Only place I have heard that requires PPE. If you don't have it it's 12$. Prices are absurd . Never…read morethought I'd say this but it's cheaper in Marin

Global Material Recycling (used to be very reputable) came under new management earlier this year -…read moreI believe, Republic Services - and seem to be making the rules as they go along. First, they no longer accept alcohol containers because they do not specifically state CA crv. [Stores do not want them either! So only option is to give to local sanitation company, forfeiting paid crv.] Now, they do not want the plastic tops to beverage containers. Of course, that is where the weight lies. Front office reaffirmed that if they come with, they'd accept, but could simply be tossed. What!?! I thought the purpose of recycling was to provide relief to landfills (and environment) as well as recirculate the material. So, what did they do with the tops that they confiscated from customers? Hmmm!

Helped a friend recently with recycling her cans, glass bottles, and plastics…read more We went mid day on a weekday so they weren't crowded. Staff was helpful, they appeared to give us an accurate amount of money back - exactly what you want out of a recycling place. We did have to take the tops off the glass bottles, in case you are going there.

This is never a pleasant experience. But I have to say that it is run very smoothly. If you seem…read morelike you don't know exactly what you are supposed to do to do, the guys there are very friendly and always willing to help. I help two clients of mine save their cans and bottles and I save my cans and bottles and bring them in to make extra money, every little adds up! I definitely suggest going to this place!!

Needed help with a problem we were having with transients in our dumpster area, and Darlene was…read morefantastic and helped us out. She was extremely professional and nice to speak with. Thanks Darlene!

Worst service ever ever we pay to have garbage and recycling picked up Friday mornings. We've…read morecalled multiple times and they keep saying just leave the recycle out there. Someone will come yet they have it and this is day five. This has happened many times they have the worst customer service and they just don't care or maybe they should credit us for all the inconvenience. Maybe they'll get them on their toes.

Easy peasy! Brought my old (wiped out) laptops. Handed them over and that was it. The gentleman…read moretook it and then I walked away.

Friendly and helpful. Took what I could not deal with and told me that they would deal with it…read more Even helped me take Things out of the car

I like to recycle my cans here . The transaction is always fast and easy . being in a major…read moreshopping center , there's always something to spend my recycle refund on .

We got there about 8:50 & waited in the truck. It started getting a line so I finally got out. It…read moretook almost 2 hours before we got out of there...I hate doIng that chore.

This location is very convenient for those of us living in Santa Rosa. The women working behind the…read morecounter are nice and efficient. If you have certain types of "stuff," this is a place to take it.

Republic Services has been fairly dependable, despite the unfortunate and typical lack of…read morecommunication with large service companies between who you speak to on the phone and the crews doing the actual work. On numerous occasions, truck drivers and crew have not gotten or have ignored vital information regarding details of waste and recycling collections at our home in Lafayette, CA. Most discouraging of all, Republic Services policy includes NO credit for time periods already paid up (and you always pay in advance for their services - not the usual for any service company). Consequently, when you want to end service because you are moving out, and for any other reason, and you've already paid for a the 3-month period in question, you receive no credit for the time you will not need service. This could mean up to 3 months of wasted expense, if you were to need to end service near the beginning of the 3-month billing period that was already paid for.

Recology provides debris boxes for large-scale removal of waste from your home. Joe Geist runs this…read moreprogram, and he is AWESOME. He's responsive, professional, friendly, flexible, smart, and offers the most excellent customer service I've ever experienced. His can-do attitude goes a step further and results in does-do execution. Thanks for the exceptional experience I've now had renting from y'all twice.

If possible to leave less than one star for 'The Ratto group' 'the unicycler' or 'waste management'…read moregroup that contracts with Santa Rosa for curbside waste pickup then I would do so! After being an excellent customer for 10+ years my family and neighbors have been treated to outrageously poor customer service at all levels and espoused most vociferously by the self proclaimed manager "Joe Geist". We have found this group to be adversarial, confrontational, not solution or resolution oriented....and basically everything you would NOT want to experience from a business or in the case of curbside pickup utility. They have acted in a dismissive, punitive and discriminatory manner with regards to our service! Despite repeated assurances from their staff that our concerns would be addressed they failed to follow through on every case. Our concerns with the utility side of their business will be addressed with the city/county. Please consider this to be our strongest recommendation to find another business to fulfill your needs. Caveat emptor!

Worst experience. Having to wait 30 minutes for someone to answer the phone. Then having a rude…read morereceptionist talk down to me and raise her voice at me too. When I asked to speak to a supervisor or manager, her voice became even more so loud and irritated that I able for management. Unfortunately , I didn't get to speak with management and just hung up! Therefore, I don't recommend this company !

I have called four times and waited from 30 minutes up to 45 minutes each time to get through…read more There is no excuse for the length of time I am forced to wait to let them know that they cashed a check and claim they haven't. They have a monopoly on garbage collection, so what else can I do but write this terrible review. Hey Rattos, hire more people to answer the phones! As I write this I am listening once again to your music- I am sick of it! Oh, I finally got a person by calling the dumpster division instead of waiting for the residential division. Person said they would take my name and look up my account....yep, you guessed it, disconnected. I will not call again. FYI- An email contact would be much appreciated, if you would actually respond.

Most everyone is aware that being Green means recycling and not polluting or littering air, water,…read moreor ground. More and more people are becoming conscious to REDUCE their consumption, REUSE (or donate) anything possible, REPAIR anything possible, and ultimately RECYCLE what remains. In addition, anything that is toxic like batteries, unusable paint, yard chemicals, solvents, oils, aerosol cans, fluorescent light bulbs, anything that does not decompose into dirt, must be disposed of safely and most likely can be recycled in some form. Sonoma County Landfill has a household toxic disposal/recycling center which I use whenever I need to. I never, ever put anything toxic in my trash or recycle bins at home. This has been my reason for coming to the Sonoma County Landfill. Not to put anything at all into the landfill, but to make sure that anything from my household that is toxic be recycled. There is usually a line of trucks and cars up to the toxic recycling station, but it moves quite fast. You are told to stay in your vehicle, handed a clip board with a simple form to fill out stating you are a Sonoma County resident, and when you reach the drop-off station the attendant takes your toxics out of your car trunk or pickup bed. Pretty Simple! The Residential: Household Toxic Disposal & Recycling station is only open Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays from 7:30 am to 2:30 pm. There is another way to recycle other more common things at Sonoma County Landfill. Just around the corner from the Household Toxics station are a series of huge dumpsters. One each for plastics, metals, glass, paper, cardboard, etc. For me, I am a little uncomfortable putting some items in my home recycle bin like EMPTY yard insecticide plastic bottles, or Roundup plastic bottles, empty paint cans, plastics without the recycle number, things like that . . . even though it is probably okay to do so. I just drive up to the giant recycle dumpsters and put those things in their respective dumpster. Since construction crews unload industrial amounts of these materials into these dumpsters, it makes me feel like my little recyclable items will be included in the big melt downs and not sorted out; I could be wrong. Note: All these services are Free! The one thing that Sonoma County Landfill does Not recycle is Styrofoam (polystyrene). So, that means everyone in Sonoma County throws this toxic stuff into the land fill. Not Good! What I do is save all my Styrofoam in my garage until I have a car full and then drive down to Hayward (1 1/2 hours away) to a company that truly recycles Styrofoam. I am dedicated to doing my part to be environmentally responsible. I produce extremely little garbage in my life. I have the smallest garbage can (20 gallon) of the four sizes available from our disposal company. It takes me weeks to fill it up. Everything else I consume goes into either the blue recycle bin or the green bin for yard/food composting. I drive a low emissions vehicle and I am a vegan (you wouldn't believe how much being vegan helps the environment). Making my carbon footprint as low as humanly possible is my goal . . . kind of like the Native Americans did with their harmony with Nature. I wish . . . I was that skillful! At least, I have an ideal to aim for. Review 0073

Easy of use and clean as a dump! Actually great emphasis on recycling and fair priceread more