The Camden City scrapyard has been shut down of its own volition since a two-alarm fire May 30. Follow-up since then has been largely symbolic. City, county, and state officials say that, absent tighter regulatory controls, their options for reining in operations at EMR are limited. Sign in or subscribe to continue reading…
June 8, 2026
Last week, Camden City metal recycler EMR closed its Waterfront South scrapyard amid an internal investigation into its 15th fire in six years. On Tuesday, the union workers affected by the work stoppage marched from the facility to Camden City Hall to rally support for their jobs. Sign in or subscribe to continue reading…
June 2, 2026
Embattled junkyard operator European Metal Recycling voluntarily shuts down its Camden City scrapyard after a two-alarm fire Friday morning. The company is being sued civilly by the state of New Jersey for failure to correct its operations. Residents say a meaningful response is long overdue. Sign in or subscribe to continue reading…
May 30, 2026
The complaint alleges that the fires have affected the health of residents in the Waterfront South neighborhood and are directly related to unsafe conditions at the EMR facility there. The business signed a $6.7-million deal with the Camden City government last spring after a 20-hour fire raged there in February 2025. Sign in or subscribe to continue reading…
January 13, 2026