I come here often for my recycling. I like to go early in the day because there is not a lot of…read moreparking and there is a tire place in the shared parking lot with the recycling place. The guys are always friendly that help me and then you go to a window and cash out. If you are in the area, I would stop by here for your recycling needs.

Great guys. Honest and accurate weighing. All attendants are helpful and their process is very fast.read more

I tried out Star Recycling Center a couple weeks ago and was happy! They don't pay as much as other…read morecenters a bit further. My friend and I got about half of what we usually do at another center. It's also a bit more dirty than my usual spot which my friend didn't love. But~ it's a recycling center...these places are innately grimey lol. However, it's hard to find reliably open and convenient recycling centers in DTLA and this seems to be one. Another big plus, they have a few parking spots. It does seem to get busy at peak times though. My friend and I went during a weekday lunch hour and it was packkeeeed! We had to spend the whole hour there because the line was so long. So try to avoid lunch hour if you can to save yourself the headache.

As a first timer here, everyone are very helpful. Parking…read moreinside and street parking outside.

It's chill in and out, they weigh and count it and you get what you get. Recycling is another…read morestatewide scam to me it's too tedious to do this stuff for the return which was less than three bucks for me. But they take your money anyway at the store. You're really just getting your cash back for the extra you already paid for the bottles/cans. Does anyone know where the pool of money is that goes uncollected and how much of it went toward Newsoms mansion? Just saying

This place is NOT PERMANENTLY CLOSED!! After someone else commented that it was closed I decided to…read morego down there myself. They are very much open, extremely helpful and friendly. They will always be my go to place for recycling.

Definitely suspicious and wouldn't recommend. I entered the recycling center around 12:15 and…read morestarted recycling after I positioned myself i was told to hurry up so he can go to lunch.(I was the only person at the moment). After the whole recycling transaction I was told no receipt and was given a 10$ bill out his pocket. He said come back in 30 mins nd he'll make one. Very suspicious

I would never recommend this place. They rip you off. They make it seem that they are paying you…read moreout the most but it's not true. It's not worth going there.

I've tried a few places now and I think I finally found my recycling spot in Dajes Recycling…read moreCenter. The staff here is fast, efficient and kind! I've been trying to be better and recycle everything, treating this Earth well. Once a month, I like bringing my plastics and getting a little cash money for them. I usually fill a big black bag and it's around $15. On this last trip at Dejas, they could tell it was my friend and I's first time at the location and helped us a bit with our sorting. They were patient and helpful! Plus when our total was $18 and some change they just gave us a $20 as a first time customer bonus! So unnecessary but kind! We parked along the street as we knew it would be a quick trip in & out. It's located in a clear spot though and identified more clearly than similar places. We'll definitely be doing out recycling here from now on! It's way cleaner than other spots and such a better experience overall.

your response is not related to my review. i advised that i asked for instructions and the employee…read morewalked away from me. i did ask how to separate the plastics and he walked away. i stated i was not rude and he yelled at me and told me to move out of his way. if you think that is professional service you are wrong. apparently you are defending the actions because there was no apology for the rudeness that i received. i was unwelcomed when i arrived

I love these guys, they moved to 1862 e 55th st which is at the corner of Alameda and 55, after…read moretrying all recycling centers in downtown i can surly say that they are the best. I give 5 STARS

Went on june 18, 2021 friday at around 5~6pm. There was only 1 person infront of me. I always had…read moreto wait at least 10min at other recycling centers but this place was the fastest time ive ever spent in a recycling center. They close at 6:30pm everyday I never seen a recycle center open this late. Also their recycle price was better than the other places ive been too, I will defenitly come again.

Easy and quick service - weigh your scrap metals on the scale, present ID and wait for payment…read more Couldn't be easier to recycle scrap metal. Highly recommend!

First time there . Employees were friendly . Cashed out same day , but once I reviewed receipt…read moreafter I left , I discovered that they combined my clean and dirty copper with brass and gave me brass rates . Also they weighed everything while I was busy filling out papers for first time customers , therefore I didn't notice that they did 3 separate weigh ins for 3 water heaters that I brought. One had a huge tare ,bringing down weight significantly, not sure what was it for. Then they labeled one as white goods, bringing down the rate . They bamboozled me and i made the mistake for trusting them and not reviewing receipt while still there . Regardless , they made me sign before even telling me the total amount that I was getting . Attaching photo of receipt .

Staff was very helpful. I dropped off two large TVs and a laptop. They even offered to help me take…read moreit out of the car. Process was very quick. Showed them my id and I was out of there. Would definitely go back

As of today September 16, 2019, Downtown Metals and Recycling Center HAS NOT OPERATED at 526…read moreAlameda Street for well more than a year. I haven't seen any notice of what happened to this long-time Downtown L.A. business - no "Moved" sign on the front (garage) door (though there's a "For Sale" sign) - but no appearance of a new location nor of any "new"- reincarnation of this long-time L.A. business. As of 9-29-2019 the website is still active listing the Alameda Street address and operating hours, but it appears that Downtown Metals and Recycling Center is only a memory. If anyone has information on what happened to this Los Angeles recycling industry pioneer that WAS OPEN 24 HOURS/DAY for many years, please post it here as an update/tribute/acknowledgement of their role in shaping the arts district by providing a method for original arts district artists to pretty easily earn a couple extra bucks AND sometimes also BUY salvage items for their work, also for many construction workers with surplus copper wire, glass, etc. to make some decent extra cash as well as a wide variety of Angelenos including skid row street dwellers who tolerated the loud, crowded, dirty warehouse it operated in to drop off a wide range of recyclable materials for benefit of the environment and their wallets. YELP please confirm that this business hasn't moved or resurfaced and update the listing accordingly.

My go to recycling center.. Hardly ever a line and organized. You sort your recyclables into…read moredifferent containers. He weighs it then hands you cash. Easy.

This used to be my favorite recycling center until this past weekend. We loaded up the car with…read morebags and bags of plastic bottles and aluminum cans to turn in. Drove here and arrived just after 9 AM. Per their posted hours, they should have been open at 9 AM on Saturday. We parked outside and waited for nearly 30 minutes and nobody showed up! There were multiple other customers who parked and we all ended up leaving and had to go elsewhere. Terrible service! ZERO STARS!