Do not go here for common trash drop off. They will make you drive through a mud pit, with potholes…read moreas big as the Grand Canyon. I watched a truck bigger than mine get stuck. No reason your customers should have to drive through that. I would describe trash drop off at this place as inconvenient, and unorganized. Watched the guy in the bulldozer just digging more potholes right where they want us to drive through. There's plenty of dumps around, don't go here!!!!!!!!

The crew at Swarthout were courteous and helpful. They don't charge anything for recyclables such…read moreas cardboard, bottles and cans. They only charge $2.50 per bag for garbage. They are open early in the morning, 6-days a week. So you can get your waste disposal taken care of before going to work.

I heard about "the place that counts with machines" but never visited. My bottles & cans have…read morealways been processed by a clerk behind a counter or one at a time by the machines at Wegmans. This time I had LOTS so I thought I'd give it a try. This business is unusual in that the business operates out of the building's side entrance. Parking is adequate, especially since the turn over rate here is surprising. I was met at the door by two very friendly employees who explained how this system works. They do everything. Just hand them the bags and stand back. The system operates so quickly that I was just barely able to keep up bringing bags in. The system is totally automated. Once the workers empty the bags into the sorting area everything is automatic. It's really amazing to watch as the bottles and cans are arranged and processed to a conveyor belt that takes them away. Everything is counted by computer. When finished, you're given a ticket that you take to a window where you are paid. Start to finish, 779 bottles and cans were processed in 6 minutes including getting paid I will never go anywhere else again.

Quickest and cleanest can/bottle return in the area. The staff are friendly and the machines sort…read morethe cans quickly.

Very rarely would I associate a bottle and can redemption with cleanliness, efficiency, and…read morewonderful customer service, but Bud's Bottle Barn has all of that and more. You can't miss this place! Located in Depew, it boasts a barn-like facade and a sizeable parking lot. Lots of spaces up front so taking your bottles and cans in is made even easier. Inside, it's eclectically decorated and full of fun knick-knacks, so you'll have plenty to look at while you wait. And the most surprising thing: it is pristinely clean! No nasty smells or gross sights. The employees here are top-notch, too. They are very kind and accommodating -- if you need any help bringing your cans in, they'll give you a hand. And they're super fast-moving as well. I could never keep the numbers straight in my head, so I give them props for being so good at mental math! If you find yourself with a bunch of bottles and cans to trade in for some nice cash, I'd highly suggest coming to Bud's Bottle Barn. You can't beat the service!

A great bottle return with a twist on the inside very unique. Very clean fast and great help every…read moretime you go in. If you want great service and a bit of the past come to Buds bottle return on French and take a few pictures while your there!

We collect bottles and cans for our Senior Living Facility and we sometimes have quite a few. The…read morewonderful folks at Beartown Redemption Center are always very friendly and quick to do their job. As of late, they have really made some improvements in the look of the interior building. Great service!

We always used to go to Beartown Redemption Center for years and were always satisfied customers…read moreuntil recently... We operate an animal rescue and get many bags of cans and bottles donated to us. At first, we took a large load to Beartown to cash in for funds for the rescue. One employee that is currently working there, (middle aged, dark hair, medium height, usually has chew in his lip), came out and informed us that there were some non-returnable bottles, specifically Gatorade. Fair enough. We apologized and offered to take the bottles that were not returnable and he declined and continued counting. The following load, we sorted them all before bringing them in, which was a very dirty and gross job but we know it is worth it for the animals and certainly were not trying to cause a problem for the redemption center either! The second time, he came out and said the same thing... that there were "A LOT of PA cans" to which we again apologized and let him know that we did make a significant attempt to sort them beforehand. He stated that he had found 10. (This was a load of probably 1,000.) He also stated something about having been in the military for 15 years to which we are not sure why this information was given. We again stated that we could take the non-returnables and dispose of them and he again declined and continued counting. SO MY QUESTION IS THIS: WHY SAY ANYTHING THEN???? I then walked into the building to watch as I really didn't believe that there were that many non-returnables as I had looked through them myself. He was still grumbling to another employee, who was polite and didn't seem to mind, about "they must have not gone through them very good!" Then he saw me sitting there and acted like he knew me... which I don't know him. He then stated he didn't have his glasses on. (????) It is really a shame because all the other employees are really nice and aren't odd or rude but because of this one guy, we will not be coming back to Beartown Redemption. My guess is that they will probably lose a lot of business due to this guy, which is a shame. He isn't someone that has worked there a long time because we only recently started seeing him within the past year or less. On a positive note, we went to Rey's Redemption Center today and got more for our cans and the employees were all very sweet and welcoming. We were even entered in a drawing to win a prize because we had more than 400 cans! We experienced the best customer service at Rey's of any redemption center that we have ever been to so far! The employees all have excellent attitudes and have the can and bottle redemption down to a science. Even though they count them all by hand, they don't seem to be any slower and they know how to treat their customers! We will be going to Rey's from now on!!!!

Machines do not accept all NYS % cent deposits. They get rejected, and if you didn't bring a bag…read moreto collect the rejections, you lose out. Lost about $ 5 in rejections of all the same brand of drink (Venom Energy), which all had a deposit on them. The center makes its money off setting machines to reject certain brands, knowing people will just leave the rejections in the bin.

They just had a remodel, I saw the sign they were closing at 11:30 for maintenance- it was 11:15…read morewhen i walked in. Things were moving pretty quickly and i was the last person in line. A guy came from the back told me i had to go because the machines were in maintenance and to come back in a hour. He about pushed me out and locked the door behind me. I already was inline and had to take all my bags back to the car. It was rude to ask me to leave because i was already inline and escorted out the door. I work in customer service and can say that is not how you treat people.

Bob & Nathan are great! i was greeted with a smile and it took moments to tally my bottle!!!read more

I have been to Recycle King many times, and they are always super nice to myself and my family…read more They are an important part of the community and we are glad they are here. They are awesome!

Very fair. No nonsense and fast. Good prices. Repeat customer. Benny's seems to give the best…read moreprices in the area.

Always get scammed on weight and paid less than market value. The place is horrible customer serviceread more