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Metal recycling: going green to earn some green By PatriCia Taylor
“Earn some green and sell it to a local scrap metal dealer,” the state Department of Environmental Protection declared last January. With two old steel filing cabinets and a pair of barbells to unload, my husband, Toby, and I thought that good advice. After all, why dump something in a landfill when you can get paid for keeping it out.
We learned that the greater Trenton area is the scrap metal recycling center in Mercer County. Although an internet search reveals that there might be six or more firms under the broad definition of metal recycling, most primarily deal with cars and car parts. This is a far cry from a half century ago when numerous steel companies (remember Roebling?) were located in the area. When those companies — and
their nonautomotive scrap metal filings — disappeared, so too did the bulk of the metal recycling companies that existed at the time. Today, there are only two companies that handle a significant amount of nonautomotive metal recycling: Sims Metal in Ewing and Scarpati Recycling and Auto Salvage in Trenton. Sims is an international company, one with its headquarters in See RECYCLE, Page 11
Arm in Arm hits the road to fight food insecurity By GraCe MurPHy
Ewing High School field hockey player Morgan Dwyer is in her final season of the sport and second season as captain. For more on Dwyer and the team, see Page 16.
As a line of families stretched outside a branch of the Mercer County Library system one recent weekday morning, volunteers from the Arm in Arm mobile food pantry unloaded crates of fresh produce, rice, and eggs — just one stop of many made each week to help fight hunger in communities within the county. Launched during the early
days of the COVID-19 pandemic, Arm in Arm’s mobile pantry has become a vital resource for families struggling with high food prices, reduced benefits, and limited access to healthy groceries. Operating six days a week, the truck stops at libraries, youth centers, and housing organizations throughout the area, including at the Lawrence Branch of the Mercer County Library every week. Organiz-
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ers said that they are planning to schedule a stop at Incarnation St,. James Chuch in Ewing, A full schedule is available at arminarm.org. Arm In Arm, formerly known as The Crisis Ministry, was founded in 1980 by leaders of Nassau Presbyterian Church and Trinity Church in Princeton to assist community members facing financial hardship. In 2016, the nonprofit adopted See ARM IN ARM, Page 14
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