Super rude employees on last ever visit. Came across condescending & misogynistic. Done giving them business. read more

Very helpful with large applainces. We're definitely come again.Everybody was nice and I was in and out

I was nervous and intimidated the first time I came in... But have found the guys here to be super friendly and helpful. Leo and Corey are delightful; thanks to them. I actually look forward to going in now. I'm still learning how to sort stuff, but they are efficient and patient at the same time!! read more

Best prices, no hassle trip all the time. Staff was nice and knowledgable. Did feel like i got cheated like i do at other places.

Organized help for the win!! (: The service was quick, easy & individually manageable. Although it's self explanatory, the workers were there to help & guide you through! read more

Great place, everyone there is nice and friendly. They helped me and answered all my questions.

Quick and easy to drop an appliance for recycling. Parking lot overcrowded and small for how busy this place is.

Very friendly staff. Everything is in order for a recycling center. Recommended many times.

Be on the look out for MAX. He's a black & tan Rottweiler who found his way out of the All Ways Recycling office and yard on Sunday, September 27, 2015 during the non business hours. Contact the All Ways Recycling office at 1435 North Magnolia Avenue, in El Cajon, Ca. Phone # (619) 390-6637 read more

All Ways Recycling - They've got a coupon that may or may not be better than other recyclers. - Recycling Center Near Me - El Cajon, California

The staff here have, especially Cory and Leo, always been exceedingly helpful and kind to me, professional, hard working, personable/friendly, by the book, and responsive in person and on the phone. They have taken my bottles, cans, stainless steel, yogurt plastics, cardboard, and large aluminum pieces. In addition, getting my recycling processed here is faster than at any other recycling center I have been to in San Diego County. They are simply the best!! read more

The location isn't very good but it still deserves a 5 star, it's a great place to recycle.

It's been a while since I've been to All Ways, but the last time I was their they did come out to my car helped me load my recyclables and separated everything. NOT ANY MORE! They don't met you out front anymore and you have to do all the separating before you go inside! They don't even come outside to help push all the containers inside. Customer service really sticks now! Their website doesn't even offer coupons or tell you their prices. It's useless! Wish they would go back to their old ways!! read more

Walked in and the place was pretty much empty as far as customers go.. Jacob yelled hey how are you doing? He explained everything to me and came to the car and help with the bottles and cans I had... Because of him service gets a AAA+ I will say one thing a bit negative... After getting my receipt from the guys inside the main (open) hot as f%#@ building I walked back to the inner (closed) building to get the cash and let them know that they guys outside did a great job taking care of me but it seemed like they could care less in there room with AC relaxing.. The response I got was "Wright a review" Yeah thanks, buddy... I was going too but my point was the workers on the flour are doing a good job.... If in fact there's new management here... Two tips for you.. Get some industrial ceiling fans inside that building and reward or at least acknowledge good employees. Again, Thanks for your help, Jacob! read more

Hot mess express choo chooooooooo!! Lol!! I don't know any other way to describe this place but hey, look, if you need to do a hassle free drop off of a small household appliance (for us it was a mini fridge) then this is the place to go!! **WARNING** parking is unfavorable, people either cannot read the enter and exit signs and the lot is so small you are screwed trying to rightly go in thru the entrance around the horseshoe to the other side to park in a marked stall without having someone else come in through the exit gate to the parking stall and swiping the spot before you get there!! We ended up getting stuck inside of the parking area as someone decided to pull there truck with trailer behind our car, park and leave the truck right where it was! These types of issues should be monitored by staff and someone should keep traffic flowing properly. Other than the parking situation it was easy and simple to drop off the mini fridge and go!! read more

Under new ownership! Fabulous place; super helpful employees. If you have had issues there in the past: give it another chance. You'll thank me later. read more

I have to say that I was very disappointed in this business Used them for the 1st time due to California regulations I was not able to collect my payment Until after a waiting period. Do to covid my mother passed Had to go to Texas to organize funeral and take care of her estate. Returned try to get my money 3 days out of 90 days which in very fine print on the receipt wasted my time driving there to collect my $27 They wouldn't give it to me apologised apologies don't give me my money after I gave you my scrap so easy payment is not so easy Would not recommend this place. read more

I have been coming here for over 12 years, usually every 3 months or so, there have been changes through out the years and a change of ownership which all in all it was tolerable, until this last trip on 01/28/23. I did my usual search for coupons for the highest price at other places since they have always matched the price from competitors, I also check their website. After my cans and plastic were weighed I took my ticket to the cashier and presented it with a coupon, she handed it back and said they don't take competitors coupons anymore, after a couple of minutes of discussing this change she asked if I wanted to speak to a manager. After he walked up I questioned the change, he further explained that due to government regulations they weren't paid as much as they used to get. I pulled up their website and asked why it stated "Highest prices paid guaranteed" I showed him the competitors coupons and pointed out that All Ways was NOT the highest paying center, he said they have difficulties with their website and taking things off. Hmmmm, After all was said and done he offered to pay me THEIR coupon price of a 1.70, their posted price was 1.65. No where was it posted on their website or in the facility that they no longer accepted competitors coupons, had it been posted on their website I would not have taken my recycling to them. I lost 50.88 due to their lack of letting people know they changed their policy and that they don't honor their websites posting of "highest prices paid guaranteed" In this day and age I really don't care where I take my recycling, all these places are pretty much the same. Since their change I won't be going there anymore and like some people have mentioned, it is not the most convenient place to try and park. BTW the coupon I had was for 2.00 a pound. read more

Good service best recycling yet fast and efficient thanks for the good service !!!! We

Watch what you get. I called on the phone and checked the price of clean extruded aluminum. Was quoted 24 cents a lb. An hour later they weighed my 39 lbs. of aluminum and handed me a ticket with a 15 cent a lb. price. I told the guy I had been quoted 24 cents a lb. on the phone by a woman. He checked with the woman/ cashier. he re-did the ticket scribbling on it. When I got to the cashier and they cashed me out I got 21 cents a lb. I left, it wasn't worth fighting over the $1.17 they screwed me out of. read more

Pretty rude and unhelpful. First time and last time I will go there. I guess I would hate life to if I had to work there.

Just went by there at 11:30 am on Sunday with a truck full of stuff, gates were closed and locked. Rude man said they were closed do not enter. I said your hours say open until 1pm. He said yeah we had a sign but it's gone, we are closing early today. Great, so your hours can't be trusted, probably means we can't trust your scales either. read more

The particular gentleman who came out to help out the bf and I made the otherwise mundane experience of recycling quite enjoyable. He greeted us upon our arrival and wheeled out a giant bin to collect our items. After cracking a joke or two about the very minuscule amount of bottles and paper we brought (maybe this place is more accustomed to larger loads), he threw everything in the bin and wheeled it into the facility. We followed close behind and watched some other employees further sort through our items. I was handed a piece of paper and proceeded to the cashier. Our total cashout came to a grand total of $4.04. Looks like I'm buying dinner tonight! ;) Thanks All Ways Recycling! read more

First and foremost...A bunch of hotttt guys work here. Cute...tattooed...and polite young men (that are, obv, employed): "Hello, my name is Paige, I am single..." (...too much?) Ok. Now that I got that out of the way...This place is coo: PROS: -My mom found a coupon in the El Cajon penny saver that gets you $2.00/lb for cans. (The place I normally go to has a coupon for $1.90/lb [American Recycling]...and honestly had I known how much further we had to drive to this place, I would have stuck with the $1.90. Just sayin. But $2.00...thats fun!) -They grab all your recycling, dump it into a bin, haul it in and sort it for you. How nice! (Although...I actually kinda like sorting my recycling. Idk why...call me crazy) -Im pretty sure they pay you for damn near errything...They even gave us credit for our cardboard beer boxes overflowing with bottles and cans. (American Recycling doesnt...at least not when I go) -All the guys that we dealt with were super polite. They even gave us props for the large patron bottle we were recycling. (We know, we know...We are so cool!) CONS: -This place is in B.F.E....My mom even lives in El Cajon and it still took us for.ev.er. to get there. -Dirty. Grimey. Dirty. Pretty standard recycling center. (They do have a sink with soap and towels to wash off at though) -Kinda confusing. I mean, I have been to plenty of recycling centers in my day and I was kinda like "Huh?" but in the end the crazy old lady in the tied shirt and cowboy boots was there to always point us in the right direction. Overall...if you can find a coupon and/or are in the neighborhood, check it out! read more

The metal recycling place was good but this new owner is worthless. His website said he closes at 5, google said he closes at 5, and I even called the phone number and the answering machine said 5. I got there at 4:50. I try and pull in and the owner said "Oh sorry we're closed, we close at 4." I go back and forth with him for a little, even showing him the google page I searched up, he still says I'm wrong. I even call the number in front of him and show him his own recording and he tells me it's for the place next door where they were one company before selling. At this point I don't see any point in proving him wrong over and over again so I stop arguing. I don't understand, how can you own a place and still not know how to change a time on a recording machine. Anyways, I'm not coming back here again and you shouldn't either. read more

I took a window AC unit, electronics, & a ton of plastic. These guys were so helpful & nice. I would absolutely recommend this place

Generally clean for a big recycling center. Pay out is more decent than others in the area and I don't have to wait for my metal scrap money. Everyone is pretty helpful. They even help me sort through the fluster fuck of brass, copper, and bs. I'd recommend. read more

I personally like this place a lot. When I see him, Kyle usually helps me & is just super chill. The service is pretty quick, friendly from all that work here, and seems to pay well. I'm really grateful they've stayed open & consistent during both the changes in general over recyclables and through covid. My other spot near my job in Miramar began closing more than being open. I'll keep coming here! It suits me. read more

My goto place for years in Alpine closed, so this was my first time at All Ways. This place is big so I asked "Matt" about the routine. He happily gave me a quick tour and made it easy for me to recycle all my household plastic, aluminum and glass. So much easier than anywhere else I've ever used! Then "KK", the cashier, cheerfully paid me and I left a happy man! Guess I've found my new recycler! Thanks, Steve read more

Knowledgeable and helpful staff. The facility was much cleaner than most I've seen. Fair pricing and was in and out quickly.

Amazing service for no cost. The on site personnel were helpful and they provided a lot of information. It is a bit difficult finding the location by GPS but once you find it you will value their service. read more

No complaints. Close by, reasonable service and average pay for scrap. I do business here. Rainwatersystems.net read more

Went in today to drop off six bags full of bottles and cans. Super cool dudes work there and the service was fast. I was in and out within seven minutes and got a good amount of cash from my recycling. I will definitely be back. read more

The best recycling place for someone who hates getting dirty, like I do. As I pull in to park, the guys are already on their way out with a dumpster cart for my recycling. They got it out of my car, brought it inside, sorted it all, and handed me my receipt for cash without me having to do a thing. I'll definitely keep on recycling as long as this place stays open. read more

Very rude, I asked before they unloaded $4,000 worth of material what I needed they said nothing after its all unloaded Steel, Stainless, and aluminum they tell me it's only $72 bucks then tell me because I didn't have my resale license on me I had to wait 3 days. Tiffanee is a very snotty rude Lil bitch we asked both before we went and after we arrived. Fuck this place 0 stars if I could and I don't recommend any one to go there. I got my money and highly ripped off as well. read more

Will ALL WAYS come here to recycle. What a great place, fast, customer friendly and good prices. All you have to do is recycle, drive up and they will come to you ready to take your stuff, give you back a receipt and get paid. How easy is that. read more

Like others have said in their reviews, this place used to be great, even coming to your vehicle to help you with your recyclables. Even when that stopped, the staff, in general, has been very professional.....until today! A very young fella was quietly helping me out, when one of his co-workers aggressively came to help him out, and right off the bat started to belittle me with I needed to better sort my plastics, by separating my clears and others. When I said that was news to me, as I told him nobody has ever told me that in the many years that I've been going there, he got an attitude of not believing me and got all defensive. So, then I told him I wasn't ever gonna remember all that because I have Alzheimer's, in which in b truth I'm just extremely forgetful. He then says he has the right to send me on my way if I'm gonna act like that. Act like what? I'm the customer, the customer is always right, and definitely doesn't deserve to be treated like crap. I then tell him this is elder abuse, and he storms off to go whine like the little bitch that he is to the owner, who I'm convinced is his Daddy, who was very nice, although he took his son's side for the most part. In short, because of one employee being unprofessional and disrespectful, I'll never go back here, even though that's what they want. Good customer service isn't in their vocabulary!!! I'm sure the punk just got outta prison. But, that's no way to treat another person, EVER! Oh, and I almost forgot to mention.... for 6 overflowing bags of plastics, glass, and aluminum they intentionally ripped me off and only gave me $15.25, when in the past I've made as much as $42!!! I woulda believed $30, but half amount is intentional..... all because I tell the little punk bitch I'd never been told to further separate my plastics! #DoYourJob! read more

I was new to recycling when I went so I only had Yelp reviews to go by. The guys DID NOT come out to unload for me, as everyone else said they do. I asked another patron and they said to grab a bin and unload into that then wheel it into the building and wait in line. So we did that, and when we got inside and looked confused, someone came up and started helping us - they sorted all our items but most things were not worth money. Only CRV bottles and cans. All the jars and other plastic we brought were worth no cash (they do recycle it for you, just do not pay you). A whole SUV filled with stuff came down to only $24 worth of value and a lot of stuff I should have left in the recycle bin at home. But it was my first time and I had no idea what I was doing - so live and learn. read more

friendly group of people and I was surprised what they recycle. My neighbor had a car engine and didn't know what to do with it. So I brought it here for my neighbor and didn't cost me a penny. I donated the money for the recycled engine read more

I have been looking around in East County for a regular recycling place and my first visit here was the best so far. A friendly employee came and helped me unload and rolled it inside for me. There the sorting began (no presorting necessary!) and then I collected my cash. Parking lot flow was easy (not always the case) and they have a coupon online for better rate on cans. I will be back! read more

I love this place - they are All Ways helpful and kind. We recycle a lot of stuff and they just let you back in and toss it on the pile. I don't know what I would do without them! read more