Deepwater, Carneys Point and Pennsville: totes in and out by the bridge
Deepwater, Carneys Point and Pennsville sit at the New Jersey end of the Delaware Memorial Bridge, around Chemours’ Chambers Works, roughly 1,450 acres on the river. Fluoropolymers and specialty chemicals are the trade.
01What sits here
The district’s ZIPs are 08023, 08069 and 08070. Chambers Works is a chemical manufacturing site of roughly 1,450 acres. Fluoropolymers, specialty chemicals and chemical manufacturing define the work.
| ZIP codes | Industries here | Agency to ask about empties |
|---|---|---|
| 08023, 08069, 08070 | fluoropolymers, specialty chemicals, chemical manufacturing | New Jersey DEP (NJDEP) |
02Who has empties, who needs totes
The totes in this district carry chemistry that needs its SDS and rinse first, and the desk reads a ticket from here as hazard-first. Some may suit another chemical user. Few suit a growing use. The buyers who match are blenders in Camden and Gloucester counties and chemical users across the bridge in New Castle County, and the rest go to washers and recyclers.
03Roads, rules and the move
The Delaware Memorial Bridge carries I-295 and I-95 to Delaware, and NJ 49 and US 130 serve the towns. The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection is the agency to ask about empties, and a tote crossing the bridge enters Delaware’s DNREC program.
04Next door
| Place | ZIP codes | Industries |
|---|---|---|
| New Castle and Delaware City | 19720, 19706, 19733, 19701 | petroleum refining, surfactants, specialty chemicals, logistics |
05On the ground
Deepwater and Pennsville sit at the foot of the Delaware Memorial Bridge, and the plant gates are guarded. A seller should name the gate and the contact who clears drivers. A buyer across the bridge in New Castle County will want the SDS before a truck is booked, and the ticket should say which state each end of the haul is in.
06Weather, season and timing
The Delaware Memorial Bridge carries heavy traffic, and wind advisories can close a lane to trailers. Sellers and buyers should keep a second date during winter storms. Salem County’s farms, within a short drive of the plants, are the closest buyers for rinsed water totes, and many take deliveries on weekday mornings.
07A ticket from here
- Put one of the ZIP codes from the first table on the ticket.
- State the product name, then whether the SDS is on file.
08Crossing the bridge
The Delaware Memorial Bridge links Deepwater and Pennsville to New Castle County, Delaware, a few minutes from the Atlas Point surfactant plant, which sits on a site in industrial use since 1937 and built its own ethylene oxide plant after 2018. A tote that crosses leaves New Jersey’s program and enters Delaware’s, and the ticket records both ends. NJ 49 and US 130 serve the towns on the New Jersey side, and Carneys Point, Penns Grove and Pennsville are the neighbours.
?Questions on this page
Which ZIPs are covered?
08023, 08069 and 08070.
What happens to a tote that crosses the bridge?
It enters Delaware’s program, and the ticket records both states.