IBC totes in Salem County, NJ: Deepwater and the bridge
Salem County is Chemours’ Chambers Works in Deepwater, the towns of Carneys Point and Pennsville at the foot of the Delaware Memorial Bridge, and a farm county below them.
01What sits here
Chambers Works covers roughly 1,450 acres on the river at the New Jersey end of the Delaware Memorial Bridge. Fluoropolymers and specialty chemicals are the work of the area. Farmland, vegetables and orchards fill the rest of Salem County, below the industrial strip.
| ZIP codes | Industries here | Agency to ask about empties |
|---|---|---|
| 08023, 08069, 08070, 08067, 08079, 08098, 08038 | chemical manufacturing, fluoropolymers, farming | New Jersey DEP (NJDEP) |
02Who has empties, who needs totes
The chemical empties here carry hazard, so the first questions on a ticket are the SDS and the rinse. The farms below the strip are buyers of water totes, but a tote from a chemical pad does not go to a growing use. The desk matches sellers to chemical users, to washers and to recyclers.
03Roads, rules and the move
The Delaware Memorial Bridge, carrying I-295 and I-95, joins the county to New Castle County in Delaware. NJ 49 and US 40 cross the county. The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection is the agency to ask, and a tote that goes over the bridge brings Delaware’s DNREC in. The Deepwater, Carneys Point and Pennsville district has its own page.
04Districts in this county
| District | ZIP codes | Industries |
|---|---|---|
| Deepwater, Carneys Point and Pennsville | 08023, 08069, 08070 | fluoropolymers, specialty chemicals, chemical manufacturing |
05Weather, season and timing
Salem County is flat and rural beyond the plants, with farms growing vegetables, grain and fruit. Irrigation demand runs from late spring to autumn, and farmers often prefer to collect a few totes at once with their own flatbed. Sellers on the river side of the county should expect to meet buyers at the farm gate and to confirm in writing which tote goes where.
06A ticket from here
- Put one of the ZIP codes from the first table on the ticket.
- For a chemical pad, say the product name and attach the SDS when the desk asks.
07Farms and a chemical works
Salem County pairs Chemours’ Chambers Works, about 1,450 acres at Deepwater, with flat farmland growing vegetables, grain and fruit. The Delaware Memorial Bridge carries I-295 to Delaware, and NJ 49 and US 130 serve Carneys Point and Pennsville.
08Who buys and who sells here
Orchards, vegetable growers and grain farms around Salem, Woodstown and Pedricktown buy tanks for irrigation, and spray mixing uses smaller totes with a known history. Sellers on the river side usually meet farm buyers at the gate and confirm each tote in writing.
?Questions on this page
Why is Salem County a hazard-first county?
Its industry is chemicals, so ticket questions start with the SDS and the rinse.
Which bridge connects it to Delaware?
The Delaware Memorial Bridge.