New Jersey 222nd Legislature Status: Introduced 1 D cosponsors

S 4599 — Requires DEP to regulate scrap metal facilities as recycling facilities.

Last action — INT 1RS REF SEN

  1. 1
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed General Assembly
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced September 28, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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In plain language

The bill requires the Department of Environmental Protection to regulate scrap metal facilities as recycling facilities.

This bill mandates that the Department of Environmental Protection classify and regulate scrap metal facilities under recycling standards. It aims to ensure better oversight and management of these facilities.

What this means for you
  • Environment: This means stronger environmental regulations for scrap metal facilities, potentially leading to better management of waste and resources.

Summary

Scrap metal facilities-require DEP regulate as recycling facilities

Bill Text

  • Introduced View text Current html September 29, 2026

How this bill changes current law

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This bill amends 8 section(s) of the New Jersey statutes: N.J.S.A. 13:1E-99.12; N.J.S.A. 13:1E-199; N.J.S.A. 13:1E-200; N.J.S.A. 13:1E-201; N.J.S.A. 13:1E-202; N.J.S.A. 13:1E-203.

  • N.J.S.A. 13:1E-99.12

    % % % % % % except that "recycling center" shall not include a scrap processing facility; → percent percent percent percent percent percent , "Scrap metal" means ferrous and non-ferrous metal objects or products, including, but not limited, to ferrous and non-ferrous metal parts, pieces, sheets, panels, beams, girders, posts, tubes, rails, regardless of size, form, or fabrication, including appliances, vehicles, and their component parts, which, when worn or superfluous, are salvaged and recycled. "Scrap metal" does not include residues generated from smelting and refining operations, such as drosses, slags, and sludges; liquid wastes that contain metals, such as spent acids, spent caustics, or other solutions; liquid metal wastes, such as liquid mercury; or metal-containing wastes with a significant liquid component, such as spent batteries; "Scrap metal facility" means any commercial industrial facility that receives, stores, transfers, or processes scrap metal, including those that alter or reduce the volume or physical characteristics of scrap metal by mechanical methods, including, but not limited to baling, cutting, torching, crushing, or shredding, for purposes of recycling, resale, or reuse, including for remelting, refining, smelting, or remanufacturing into raw materials or products, and includes what is commonly known as a scrapyard or junkyard; and

    amended

  • N.J.S.A. 13:1E-199

    this act any process by which solid waste materials are collected, separated or processed and returned to the economic mainstream in the form of raw materials or products processing → P.L.1991, c.94 (C.13:1E-199 et seq.) the same as the term is defined in section 2 of P.L.1987, c.102 (C.13:1E-99.12) metal means the same as the term is defined in section 2 of P.L.1987, c.102 (C.13:1E-99.12) and

    amended

  • N.J.S.A. 13:1E-200

    processing → metal

    amended

  • N.J.S.A. 13:1E-201

    processing → metal

    amended

  • N.J.S.A. 13:1E-202

    this act processing → P.L.1991, c.94 (C.13:1E-199 et seq.) metal

    amended

  • N.J.S.A. 13:1E-203

    this act processing → P.L.1991, c.94 (C.13:1E-199 et seq.) metal

    amended

  • N.J.S.A. 13:1E-207

    this act processing this act → P.L.1991, c.94 (C.13:1E-199 et seq.) metal P.L.1991, c.94 (C.13:1E-199 et seq.)

    amended

  • N.J.S.A. 13:1E-96.5

    processing % → metal percent

    amended

Action History

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 119 not signed on

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Frequently asked questions

What does S 4599 do?
Scrap metal facilities-require DEP regulate as recycling facilities
Who sponsors S 4599?
S 4599 is sponsored by McKeon, John F. (Democrat).
What is the current status of S 4599?
This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced September 28, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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