Scrap Metal Recycling in Long Branch, NJ

Metal items are collected with Long Branch bulk trash; keep them separate from non-metal items.

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Checked October 25, 2026 · Call before you go · How we check

2 ways to get rid of a scrap metal in Long Branch

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CurbCycle PickupPickup from your home · Long BranchNo 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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Long Branch curbside bulk collectionCity service · Long BranchLong Branch residentsCost not listed
How it works
Residential bulk collection twice a month: north side on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays, south side on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays (none on 5th Wednesdays), maximum 8 items. Takes appliances, refrigerators with doors removed, up to 4 car tires without rims, furniture (no pianos), metal items and rugs; mattresses and box springs must be sealed in plastic. TVs, computers and electronics are not picked up as bulk. Public Works 732-571-6520.
Cost & rules
- Twice a month on Wednesdays, by side of town.
- Keep metal separate from non-metal items.
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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)

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City of Long Branch: Public Works Divisions (Sanitation/Recycling) (opens in new tab) · City of Long Branch Department of Public Works
- Bulk trash accepts appliances, refrigerators (doors removed), car tires (max 4, no rims), furniture (no pianos), metal items and rugs. Checked October 17, 2026 (automated check).
- North side residents: 1st and 3rd Wednesdays; south side: 2nd and 4th Wednesdays; residential only, maximum 8 items. 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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