EMR pushes back against closure of Camden's recycling facility after fire

EMR pushes back against closure of Camden's recycling facility after fire

EMR's CEO is pushing back against efforts to close its Camden facility after a fire there last week intensified calls from officials to shut it down.

EMR faces shutdown calls after numerous fires

A metal recycling plant in Camden, New Jersey, has paused operations after experiencing a significant fire last week, and local officials are calling for the facility to close. Early on May 29 a two-alarm fire was reported at the EMR metal recycling plant in the city’s Waterfront South section. The plant had a four-alarm blaze in February 2025 and the latest incident occurs just days after a new fire suppression system was reportedly installed. …