Cooper Tank & Welding

Recycling Center in Brooklyn, New York

📍 180 Varick Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11237
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📞 +1 718-497-4431 🌐 Visit Website 🗺 Get Directions

About This Location

Cooper Tank & Welding Corp is a waste-equipment manufacturer at 180 Varick Ave in Brooklyn. The company designs, fabricates, distributes, and repairs compactors (self-contained, stationary, receiving, apartment), roll-off and front/rear-load containers, dewatering and recycling containers, frac tanks, and collection boxes, with units built in-house at its Brooklyn and Waterbury, CT facilities. Its customers are haulers, municipalities, property managers, and commercial operators - this is not a place where the public can drop off recyclables.

What Cooper Tank & Welding Corp Accepts

We could not independently confirm the full list of materials this location accepts. Please contact them directly before visiting.

What they do not accept

Cooper Tank & Welding is a manufacturer and repairer of waste-handling equipment (compactors, roll-off containers, specialty tanks), serving haulers, municipalities, property managers, and commercial operators. It is not a household or public recycling drop-off - no walk-in material collection from residents is offered.

Access & restrictions

Commercial/drop-off for businesses · Walk-in (no appointment) · Serves commercial and municipal clients buying or servicing waste equipment; not a public drop-off.

Programs & events

  • Equipment manufacturing & repair

Materials, fees and hours can change — call ahead to confirm before your visit.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I drop off recycling or trash at Cooper Tank & Welding in Brooklyn?

No. Cooper Tank & Welding is a manufacturer and repair shop for waste-handling equipment such as compactors and roll-off containers. It serves haulers, municipalities, property managers, and commercial operators, not walk-in residents dropping off recyclables.

What does Cooper Tank & Welding make?

According to its website, the company fabricates self-contained, stationary, receiving, and apartment compactors; roll-off, hook-lift, front-load and rear-load containers; dewatering, recycling and frac tanks; and collection boxes - all built in-house in Brooklyn, NY and Waterbury, CT.

Where can I actually recycle household items in Brooklyn?

For household recycling in Brooklyn, use NYC curbside recycling and the city's special-waste and e-waste drop-off programs rather than Cooper Tank & Welding, which only handles commercial waste equipment.

Does Cooper Tank sell or repair compactors and containers?

Yes. The company designs, builds, distributes, and repairs compactors and containers and sells replacement parts; contact them at +1 718-497-4431 for commercial equipment needs.

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Contact & Location

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Address
180 Varick Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11237
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Website
coopertank.com
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City / State
Brooklyn, New York

Opening Hours

Monday 8 AM–5 PM
Tuesday 8 AM–5 PM
Wednesday 8 AM–5 PM
Thursday 8 AM–5 PM
Friday 8 AM–5 PM
Saturday Closed
Sunday Closed

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