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About ACR

125,000 Square-Foot Facility

About Atlantic Coast Recycling

The Passaic facility processes residential curbside single stream recyclables, mixed fiber and comingled recyclables from over 60 regional municipalities, as well as a large range of commercial and industrial materials. High-quality finished recycled cardboard, paper, plastics, and metals are produced for sale to both North American and overseas paper mills and manufacturers.

Our History

Atlantic Coast Recycling has a long history that dates back almost a century. In the 1930s, two family fiber recycling companies, focused on different niches within the recycling industry, began to operate in New Jersey. The two merged operations and continued to operate successfully—initially, as part of a public company, then independently as Atlantic Coast Fibers.

Atlantic Coast Fibers continued its growth by partnering with another long-established New Jersey family-owned business that processed paper, single-stream recyclables, and commingled material. By 2020, Atlantic Coast Fibers was processing and brokering over 30,000 tons per month of commingled containers and single-stream recyclables as well as high-grades, mixed paper, and cardboard.

Our current Atlantic Coast Recycling facility, rebuilt after a 2021 fire, is in a new 125,000 square foot building with modern, state-of-art dual-stream and single-stream stream equipment—it is one of the most advanced recycling facilities in the nation and continues to serve municipalities and commercial/industrial customers throughout the region.

Our Mission

Recycle the Present,
Change the Future

We take pride in providing our communities and businesses with unparalleled service, maximizing the value of the recyclables stream with our innovative technology, and delivering the highest quality material to market, thereby delivering the greatest possible value to our customers.
Our Values

Company Values

We have always been at the forefront of environmental stewardship, and social responsibility is at the core of what we do and how we operate as a recycling company. We believe tomorrow can be only as bright as we strive to make it today—recycle the present, change the future.