Royal Oak firefighters were called to the recycling facility about 12:50 p.m.
Other than possible smoke inhalation there were no reported injuries.
The fire reportedly broke out on a conveyor machine at the recycling plant.
Though smoke spread and a sprinkler system about the machine was activated, Cummins said it was a relatively small fire.
“We’ve had similar fires at the building in the past,” he said.
Less than a year ago, about 20 people at Royal Oak Recycling were evacuated and the plant closed for the day after a machine caught fire in November 2016. No one was injured.