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Virtual Public Hearing – Sims Metal Trenton
April 13, 2023
Simsmetal East LLC, d/b/a Sims Metal (Sims) operates four (4) facilities in the City of Newark at:
• Noble Street Facility at 8-18 Noble St, Newark, NJ 07114 (PI: 08652)
• Port Newark Facility at 182 Calcutta St, Newark, NJ 07114 (PI: 07850)
• Roanoke Facility at 76-88 Roanoke Ave, Newark, NJ 07105 (PI: 08260)
• Hawkins Street Facility at 20-26 Richards Lane/Foot of Hawkins St, Newark, NJ 07105 (PI: 08260)
In accordance with New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) Administrative Order No. 2021- 25, Sims will hold a virtual public information session for the purpose of receiving oral and/or written comments on its Preconstruction Air Permit Applications submitted to NJDEP on January 23, 2023 (PI 08652 [Noble St] PCP230001), January 23, 2023 (PI 07850 [Port Newark] PCP230001), January 17, 2023 (PI 08260 [Roanoke] PCP230001) and January 17, 2023 (PI 08260 [Hawkins St] PCP230002). The information session will be held on April 13, 2023, from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM. For instructions on how to register for and join the session, please contact Sims by email at SMMNA.Permits@simsmm.com .
Sims will also continue to receive and consider written comments for up to 30 days after the information session. Per the Administrative Order No. 2021-25, Sims will accept written comments for sixty (60) days beginning on March 14, 2023 and ending at 4:00 PM on May 13, 2023. Comments should be addressed to: Sims Newark Facilities EJ, Sims Metal, 1 Linden Ave E., Jersey City, NJ 07305. Comments may also be forwarded electronically to SMMNA.Permits@simsmm.com . Sims will respond to all timely-submitted comments.
Sims currently operates “feeder yards” at the Noble Street, Roanoke and Hawkins Street facilities. The Port Newark facility is a port facility that sends outbound recyclable metals via vessel, barge or railcar. Each of the abovementioned permit activity numbers (for each of the four facilities) includes all Material Handling operations (related to recyclable metals) performed by mobile equipment at the particular facility. The requested preconstruction air permit applications were submitted in accordance with NJDEP Compliance Advisory #2021-03, related to material handling activities at scrap metal handling and recycling facilities. In particular, the applications include the existing material handling activities associated with the yard’s operation.
At these facilities, Sims purchases recyclable metal materials and transfers those materials to other facilities (including other Sims locations) for processing and/or shipping the separated metals (e.g., steel) as commodities to steel mills, etc. for use in making new steel products. Metal recycling is an essential industry supplying materials needed for the manufacture of new steel and other metal products, preserves natural resources, reduces energy consumption and is an important element in the fight against climate change and for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Interested parties are encouraged to review the complete Preconstruction Air Permit Applications which can be accessed on-line at https://www.simsmm.com/permits/ . Printed copies may also be made available upon written request from:
Sims Newark Facilities EJ
Sims Metal 1 Linden Ave. E.
Jersey City, NJ 07305
Phone: (201) 577-3101
SMMNA.Permits@simsmm.com