I've gone here for 20 years to properly dispose of household debris. Every encounter I have had…read morewith an employee has been positive. SEC must do a great job selecting and training their employees to be courteous and helpful. Today, I was unfortunately hit by a delivery truck in the entrance. The staff were incredibly helpful and proactive. I especially appreciated the offer to call the supervisor on shift. Jennifer handled the stressful situation like a pro and the offer to send me the CCT footage was greatly appreciated. Today's crew turned what was a bad situation into a manageable one. I'm thankful to have such amazing services in San Mateo County.

I am so happy to have such a great recycling center in our community. I've been able to recycle…read moreoversized cardboard boxes, ewaste like broken tvs and old laptops, batteries, and vacuums. They are right off 101 and personal recycling has ample parking and attendants to help direct you where to place your items. Everything I've given has been free so far and their website has a lot of great resources on items accepted and potential cost. I'm happy to have reduced contributions to landfills!!!

The staff is personable, respectful, proficient and cordial. The most important thing is they DO…read morereturn your rightful deposits legitimately per California state laws; what a refreshing drastic different experience comparing to the other place in San Mateo. Their measuring scale is placed out in public view and does provide accurate measurements. Only wish they would have set the scale to zero with the empty weighing bin on so no subtraction and uncertainty of the actual weight of the bin needed. The place is dirty with sticky ground as expected in recycling centers. One star is purposely removed because it did take such extra time to wait in line (even on weekdays) also because they do completely shut down their FULL operation for lunch from 1 to 130PM and we, thus, the customers all had to stand around and patiently wait for their normal returns:( Nevertheless, we will come back again because they're HONEST!!

Efficient team, smooth process, fair pricing. Was able to stop by on my way home from work without…read moremuch delay.

FREE mattress disposal for in-county customers with valid ID. Otherwise about $70 per cubic yard…read more Gates close @ 4:45 pm.

Not the first time this has happened. Also, my driveway was blocked, again. I've lived her 50+…read moreyears and this is the worst garbage company we've had in San Mateo. Please try to do better.

Quick and fast! The workers are good at what they do. Just make sure you do your part by sorting…read moreall your recycling for a fast and speedy process. They also offer drop off and get paid online. You have to sign up for an account through them. They provide business cards with QR codes to sign up. Pretty simple procedure if you're in a hurry.

Super friendly, VERY fast. As of 11/01/2025, due to construction, they have moved into the edge of…read morethe safeway parking closest to the ongoing construction. Came on a saturday at 3:30pm. Out in a 5 minutes. Small line formed after I left.

Called in for a price on clean copper and once I arrived to location they said owner wasn't there…read moreand they gave me a different price per lb on the copper. Man said he was going based off what was in the computer. After seeing the price difference I wanted to separate the copper to make a couple extra dollars since I had it mixed. I asked the man handling the transactions that told me a different price on the copper if he can lend me some clippers and he said he cant let me borrow them yet he had my ID and I was going to do it right in front of him. Words cant explain how frustrated I was. I ended up taking a loss at the end of the day and affected me mentally due to financial struggles.

I appreciate being able to give my recyclables. It was easier than I thought it would be.read more

Provided a fantastic rate and great experience with copper cable recycling. Genuinely kind people!read more

Best prices in town. Best service. They buy all metals and have a truck scale for quick service.read more

Nicest Man I have ever met. He made me feel comfortable and took care of all my needs .read more

Quick arrival (within 40mins of the call), fast pick up and reasonable price…read more I don't know why I didn't do this earlier. I am in the process of moving and he made it seamless to clear the junk I accumulated over the years. Joseph was friendly, reasonable and super fast work of my junk! I will call him again if I need more stuff taken away this week.

It was an Easy unloading and pay process. You drive in and…read morethey weigh your car, no need to get out of car except to pay

Never thought I would review a dump, but I was actually really impressed! Since today is a holiday…read more(Memorial Day), my husband and I weren't sure if the landfill we normally would go to was open and no one answered the phone. I found Valley Services on Yelp, they answered the phone and said they were open. All the employees were friendly, the driveway was clean (hate getting a nail in a tire) and the price seemed reasonable! We'll definitely return with our next load from our remodeling project. P.S. They even have a cooler filled with bottles of water!

Love this company for e-waste service, I take cables, cords, small appliances, old iPhones and…read morecomputers. Pull up at the door unload your old electronics. It's weighed and you are charged $1 per pound. This is very convenient since many places don't take any electronics donations.

Good signage on the premises, clear expectations of costs to recycle, and Chanel was very helpful!…read moreI recognize that recycling responsibly incurs processing and transpiration costs. I am happy to do my part in recycling responsibly. I would recommend getting rid of any unnecessary parts when you bring the recyclable items (e.g., boxes, packaging) that are regular trash because everything is measured by weight. I was able to recycle a bunch of random electronics that can't be reused. I will be back with my laptops and CDs/VHS next! Thanks to the staff here for helping us with our seasonal purging projects!