Scrap Metal Recycling in Jersey City, NJ

Jersey City DPW schedules curbside pickup of scrap metal with white goods at 201-547-4400.

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Checked October 26, 2026 · Call before you go · How we check

2 ways to get rid of a scrap metal in Jersey City

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CurbCycle PickupPickup from your home · Jersey CityNo haulingWe recycle it for youFrom $90.00
How it works
Book online, set out your scrap metal and we’ll pick it up and recycle it for you. You see your price before you book and pay only after pickup.
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Jersey City white goods and e-waste special collection (by appointment)City service · Jersey CityJersey City residentsCost not listed
How it works
Jersey City DPW schedules curbside special collection of white goods (refrigerators, air conditioners, stoves, dryers, washing machines, scrap metal) and e-waste (TVs, computers and monitors, radios). Call 201-547-4400, 9 a.m.–4 p.m., for an appointment.
Cost & rules
- By appointment; call 201-547-4400.
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Before you go

Ask whether items must be mostly metal and free of refrigerant, fuel or oil.
Check whether the operator pays for metal or charges a fee.

More about scrap metal

New Jersey rules

Scrap processing facilities that receive lead acid batteries for recycling are among the places a used lead acid battery may be delivered. Source: N.J.S.A. 13:1E-200 Disposal of used lead acid battery (opens in new tab)
Under the Mandatory Source Separation and Recycling Act (P.L.1987, c.102, as amended), each county adopts a district recycling plan to implement the State Recycling Plan goals. Source: P.L.2007, c.347: Electronic Waste Management Act (as enacted) (opens in new tab)

More New Jersey rules (4)

Each county plan designates the materials every municipality must source separate: leaves plus at least three other recyclable materials. The statute does not name a fixed statewide list beyond leaves. Source: P.L.2007, c.347: Electronic Waste Management Act (as enacted) (opens in new tab)
Municipalities adopt recycling ordinances under the county plan and may limit collection of designated recyclables to set hours. Source: P.L.2007, c.347: Electronic Waste Management Act (as enacted) (opens in new tab)
Statutory targets: recycle at least 50% of the municipal solid waste stream and 60% of the total solid waste stream (by 1995). Source: P.L.2007, c.347: Electronic Waste Management Act (as enacted) (opens in new tab)
The Dry Cell Battery Management Act requires counties to include used dry cell battery collection in their existing household hazardous waste collection programs. Source: N.J.S.A. 13:1E-99.60 Dry Cell Battery Management Act: findings, declarations (opens in new tab)

Where this information comes from (8)

Where this information comes from

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Jersey City DPW: Sanitation (opens in new tab) · City of Jersey City Department of Public Works
- Schedule curbside pickup of e-waste and white goods (TVs and monitors, refrigerators, stoves and scrap metal) at 201-547-4400. Checked October 26, 2026.
Jersey City DPW Division of Sanitation: Household Waste Collection (PDF) (opens in new tab) · City of Jersey City Department of Public Works
- Special collection is required for refrigerators and air conditioners as well as stoves, dryers and washing machines; call 201-547-4400 9 a.m.–4 p.m. to schedule. Checked October 17, 2026 (automated check).
P.L.2007, c.347: Electronic Waste Management Act (as enacted) (opens in new tab) · New Jersey Legislature
- Under the Mandatory Source Separation and Recycling Act (P.L.1987, c.102, as amended), each county adopts a district recycling plan to implement the State Recycling Plan goals. Checked October 17, 2026 (automated check).
- Each county plan designates the materials every municipality must source separate: leaves plus at least three other recyclable materials. The statute does not name a fixed statewide list beyond leaves. Checked October 17, 2026 (automated check).
- Municipalities adopt recycling ordinances under the county plan and may limit collection of designated recyclables to set hours. Checked October 17, 2026 (automated check).
- Statutory targets: recycle at least 50% of the municipal solid waste stream and 60% of the total solid waste stream (by 1995). Checked October 17, 2026 (automated check).
N.J.S.A. 13:1E-200 Disposal of used lead acid battery (opens in new tab) · New Jersey Legislature (Office of Legislative Services)
- Scrap processing facilities that receive lead acid batteries for recycling are among the places a used lead acid battery may be delivered. Checked October 25, 2026 (automated check).
N.J.S.A. 13:1E-99.60 Dry Cell Battery Management Act: findings, declarations (opens in new tab) · New Jersey Legislature (Office of Legislative Services)
- The Dry Cell Battery Management Act requires counties to include used dry cell battery collection in their existing household hazardous waste collection programs. Checked October 25, 2026 (automated check).

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