Scrap Metal Recycling in Ramapo, NY

Scrap metal goes free to Rockland Green's Hillburn Transfer Station, 50 Baler Boulevard, on weekdays and Saturday mornings.

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

4 ways to get rid of a scrap metal in Ramapo

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CurbCycle PickupPickup from your home · RamapoNo haulingWe recycle it for youFrom $90.00
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Hillburn Transfer StationDrop-off · 50 Baler Blvd., RamapoRockland County residentsFree
Where
50 Baler Blvd.
Ramapo, NY 10931
Hours
Monday-Friday 6:30am-4:30pm; Saturday 6:30am-12pm
Cost & rules
Scrap metal
AcceptedFree (documented)
Scrap metal is listed at no fee; Rockland County loads only until further notice.
Full details & sources Official site (opens in new tab)
Rockland Green Bowline/Haverstraw Transfer Station (tires)County service · Rockland CountyRockland County residentsFree
How it works
Rockland Green transfer station at 200 Beach Road, West Haverstraw. Takes car tires (no rims) for a per-tire fee and scrap metal at no fee; Rockland County loads only until further notice.
Official page (opens in new tab)
Clarkstown Transfer StationDrop-off · outside Ramapo · 166 S Route 303, ClarkstownRockland County residentsFree
Where
166 S Route 303
Clarkstown, NY 10994
Hours
Monday-Friday 7:00am-4:00pm; Saturday 7:00am-12:00pm
Cost & rules
Scrap metal
AcceptedFree (documented)
Scrap metal is listed at no fee; Rockland County loads only until further notice.
Full details & sources Official site (opens in new tab)

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 York rules

Most scrap metal recyclers accept lead-acid batteries for recycling. Source: NYSDEC: Lead-Acid Batteries (opens in new tab)
Most large appliances containing metal can be recycled as scrap metal once the refrigerant is removed (DEC storm debris guidance). Source: NYSDEC: Storm Debris Management Guidelines (opens in new tab)

More New York rules (7)

Household hazardous wastes are household materials that would be regulated as hazardous waste if generated elsewhere; household-generated HHW is exempt from state and federal hazardous waste rules. Source: NYSDEC: Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) (opens in new tab)
Residents can take HHW to authorized HHW collection facilities or HHW collection events hosted by counties and municipalities; DEC has a map and list of permitted facilities. Source: NYSDEC: Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) (opens in new tab)
If there is no permitted facility nearby, check with your municipality for periodic one- or two-day HHW collection events. Source: NYSDEC: Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) (opens in new tab)
The state Environmental Protection Fund can pay up to 50 percent of the cost of municipal HHW collection programs. Source: NYSDEC: Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) (opens in new tab)
General Municipal Law 120-aa required every municipality, by September 1, 1992, to adopt a local law requiring source separation of recyclables (paper, glass, metals, plastics, yard waste) where economic markets exist. Source: NY General Municipal Law 120-AA: Source separation and segregation of recyclable or reuseable materials (opens in new tab)
DEC tells residents to check local guidance to see which items their program accepts. Source: NYSDEC: Recycling Resources (opens in new tab)
DEC lists New York collection programs for items that belong outside the recycling bin: beverage containers, carpet, cell phones, e-waste, lead-acid vehicle batteries, mercury thermostats, paint, pharmaceuticals, plastic film, rechargeable batteries and tires. Source: NYSDEC: Recycling and Composting (opens in new tab)

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Where this information comes from

Checked October 26, 2026

Rockland Green: Hillburn Transfer Station (opens in new tab) · Rockland Green (Rockland County Solid Waste Management Authority)
- Until further notice Rockland Green will not accept out-of-state or out-of-county MSW, C&D or recyclables. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Hillburn Transfer Station hours: Monday-Friday 6:30am-4:30pm; Saturday 6:30am-12pm. Checked October 26, 2026.
Rockland Green: Rates Chart (opens in new tab) · Rockland Green (Rockland County Solid Waste Management Authority)
- The Rockland Green rates chart lists scrap metal at no fee at the Hillburn, Clarkstown and Haverstraw transfer stations. Checked October 26, 2026.
Rockland Green: Bowline/Haverstraw Transfer Station (opens in new tab) · Rockland Green (Rockland County Solid Waste Management Authority)
- Rockland Green lists the Bowline/Haverstraw Transfer Station at 200 Beach Road, West Haverstraw, NY 10993. Checked October 26, 2026.
NYSDEC: Lead-Acid Batteries (opens in new tab) · New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
- Most scrap metal recyclers accept lead-acid batteries for recycling. Checked October 26, 2026.
NYSDEC: Storm Debris Management Guidelines (opens in new tab) · New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
- Most large appliances containing metal can be recycled as scrap metal once the refrigerant is removed (DEC storm debris guidance). Checked October 26, 2026.
NYSDEC: Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) (opens in new tab) · New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
- Household hazardous wastes are household materials that would be regulated as hazardous waste if generated elsewhere; household-generated HHW is exempt from state and federal hazardous waste rules. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Residents can take HHW to authorized HHW collection facilities or HHW collection events hosted by counties and municipalities; DEC has a map and list of permitted facilities. Checked October 26, 2026.
- If there is no permitted facility nearby, check with your municipality for periodic one- or two-day HHW collection events. Checked October 26, 2026.
- The state Environmental Protection Fund can pay up to 50 percent of the cost of municipal HHW collection programs. Checked October 26, 2026.
NY General Municipal Law 120-AA: Source separation and segregation of recyclable or reuseable materials (opens in new tab) · New York State Senate (Open Legislation)
- General Municipal Law 120-aa required every municipality, by September 1, 1992, to adopt a local law requiring source separation of recyclables (paper, glass, metals, plastics, yard waste) where economic markets exist. Checked October 26, 2026.
NYSDEC: Recycling Resources (opens in new tab) · New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
- DEC tells residents to check local guidance to see which items their program accepts. Checked October 26, 2026.
NYSDEC: Recycling and Composting (opens in new tab) · New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
- DEC lists New York collection programs for items that belong outside the recycling bin: beverage containers, carpet, cell phones, e-waste, lead-acid vehicle batteries, mercury thermostats, paint, pharmaceuticals, plastic film, rechargeable batteries and tires. Checked October 26, 2026.

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