Proposed rules aim to curb dangerous blazes in Camden and beyond
Legislation that would impose stricter regulations on scrap metal recyclers in New Jersey advanced this week in the wake of yet another fire linked to Eastern Metal Recycling, a Camden firm connected to a dozen dangerous scrap fires in the past five years.
Bills approved by the Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Committee would subject metal scrappers to tougher standards already required of solid waste recycling centers and require them to install fire suppression gear and heat sensors. Companies would also have to limit the height of unprocessed stacks of car parts and other hazardous metal waste that piles up in scrap yards.
Scrap yards and shipping barges operated by Eastern Metal Recycling in Camden and Bayonne continue to catch fire at alarming rates…