It's been about 7yrs since my last visit here, so an update was kindly requested and honored. (See attached picture.) They no longer recycle CRV items. I guess lots of changes even more especially during and post-COVID. And for the record, my review was not misleading 7 years ago when they were still accepting CRV recyclables. Just FYI! read more

Action Metal Recycling - They no longer accept CRV recyclables. - Recycling Center Near Me - Richmond, California

Todo exelente muy buena atención y muy buen presio a la hora de que uno lleva el aluminio o metal

This place came recommended from my dad's friend and it sure did not disappoint!! One distinguishing feature is this place does not buy back aluminum cans. So its only customers are selling actual metal. There was a bit of a wait since it's a very small business with only a couple staff. We had a bunch of stainless steel pipes/shelves, some copper, all kinds of items my dad had been saving. $98 in total!! To make everyone's life easier and the process faster, have your different types of metals pre-separated. read more

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Friendly staff, quality service, and was able to scrap all 16 of my rims with no problem. Will return for some more recycling needs!

Fast easy all they need is id i always choose the check version so you can have a stub

They don't pay you for the metal which was fine with me. I just wanted it gone, super helpful yard guys. They jump on it take it out of your vehicle, and you're on your way. read more

First time here and had a lot of stupid questions, but staff was extremely patient and helpful and provided great service.

Great service/fair pricing/hard to find metals & unusual sizes are to be found here,shopped here for many years.

Very friendly people, however they do not accept cans, plastic, and glass anymore due to the pandemic.

Be very careful and aware when you go and sell your cans and bottles here. The guy working there tells the other guy he already weight the cans when he didn't then they throw it away and then they come up with I already paid you for it when they didn't even input the actual weight of the cans. Then when you tell the mexican guy to pay you he acts like if he did but the weight is not there because he didn't write it down and tells the other guy to throw them away so he is like I am not going to pay you and threatens with calling the cops when everything is on camera!!! Be very careful and pay attention other wise he will rob you!!! read more

Not bad. Sometimes they scrutinize the metals quite a bit which is understandable but they will also try and say something is contaminated which its not. They are probably too used to shady people bringing in buckets of random finds.. and they just assume is junk metal trying to pull a fast one and not pay the real prices. Its ok but there are a lot of other places that feel safer. read more

Great place for all your recycling. We take our plastic and cans. We also take all our old dead batteries that are no longer any good. Great staff and very helpful. Most of the time yard area is considerably kept. Only people waiting to turn in there cans, bottles, metals. Never had any problem, everyone in a usually friendly way. I totally would recommend Action Metal Recycling yard to anyone wanting to get rid of old metal and such just laying around their home. read more

I've been using action Metal Recycling for years. They have good service and fair prices. Don't forget to use the check in for extra money on aluminum cans. read more

Man this place is the best! Love to recycle? Bring all your bottles, cans and plastic! Tough parking but they take care of you in less than 15mins :) read more

I had tons and tons of e-waste to get rid of and I've always driven past Action Metal Recycling on the Richmond Parkway. I looked them up and made sure they accept computers, fax machines, electronics, etc. I pulled up and it was crack head city! It looked like L.A.'s Skid Row, with people going crazy and knowing exactly what to do. I was lost. It took me a second to find an employee and ask where to drop off my stuff. The employee was courteous and helped me unload my stuff and told me to get in line. Another employee weighed my waste and I was actually paid for my e-waste, which I was surprised by. Sure, eight bucks for thousands of old electronics is hardly a profit, but a dollar is a dollar. Oh, and they gave me a cool 2012 swimsuit calendar! #Winning! read more

Action Metal Recycling - Recycling Center Near Me - Richmond, California

Called them up to help recycle empty drums. Unfortunately they are not able to do this but was directed by Peter Jackson at Action Metal Recycling to another company that might be able to help me. Peter was extremely helpful and responded via telephone and email quickly with my questions. Bottom line -even though AMR was not able to help me and did not get my business, AMR helped me as if I was a customer. Thank you Peter! read more

I would say this place is better then sims metal haha reason why is because I get cash at the counter no checks Sooooo no extra stop to the bank =P Not a lot of parking but its ok all you need to do is get your stuff and get YO MONNAY lol read more

Fast, easy service. It was a little confusing at first but then a customer told me to get the empty garbage cans from inside to weigh my plastic crv bottles. I didn't even have to take off the caps! read more

The people are very nice and helpful. Id recomend this place first. Came from fairfield ca

Great place to take all your recycling from cans, plastic bottles, glass bottles, etc. There's not parking a lot but plenty of street parking but I would suggest coming in early. They have lots of plastic garbage bins to help you sort your recycling and after you sort them then you just stand in line to have them weighed and then they pay you in cash. Such an easy process! One thing I like about them is they accept the water bottles caps unlike the recycling place off Pacheco. read more

Great Customer service and quick paying service as well. Everything runs smooth and with ease. Definitely recommend selling any types of metals or plastics here. read more

Great place to recycle your cans and plastic bottles. I use to come here to dump scrap metal but today learned the owner sold the scrap yard. They no longer give you any money for scrap metal (steel, iron, etc) but you can still drop it off and they'll recycle it for you. read more

Great place to recycle! They are so nice, friendly & helpful. I was in & out rather quickly due to the good staff!! Thank You!!!!

They are fast and helpful here.I save all my plastic and take it here for a few extra dollars.Today I got $36.00 for 10 kitchen bags of water and gatorade plastic bottles.Lots of parking. Just park and carry your bags to the weigh station, then a worker will give you some rubbermaid garbage cans.Pour your bags into the cans.The guy weighs them out fast. He hands you a receipt then wait in line for 3 minutes. Show the lady cashier your receipt and she trades it for money. And you did something good for the Earth read more

Well what can I say, this place is kind of grungy. I have been here maybe four or five times and it's a bit of the same story. I guess it's a good thing to have a recycle center close by and I suppose their prices are far. The downside is this place is always busy, the lines are long and there are some interesting characters every time. Above all it is what it is folks. read more

I hate coming here. The staff is not friendly and you usually have to wait a long time. I've gotten nails in my tires a couple of the times I've been here. read more

Great staff extremely helpful. Accidentally mixed CRV with non-CRV and they even helped me sort them!

This place may seems intimidating to the uninitiated, but it's a fine place. The employees are polite and helpful if you ask questions. The other folks dropping off stuff have always been great. And some of the conversations are rocking fun! There's a knack to getting all your stuff into line, but watch & learn, or again: ask! Parking is a trick, so I will often pull over to the side of the road where I can, and wait for a convenient opening. Patience is the name of the game - if it's a zoo I will come back later, even if it's just 30 minutes later. (I'll visit Annie's Annuals - not too far away!) read more

For a recycling center it was well maintained, the staff was very helpfull. The cashier welcome me and had a smile on her face, overall the experience was well read more

Good place to recycle they take all liquor bottles, most recycles places don't take certain liquor bottles in Richmond. They give you cash and they are quick to getting you in and out. read more

Just got out of there. They suck! They recently changed rules about crv eligibility items. And I accidentally mixed three non crv glass bottles with my other glass bottles, so the weight staff labeled all of my glass items as non-crv, and I ended up with only 11 cents worth of glass recycling. He didn't bother to ask me whether I want to separate them, and he just wrote a bunch of codes for my recycling that I can't read. So not fair. I just lost a few dollars at this place. Should've gone to other places! WILL NOT GO BACK!!!!!!MM read more

Fast, short line and accurate scale. It is a little dirty and you should bring some gloves. Overall, great for recycling.

Don't go to this place. The last time I went, the lady at the window shorted me $20 and pretended it was accidental. If it wasn't for this other recycler in line behind me, she wouldn't had an extra $20 in her purse. Ok, now I'm really fed up with this place. Today(4/18/18), this is my 3rd time visiting this dump, so I know the drill. There's a younger guy working the scale now, he seems nice, but I don't trust him, why would he have such a smile on his face at such a horrible job? I dump 3 different types of recyclables into their garbage cans, plop them on the scale, get a receipt, go to the window, get my cash, and I'm on my way. Fast forward 8 hours to when I'm cleaning out my car. I find the receipt from earlier and I look at how much cash I got for each type of recyclable and #2 HDPE Non CRV shows 1 cent. Unit price is $1.60 and they weighed 2.8lbs, so why does the receipt say 1 cent? If this is some kind of scam fine, but if for some reason this center is not paying me for this bag of empty distilled water jugs that I know I pay for when I buy them at TARGET, I'd like an explanation when you hand me my receipt. Watch the person at the scale, analyze your receipt and count your cash at the window. read more

Action Metal Recycling - why am I getting 1 cent for 2.8lbs of #2 HDPE when it says it pays $1.60/lb. Don't go to this place. This is A scam or poor communication - Recycling Center Near Me - Richmond, California

Mike is especially great. He's prompt. He comes out. He picks up all of our recycling. He's friendly & fun to talk to. He's been in the computer business for a long time. He knows his stuff. He has a very intriguing perspective on the history of the computer business. read more

Contacted Mike from Action Recycling and had a very good experiences. Him and his company were able to help me recycle an office that we were closing out. They accepted everything the same day that we contacted them. If you want to work with professionals follow my advice and contact Mike at Action Recycling, save your problems they know what there doing and it will be a great experience. read more

I've been going to this recycler for over 5 years and I have found that they have become more and more RUDE and a RIP OFF..case in point..last week on 2/2/2012 I took a load of appliances onto the scale..2 ovens,1 washing machine,1 steel older dishwasher..The scale guy informs me that there is insulation in the ovens and will have to be dissassymbled and removed before they will take them..now keep in mind these are probably the 20th or more ovens I 've taken in...NEVER A problem before..Then he says "You wanna bet they got insulation in them"..EXTREEMLY RUDE..Then I asked "so you wont take them?..He says "yea will take them but we wont pay for them"...This is the magic sentence for me...RIP OFF...So I informed him that No Thats ok "I'll go somewhere else"..Well 20 minutes later..5 dollars of fuel I sold my load to my new recycler...ALCO In San Leandro on the corner of Davis and Doolittle..The Whole load...no pulling the ovens apart...actually they paid 73.00 for the load..much better than action..I only scrap a couple thousand dollars a year but thats a couple thousand that action will not be getting... read more