. It runs a wet car processing station and a mobile car crusher, and offers trucking and roll-off container service.

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Sims Metal Newark (Roanoke Ave)

76-88 Roanoke Ave.

(973) 792-8009

Mon-Fri 7:00 AM-4:00 PM; Sat 7:00 AM-12:00 PM; Sun closed

The Roanoke Ave yard sits off Hawkins Street in Newark and buys steel, light iron, cast iron, copper, aluminum, brass, and stainless steel. Scrap dealers, industrial suppliers, businesses, homeowners, and individuals can sell here. The yard lists paved roadways and quick cash payment.

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United Scrap Iron & Metal Co

124 Wood St

(973) 279-1683

United Scrap Iron & Metal Co. buys ferrous and non-ferrous scrap at its Wood Street yard in Paterson, with a second yard on Old River Drive in Passaic. Brass, copper, steel, and aluminum come in from residential, commercial, and industrial sellers, from refrigerators, stoves, and copper pots to cars, car parts, obsolete equipment, surplus metal, and insulated wire. Computerized weighing systems set each payout, and the company is licensed and insured. For larger jobs, the yard rents 10 to 40 yard dumpsters and roll-off containers and sends radio-dispatched trucks. Crews also run on-site baling and bundling, forklift and bucket loader service, lowboy and Landoll trailers, crane work, appliance removal, and wrecking and dismantling. The company dates to 2004 and cites roots going back to 1910.

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Fortune Metal Recycling

900 Leesville Ave

Fortune Metal Recycling processes ferrous and non-ferrous scrap at 900 Leesville Avenue in Rahway, central to the NJ Turnpike, Garden State Parkway, US-1 and 9, US-27, and I-287. The yard is a RIOS Certified Recycler. Roll-off container service runs from 20 to 50 yards, and flatbed, drop-deck, and 53-foot trailers move larger loads. The facility also recycles electronics, cardboard, and plastics, and its telecom removal service pulls aerial and underground cable. Hours run Monday through Friday from 7:00 am to 4:30 pm and Saturday from 7:00 am to 12:30 pm.

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Rockaway Recycling

311 West Main Street

973-625-9560

Family-owned and operated scrap yard serving northern New Jersey since 1977. Rockaway Recycling buys scrap metals including copper, brass, aluminum, and steel from individuals, contractors, and commercial accounts. State-certified scales on site, team assistance with unloading and sorting, and daily updated pricing posted online. Commercial and industrial pickup service available throughout the Tri-State area of New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and New York.

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Scarpati, Inc. t/a Scarpati Auto Salvage

1300-1350 New York Avenue

609-396-7040

Scarpati Recycling runs an auto salvage yard in Trenton alongside scrap metal recycling and dumpster rental services. The company sources used auto parts and helps customers locate items at other yards when a part is out of stock. It handles material ranging from copper and aluminum to cans and siding.

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